2004 APC News Contents

The Australian Press Council News is a quarterly newsletter with articles, opinions and news relevant to the print media and the Press Council. Each edition also reprints all adjudications issued in the preceding quarter.

February 2004 Australian Press Council News

Press freedom under threat
John Hartigan's 2003 Annual Address.
Press Council News
News and information about the APC Prize 2004; Changes on the Council, including the Vice Chairman's retirement; Updating the website; concern with restrictions on photography in the House of Representatives; troubling aspects of new ASIO legislation and with proposed NSW FoI changes; dealing with complaints about references to refugees and asylum seekers; a submisison on Classified and Security Sensitive Information; moves towards Uniform defamation legislation; a visit to Canberra; Visitors to the Council; and Mediated complaints.

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May 2004 Australian Press Council News

Religious terms in headlines
A new Press Council guideline.
Reporting guidelines
A list of the current guidelines.
Courts, juries and the media
The Council's Chairman considers some legal matters.
Launch of the Fiji Charter of Media Freedom
The Council's Chairman helps launch the document.
Press Council News
News and information about the the 2004 Prize; changes on the Council; the Chairman's activities; uniform defamation; meetings; privacy and surveillance devices policies; FoI legislation; the electoral roll; contempt by publication; classified information; elections; changes in the office; and mediated complaints.

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August 2004 Australian Press Council News

Freedom from information?
An interesting FoI case.
Press Council News
News and information about the 2004 Prize; terminology for asylum seekers; research grants; changes on the Council; uniform defamation law; submissions on access to court records, media access to police radio and confidential information legisalation; coverage of Parliament; a conference; and mediated complaints.
Uniform defamation law
Developments at state and federal level.
Submission
Comments on a national security Bill.

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November 2004 Australian Press Council News

Reform FoI
A call for change to freedom of information.
Press Council News
News and information about the Press Council Prize; changes on the Council; uniform defamation law; national security legislation; Senate committees; editors' forums; workplace surveillance; and mediations.
Profile: Kevin McCreanor
Deb Kirkman talks to a retiring member.
Press Council Prize
2004 results and winners' biographies.

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