- <https://www.pm.gov.au/media/doorstop-interview-portsmouth-uk>
- <https://www.afp.gov.au/news-media/media-releases/afp-statement-search-warrant-sydney>
-Journalist Information Warrant - allows access to restrained metadata
-AFP raid on ABC - June 2019
-- - "alleged publishing of information classified as an official secret"
+Journalist Information Warrant - allows access to restrained metadata
+AFP raid on ABC - June 2019
+"alleged publishing of information classified as an official secret"
## Articles
-Ananian-Welsh. _Why the raids on Australian media present a clear threat to democracy_. https://theconversation.com/why-the-raids-on-australian-media-present-a-clear-threat-to-democracy-118334
+Ananian-Welsh. _Why the raids on Australian media present a clear threat to democracy_. <https://theconversation.com/why-the-raids-on-australian-media-present-a-clear-threat-to-democracy-118334>
+Ketchell, Misha. _The devil is in the detail of government bill to enable access to communications data_. <https://theconversation.com/the-devil-is-in-the-detail-of-government-bill-to-enable-access-to-communications-data-96909>
+UNESCO. _World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development_. 2018. <https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000261065>
+Parker, Samuel. _‘Unwanted invaders’: The representation of refugees and asylum seekers in the UK and Australian print media_. March 2016. <http://orca.cf.ac.uk/79108/1/ESharp%20Article%20SP.pdf>
+
## Structure
Discuss context and recent developments
- ABC raided on 5 June 2019 for "the Afghan files" report
-- Leaked defence documents which revealed corruption, incl. killing of unarmed men and children (murder)
+- Leaked defence documents which revealed corruption, incl. killing of unarmed men and children (murder) - ethical appeal
- Lyons (ABC exec. editor): "we waive no rights, and reserve the right to take injunction against the warrant"
- Secrecy offences punishable by seven years imprisonment
- AFP also searched Annikea Smethurt's house (not connected) - personal surveillance report
- Importance & risk of public interest journalism
**1. Importance of source confidentiality/protection**
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- Ethical foundation of journalists
- Enables individuals to share controversial/sensitive information with journalists without fear of persecution
- International Convenant on Civil and Political Rights - <https://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrc/docs/gc34.pdf>
- Limited aid of encrypted messaging and internal protocols
**2. Impact on democracy**
+
- AU has more national security laws than any other nation
- - Only liberal democracy without Charter of Human Rights to protect media freedom
- -
+ - AU is the only liberal democracy without Charter of Human Rights to protect media freedom
+ - Democracy means everyone has the right to contribute to the choosing of their government. If the government is not portraying themselves honestly, how can we make an accurate decision?
+ - Analogy to control of media in Ukraine (no English media allowed), other communist states
**3. Risk of bias**
- -
+
+ - Control of media could lead to more drastic censorship
+ - Society has a right to know the truth about the leadership of their country
+ - With censorship, journalists cannot do their job - their abilities are being stifled
+ - Media could slowly become taken over by the government, leading to further corruption ("slippery slope")
+ - Surveillance
+
**Conclusion**
- Decline of public interest journalism
- Sources are less likely to take risks to reveal corruption and misconduct
- Media Freedom Act - recognise and protect freedom of jouranlists
+
+## Speech
+
+As a young and aspiring Australian, I believe I have the right to know what's going on in this country, through unbiased and transparent media reporting. Integrity of the media is absolutely necessary for the implementation of a sound democracy free of corruption, and at the moment, we are dangerously close to slippery slope of censorship and corrupt journalism. The recent raids on the ABC, which occured in June in response to a report titled "The Afghan Files", are a prime example of the impact that government control can have on this industry - it undermines the fundamental principles of investigative journalism,