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We have joined a news publishing freeze today, calling out Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg for refusing to support smaller publishers.

Rupert Murdoch's son Lachlan is in town – attending a Sky News party with Scott Morrison and Dominic Perrotet. The Murdoch Press' ties to the Liberal party are stronger than ever so we need to curb their influence by pressuring MP's to call for media diversity reform on the campaign trail. Share GetUp's media diversity report with your MP today!

This annual report, based on a survey of senior executives, looks at the key issues facing journalism in 2022 and beyond.

Australia: Facebook re-friends Australian news but doubts remain 24 February 2021 Australia: Facebook re-friends Australian news but doubts remain Facebook announced it would reverse its decision to block Australian news from the platform after a breakthrough in negotiations with Australia’s government over its proposed News Media Bargaining Code. The IFJ and its Australian affiliate the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) welcome the outcome, but remain concerned at the failure of ...

Media execs are weighing the potential international fallout of Facebooks Australia news ban. Web traffic to Australian news sites began to drop significantly just hours after the ban. Australia could serve as a testing ground for tussles elsewhere between regulators and Big Tech. Facebooks move Wednesday to ban news content in Australia has caused shockwaves not only among publishers Down Under but among news execs elsewhere who are wary that they could soon face similar situations as regulato...

Tech giants revolt over News Bargaining Code, a proposed law before parliament Facebook and Google both threatened withdrawing major services in Australia Threats include no news in the News Feed for Australian Facebook users Google says it could stop making Google Search available in Australia US Government pressured Australia to scrap the law, suggested voluntary code Condemnation of tech giant threats from politicians, industry and other experts Google search withdrawal would be significant ...