MEAA Media Room


Stop AI theft: media, creative and arts workers demand action from government

July 16, 2024 Mark Phillips Artificial Intelligence Campaigns MediaRoom Releases

Media, creative, and arts workers are in Canberra today to warn Parliament that the burgeoning use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) will erode creative sector jobs and undermine public trust in the media.

MEAA submission to inquiry into social media and Australian society

July 9, 2024 Mark Phillips MediaRoom Submissions

This submission responds to the terms of reference set out by the Joint Select Committee on social media and Australian society.

Nine job cuts add to horror month for Australian journalism

June 28, 2024 Mark Phillips #MEAAMedia MediaRoom Releases

Australia’s largest commercial media organisations must commit to quality journalism rather than look for easy savings by cutting editorial jobs

Resolution: Nine Publishing members condemn new job cuts

June 28, 2024 Mark Phillips MediaRoom Other statements

The following resolution was passed by MEAA members at Nine Publishing on June 28, 2024:

We, the staff of The Age, Sydney Morning Herald, Australian Financial Review, WAtoday and the Brisbane Times, express our fury at the decision by the Nine Entertainment Company to announce 200 job cuts today, including 70 to 90 in publishing.

We note the recent poor behaviour and ...

Plea deal ends personal ordeal for Julian Assange, but media freedom concerns remain

June 25, 2024 Mark Phillips #pressfreedom MediaRoom Releases

The reported plea bargain between Julian Assange and the United States government brings to a close one of the darkest periods in the history of media freedom