Journalists can’t be writers and activists

By signing anti-Israel petitions, journalists demonstrate they lack professional independence.

Michael Gawenda

Nov 17, 2023 – 5.00am

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A week ago people identifying themselves as members of the journalists’ union, the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance, signed a public letter which they circulated on social media and sent to news organisations, including the ABC.

The letter condemned the Australian government’s support for “Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza”. The letter went on to demand that the government change its policies and condemn Israel for its genocide of the people of Gaza.