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Nine Publishing on strike. Request the public avoid Nine mastheads including Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Financial Review, and Brisbane Times. (aussie.zone)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Don't cross the virtual picket line at Nine Publishing.

From 11am AEST on Friday, July 26 until 11am AEST on Wednesday, July 31, we will join the virtual picket line in support of the #MEAAmedia members at Nine Publishing on strike.

That means we will not share or click on any articles from Nine mastheads, Sydney MorningHerald, The Age, Financial Review, Brisbane Times and WA Today, and won’t buy the papers.

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[+] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

I don't blame the workers for the constraints of their garbage company. I doubt they can just pick what they want to write about, they're ultimately working to survive and taking the jobs on offer. Plus, systematic pressures on mass media are a whole thing.

If the workers get a pay rise, it digs into Nine Publishing's egregeous profits. There's also the broader impact of successful strike action on the rest of the labour movement in our fights for decent conditions. Solidarity is strength.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I dunno about the other arms, but BT has actually become really quite good over the last year or so.

Plus, it's unclear to me whether they want us to boycott Channel 9's TV coverage of the Olympics or not. They did say we should avoid their Olympics reporting, but never specifically called out TV. That's a much bigger ask I'd say.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Easy done. Never read them anyway.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

More information from the ABC

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-26/nine-strike-the-age-smh-afr-watoday-meaa/104145884

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Anything we can do beyond spreading the news? I don't click, share, buy or even steal their content.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Here's their request from the MEAA's Facebook page:

Journalists at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Financial Review, Brisbane Times & WAtoday.com.au are now on strike until 11am Wednesday. Freelancers are standing shoulder to shoulder with them. Here's how you can support them:

Sign and share this petition: http://meaa.io/3SoUHem

Post a message of support to social media using the hashtag #DontTorchJournalism

From 11am AEST on Friday, July 26 until 11am AEST on Wednesday, July 31, don’t cross the virtual picket line. That means do not click on any articles from Nine mastheads and don’t buy the papers.

Donate to support the more vulnerable, insecure workers who are giving up their pay while on strike: https://meaa.io/3zYyjCo

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Journalists at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Financial Review, Brisbane Times & WAtoday.com.au ...

Surprised there are any 😱