MEAA Releases

Latest releases from MEAA


Press freedom in Australia “getting worse”: survey

Press freedom in Australia has deteriorated over the past decade according to a survey of more than 1200 people conducted by MEAA ...

Local coverage to suffer as ABC cuts journalistic experience

The ABC’s decision today to axe 20 journalists around Australia will undoubtedly impact local newsrooms ...

Digital media publishers must lift their game and support their staff

The series of errors which led to the sacking of a Daily Mail Australia reporter this week are symptomatic of the lack of resources and absence of oversight experienced by young journalists in digital media ...

Treat Facebook and Google like media companies

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Digital giants like Google, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube should be regulated like other media companies and forced to contribute a percentage of their revenue towards public interest journalism, says the union for Australian media workers. In a submission to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s digital platforms inquiry, the Media, ...

MEAA condemns shooting of Gaza journalist

The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance, the union and industry advocate for Australia’s journalists, strongly condemns the targeting and shooting of journalists during protests in the southern Gaza strip on Friday ...