Media organisations write to all federal MPs to protest against laws penalising whistleblowers
Australia’s media companies have used Scott Morrison’s words to intensify arguments against politicians being the final arbiter of whether journalists are prosecuted for disclosing sensitive information in the public interest.
The major media organisations have written to all federal parliamentarians to back in a new campaign protesting against tranches of national security legislation penalising whistleblowing and, in some cases, criminalising journalism. The campaign kicked off this week, with outlets producing blacked out front pages to draw attention to restrictions on public interest journalism.