Jack
Meehan
Climate and political reporting and videography.
Journalism on environmental issues.
ARTICLES
AWARD WINNER: Australia’s gas-fired recovery: Does it stack up?
Is the Government’s plan for a gas-fired recovery really “essential?”
Experts and community leaders weigh in. Jack Meehan reports. Read article here.
Free our friends: activists keep up the fight for release of Medevac refugees
A group of passionate protesters have become regulars at Carlton’s Park Hotel, which has become an inner city jail for asylum seekers brought to Australia because they need medical care. Jack Meehan and Alessandro Rosini report.
Finding your strength: The joys and perils of reporting on journalist peers
“Have more confidence. I remember when I started, every time I got a story, I would completely shit myself … just that fear. And that goes, thank God. Believe in yourself.” Amanda Meade speaks to Jack Meehan. Read article here.
VIDEO
Doing Politics Differently: Community Campaigning in Victoria
After an unprecedented result for community campaigners at the latest federal election, Jack Meehan looks inside four leading Victorian community campaigns. Watch the video here.
Media Diversity in Australia
What stands out when looking at journalism in Australia? Australia has one of the most concentrated news-media industries in the world. What can be done? Jack Meehan speaks with Erik Jensen, Editor-in-Chief at Schwartz Media and Corinna Hente, Sub-Editor at the Saturday Paper. Watch the video here.
Going Gas-free for Public Health
Dr Tim Read was elected to the Victorian Parliament in 2018. As an epidemiologist and as a politician he has concerns about the impact of gas on our health and our climate. Watch the video here.