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media-release
27-Jun-2022

Australian Press Council welcomes new publisher members

The Australian Press Council (APC) welcomes Man of Many Pty Ltd and Mandean Media Network as publisher members.

 

These new members are in addition to the three publishers the APC announced earlier this year.

 

  • Man of Many Pty Ltd is an Australian men’s lifestyle website publishing news and features relating to consumer products, technology, entertainment, and social equity initiatives. The website has 685,000 unique visitors per month in Australia, and four million visitors globally.
  • Mandaean Media Network is a community-based media production association producing news for the Mandaean religious community of western Sydney. Mandaean Media Network’s mission is to advance the process of generating community news and current affairs and to inform and educate the Mandaean community.

 

“It is gratifying that Australia’s small publishers are seeking membership of the Australian Press Council,” said Neville Stevens, AO, APC Chair. “It signifies the value they place on maintaining high editorial standards and protecting press freedom.”

 

The Australian Press Council aims to promote freedom of speech through responsible and independent print and digital media, and adherence to high journalistic and editorial standards. Press Council members include the majority of Australia’s major newspaper, magazine, and online publishers.

 

For more information, please contact Dorothy Kennedy, the APC’s media advisor, at dorothy.kennedy@presscouncil.org.au.

announcement
10-Jun-2022

Press Freedom Medal

The Australian Press Council (APC) is calling for nominations for its Press Freedom Medal, to be awarded to an individual, or individuals, who have demonstrated extraordinary commitment or service to the cause of press freedom.

 

Nominees can be journalists, editors, or others such as members of the legal profession, educators or whistle-blowers whose work has supported press freedom or cast light upon important issues in Australian society. Nominations may be made by members of the public, any member of the Council and its Secretariat, or any publication that is a member of the Press Council.

 

"Advocating for freedom of the press is an important responsibility of the Press Council," said APC Chair Neville Stevens. “The Press Freedom Medal honours those courageous individuals who pursue this freedom, often at great personal risk.”

 

Nominations for the 2022 Press Freedom Medal open today, Monday May 30, 2022, and should be submitted by Thursday June 30, 2022, along with reasons why the individual(s) should be considered for the award. They can be supplied as Word documents, PDFs, or within the body of an email and should be no longer than 250 words.

 

Nominations should be sent to media@presscouncil.org.au.  For those without access to email, they can be sent by post to:

 

The Australian Press Council

PO Box 1014

North Sydney NSW 2059.

 

Please supply a contact phone number with your submission.

 

At the close of the nomination period, a shortlist will be compiled from which the winner(s) will be selected. In selecting nominees for the award, the Press Council will be guided by its Constitutional aims to promote freedom of speech through responsible and independent print and digital media, and high journalistic and editorial standards.

 

If you have any questions about the Press Freedom Medal or need guidance on how to nominate someone for the award, please email info@presscouncil.org.au  with the subject line: Press Freedom Medal.

media-release
31-Mar-2022

Australian Press Council welcomes three new publisher members

The Australian Press Council (APC) has announced three new publisher members – Nascon Media Pty Ltd, Out Publications Pty Ltd and Region Group Pty Ltd.

 

As the mainstream print media continues to adapt its business models to new digital frameworks, readers also rely on smaller, local, and community-focused publications for news and information. “Small and niche publishers play an important role in keeping their communities reliably informed on matters of interest to them. I welcome these new publishers who have chosen to join the Australian Press Council and commit to its editorial standards,” said Neville Stevens, AO, APC Chair.

 

 

The Australian Press Council is responsible for promoting high standards of media practice, community access to information of public interest and freedom of expression through the media. Press Council members include the majority of Australia’s major newspaper, magazine, and online publishers.

 

For more information or to arrange interviews, please contact Dorothy Kennedy, the Australian Press Council’s media advisor, at Dorothy.kennedy@presscouncil.org.au.

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