World Press Freedom Day 2023: Australia going backwards on press freedom
Australia’s standing as a world leader for press freedom is in further danger of being eroded without major changes to support public interest journalism
Australia’s standing as a world leader for press freedom is in further danger of being eroded without major changes to support public interest journalism
The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance welcomes the chance to take part in discussions about key issues in our industry – including defamation, whistleblower protection, Freedom of Information and the impact of national security laws on journalism – in tomorrow’s press freedom roundtable hosted by Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus in Canberra.
This is an edited version of the speech given by MEAA Federal President Simon Collins to open the Federal Council meeting in Sydney on Friday, February 17, 2023. I wish to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet, the Gadigal people of the Eora nation, and to pay my respects to […]
Greetings and Happy New(ish) Year to all. Welcome to the inaugural letter from me as the Media President, what I hope will become a quasi-regular feature of MEAA communications to you. Let’s call this the Summer Edition and see how it goes!! I’d love your feedback so feel free to email me at media.president@meaa.org It’s […]
Karen Percy is the federal president of MEAA Media and deputy chair of the Walkley Foundation. This is an edited version of the speech she gave at the presentation of the 2021 Walkley Awards in Sydney on Friday, February 25, 2022. How wonderful is it to be back in the room, together, celebrating great journalism? […]
