MEAA Media Room


Digital media publishers must lift their game and support their staff

April 17, 2018 Mike Dobbie #MEAAMedia MediaRoom Other statements Releases

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

April 11, 2018 Mark Phillips #MEAAMedia MediaRoom Releases

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, Entertainment & Arts Alliance says Google and Facebook ...

MEAA submission to the ACCC inquiry into digital platforms

April 10, 2018 Mike Dobbie #MEAAMedia MediaRoom Submissions

On April 10, 2018, MEAA provided this submission to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s digital platforms inquiry. 

MEAA condemns shooting of Gaza journalist

April 10, 2018 Mike Dobbie #MEAAMedia #pressfreedom MediaRoom Releases

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.

Big names call for action to protect Australia’s screen culture

March 27, 2018 Mark Phillips #MakeItAustralian #MEAACrew #MEAAECS #MEAAEquity MediaRoom Releases

Dozens of Australia’s best-known and most successful actors, directors, screenwriters, producers and production crew – including 15 Oscar winners – have penned an open letter calling on the nation’s parliamentarians to protect the local screen industry and to act now to ensure it thrives into the future.