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MEAA petitions ACM to reopen regional mastheads: ‘Our regions deserve and need better’

Hannah Blackiston

May 19, 2020 10:42

The union for members of the media and arts industries has launched a petition imploring Australian Community Media (ACM) to reopen the regional and rural titles it closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In a heartfelt letter addressed to ACM CEO Allen Williams, the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) said the titles have belonged to communities for decades and as such the communities deserve to have them reinstated.

Regional communities need and deserve better. Stop the closure of local mastheads. https://t.co/NwjMV2GtTS #OurStoriesMatter #MEAAmedia pic.twitter.com/iZZh4Hxdis

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Hannah Blackiston

Hannah Blackiston was the deputy editor of Mumbrella. She worked with the company from March 2019 to November 2020.

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ACM Allen Williams Australian Community Media local newspapers MEAA Media Entertainment & Arts Alliance Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance regional newspapers

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