‘Don’t Torch Journalism’: Media Workers Strike Day Before the Olympics

‘They are taking a stand for newsrooms that reflect the diversity of the communities they are reporting for,’ a union official said.

The logo for Channel Nine adorns the side of their building in Melbourne, Australia on July 26, 2018. William West/AFP/Getty Images

Journalists at one of Australia’s major news companies have begun a five-day strike following a dispute over pay and conditions.

Staff from The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, the Australian Financial Review, the Brisbane Times, and WAtoday walked off their job from the morning of July 26.