Ferguson & Pennells update

sm mediaYou are no doubt aware that two Media Alliance members, Adele Ferguson and Steve Pennells, are being pursued through the WA Supreme Court by Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart.

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Media Alliance demands legal protection for journalists and their sources

sm mediaMedia Entertainment & Arts Alliance federal secretary Christopher Warren has again demanded better protection for journalists through uniform national shield laws as Supreme Court action resumed in WA against two members under pressure from Gina Rinehart’s lawyers to divulge confidential information relating to their sources.

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Media Alliance launches annual Press Freedom Report

sm mediaUniform shield laws, genuine protection for whistle-blowers and a national approach to freedom of information laws were among recommendations in the Alliance's annual report into press freedom in Australia. The report Power, Protection & Principles: The State of Press Freedom in Australia 2013, was released tonight to coincide with the Australian Press Freedom Media Dinner in Sydney, marking the 20th anniversary of UNESCO World Press Freedom Day, May 3.

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Urgent action needed to protect press freedom in Australia

sm mediaUniform shield laws, genuine protection for whistle-blowers and a national approach to freedom of information laws are some of the recommendations made by the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance in its annual report into press freedom in Australia. The report, Power, Protection & Principles – The State of Press Freedom in Australia 2013, was released tonight to coincide with the Australian Press Freedom Media Dinner in Sydney marking UNESCO World Press Freedom Day, May 3.

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Media Alliance fights unfair contracts

Untitled-2To mark UNESCO World Copyright Day on Tuesday April 23, the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance has joined the journalists’ global union, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), in a campaign to fight against unfair contracts.

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Media Alliance welcomes appeal win over revealing sources

sm mediaThe Media Alliance welcomes today’s Victorian Court of Appeal decision to set aside witness summons issued against Walkley-award winning Fairfax investigative journalists Nick McKenzie and Richard Baker.

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