An additional $140 million in funding to attract major offshore screen productions to Australia will create new opportunities for cast and crew, but is not a long-term solution, says the union for performers and crew.
Criminalising Journalism is MEAA’s annual report into the state of press freedom in Australia in 2018. This report is released on World Press Freedom Day, May 3, every year. Read an online version at pressfreedom.org.au.
Read MorePress freedom in Australia has deteriorated over the past decade according to a survey of more than 1200 people conducted by MEAA.
The ABC’s decision today to axe 20 journalists around Australia will undoubtedly impact local newsrooms.
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.
