Media Watch

Letters and Media Watch

Media Watch is one of the activities of the Social Justice Committee of CLRI(NSW).

A watching brief is kept by members on issues in the media and a letter is written when action seems desirable. We write to politicians, government officials, the newspapers, public bodies: anyone who can help us in our struggle for justice.

We recently reviewed Media Watch and adopted the following resolutions:

When a letter is written, a copy will be included on the website;
Our monthly Media Watch item will decide which member has initial responsibility for the month plus some issues to watch for;
An individual who begins a topic and gets a response will stay on the topic and follow up the response (particularly if there is no response or a pro forma response that does not address the issue raised);
Anyone following up an issue will notify the designated Media Watcher that an issue is being pursued;
When the Research Officer writes letters for any sub-group or the whole group, a copy will be posted on the website;
The Research Officer will assemble information for members to use in composing letters;
Remember to write letters of commendation when appropriate!
We all write different types of letters – short, long, witty, serious – feel free to be yourself!
Media Watch is freeing, empowering, a fantastic process – one of our better ideas!

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