Why we are stopping publication of our content for 24 hours

On Tuesday, Broadsheet Media, the digital media business I founded 12 years ago, joins 25 independent publishers across Australia in a news freeze. For 24 hours we will not be publishing our usual stories covering Australian communities and culture.

While under the shadow of the news media bargaining code, Facebook and Google have agreed to meaningful commercial deals with major publishers, they have refused to negotiate on a meaningful basis with many of Australia’s independent and small publishers.