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IFJ 27 April 2021
Australia: Journalists’ union urges new approach to media regulation
Australia’s journalists’ union – the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance – has voted to end its decades long relationship with the Australian Press Council, citing concerns about governance and consistency of rulings at the press regulator. Credit: MEAA Facebook
Formed in 1976 as an alternative to government intervention, the Australian Press Council has been an important arbiter of media standards, adjudicating complaints from the public about material in newspapers, magazines and online news sites at publishers that belong to the Press Council.
MEAA’s predecessor, the Australian Journalists’ Association, played a crucial role in establishing the Press Council after more than 20 years of lobbying for self-regulation. Despite not being a publisher itself, MEAA has contributed more than $A100,000 each year to the organisation within recent years.