MEAA condemns Fairfax cuts to Canberra

The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA), the union and industry advocate for Australia’s journalists, condemns the latest cuts announced by the Fairfax Australian Community Media (ACM) division to the 90-year-old Canberra Times.

MEAA understands that 12.6 full-time equivalent positions, including 10 from editorial, are proposed to be cut. The number of photographers will be halved. The remaining journalists will be expected ...

Yes, Greg Hywood, let’s talk about quality journalism

The House Committees of MEAA Media members at Fairfax Media have written to the company’s CEO Greg Hywood, seeking a conversation about quality journalism. 

Women put on ‘mummy track’ after returning to work

One in four women experience difficulty returning to work in the media after taking parental leave, according to a new report.

MEAA ensures AIM employees receive over $40,000 in back payments

MEAA has been successful in ensuring staff across the country at the Australian Institute of Music (AIM) received over $40,000 in back payments from the period of July – November 2015.

Spotlight on Andrew Conder

Director of photography, Andrew Conder, got his start as a camera assistant at Channel Seven and spent the beginnings of his career travelling the globe filming wild animals and accessing seemingly unreachable places. We chat to Andrew after wrapping US feature film The Shallows and ready to start the ABC’s Nowhere Boys next month.