Jack
Meehan
Climate and political reporting and videography.
Journalism on environmental issues.
THE CONSTRUCTIVE INSTITUTE
Journalism: What Now? with Ulrik Haagerup
Ulrik Haagerup left a storied journalism career and founded The Constructive Institute to “change the global culture” of journalism. Journalism for tomorrow needs to move past a crooks and victims mentality to offering solutions and nuance and engaging communities. Watch the video here.
Beyond Traditional Journalism with Orla Borg
Constructive journalism always starts with a problem, but offers much more than just a description or taking down the bad guys, deeply engaging the community in creating solurionts, looking towards the future. Watch the video here.
Journalism for Tomorrow
Journalism is in crisis, losing public trust, funding and audiences – what can be done? Can a renewed focus on solutions, nuance and community in Constructive Journalism mend the media? Watch the video here.
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.
Community engagement key to climate action in upcoming Council elections
Councils are the layer of government closest to our daily lives, and they have the power to help us to go electric, improve our health, transport and protect biodiversity and the environment. It’s time to step up – interviews with sitting Councillors and candidates before the October 2024 elections.
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.