‘New chair must restore ABC’s reputation for independence’: MEAA

The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance, the union representing journalists at the ABC, has published an open letter demanding that incoming chair of the ABC “immediately move to restore the reputation of the national broadcaster by addressing concerns about the impact of external pressures on editorial decision making.”

The union has called on Kim Williams, who was announced as PM Anthony Albanese’s endorsement for chair this morning, to “work with unions to support staff who are under attack, reaffirm the commitment to cultural diversity in the workplace, and uphold the standards of reporting without fear or favour that the public expects of the ABC.”