The Deal Between Facebook and Australian News Media Won’t Help Journalists

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    The standoff between Facebook and the Australian government has ended with Facebook agreeing to pay off news companies. But the deal won’t help journalists whose wages and conditions have been under constant attack, unless they start organizing to defend their rights.

    Period27 Feb 2021

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    • TitleNews Media Won’t Help Journalists
      Degree of recognitionInternational
      Media name/outletJacobin
      Media typePrint
      Duration/Length/Size1717 words
      Country/TerritoryUnited States
      Date27/02/21
      DescriptionThe standoff between Facebook and the Australian government has ended with Facebook agreeing to pay off news companies. But the deal won’t help journalists whose wages and conditions have been under constant attack, unless they start organizing to defend their rights.
      Producer/AuthorTai Neilson
      URLhttps://jacobinmag.com/2021/02/australia-facebook-news-corp-agreement-journalists
      PersonsTai Neilson