28th November 2022
PMA extremely concerned by arrest and harassment of journalists in China
A BBC journalist was arrested by the police while reporting on protests in China, while an RTS journalist was also threatened.
19th January 2022
New flyer released to help protect German journalists
A flyer was distributed to security forces and journalists by the DJV on the best way to protect journalists at protests.
14th July 2020
ABC Update: Cuts and AFP continue to challenge public broadcaster
The latest developments from the public broadcaster’s Five-Year Plan and last year’s unprecedented police raid.
17th March 2020
PMA condemns police search of the Trinidad Express
On Wednesday 11 March, seven members of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service invaded the offices of the Trinidad Express newspaper with a warrant to search the premises.
3rd March 2020
ABC will not appeal validation of police raids on public broadcaster
The validation of a warrant used to raid ABC’s headquarters last June is another blow to media freedom in Australia and an assault on public interest journalism.
3rd October 2019
New directive offers limited protections for journalists and whistleblowers in Australia
New press freedom ‘safeguard’ could offer more protection following June raids on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and News Corp journalist, but does it go far enough?
9th August 2019
Update | Another government agency involved in ABC raid?
As the parliamentary inquiry into the unprecedented raid on ABC continues, new documents reveal that another government agency was involved. Read about the latest developments.
24th June 2019
Update | ABC lodge application to set aside warrant
The ABC lodged a court application to set aside the warrant that authorised an Australian Federal Police (AFP) raid and to demand the return of seized files.
6th June 2019
Unprecedented police raid on ABC
Australian Federal Police leave ABC’s Sydney HQ following raid and 8-hour search that has been condemned as a direct attack on media freedom.
5th June 2019
PMA Statement | ABC offices raided by police
The Public Media Alliance is deeply troubled by the recent police raids on the offices of our member the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, in Sydney.