July 14, 2017 Mike Dobbie #MEAAMedia #pressfreedom MediaRoom Releases
The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA), the union and industry advocate for Australia’s journalists, is alarmed by the government push to force tech companies to break encrypted communications.
The announcement seems to show scant understanding or consideration of how this might be achieved, or any concern for the potential consequences.
MEAA is particularly concerned that on past experience ...
July 2, 2017 Mark Phillips #MEAACrew #MEAAECS MediaRoom Releases
Potentially more than 20 people who worked for nothing on the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne in March this year have won back pay following intervention by MEAA.
June 20, 2017 Mike Dobbie #MEAAMedia MediaRoom Releases
MEAA is concerned that Seven West’s division Pacific Magazines has announced 11 redundancies and flagged the outsourcing of sub-editing to Pagemasters.
June 14, 2017 Mike Dobbie #MEAAMedia MediaRoom Releases
MEAA is holding a teleconference Q&A session today for members employed at Network Ten. This follows today’s announcement that representatives of KordaMentha have been appointed voluntary administrators to Ten Network Holdings Limited.
MEAA members across the industry stand in solidarity with Network Ten staff. MEAA Media director Katelin McInerney said: “This is a difficult time for Ten’s employees. It brings to ...
May 18, 2017 Web Admin #MEAAMedia MediaRoom Other statements Releases
Opening remarks made by MEAA CEO Paul Murphy appearing at a public hearing in Sydney of the Senate Select Committee
inquiry into the Future of Public Interest Journalism in Sydney, May 17 2017.
See the complete Hansard transcript
here.