Statement by AAP House Committee

MEAA members at Australian Associated Press thank media colleagues and those from outside the industry for their messages of support following an article written about the company’s future.

It is heartening to know the levels of appreciation for AAP’s work, especially given so much of it comes without attribution.

AAP management have relayed to employees that the story is speculative. As such, AAP’s staff are hard at work, as usual.

For 85 years, AAP has provided important, reliable reporting of courts, politics, sport, general news and photography to a diverse range of subscribers including regional and metropolitan newspapers, websites and broadcasters.

Now more than ever, an independent, non-partisan newswire is vital in an increasingly fractured media landscape.