Walkleys board members resign amid tensions between union and awards foundation | Weekly Beast

A push to require that a majority of directors be independent of the MEAA causes acrimony. Plus: Nine defends running Clive Palmer adsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHalf the Walkley Foundation board members have resigned amid a spectacular falling out between the media union and the annual journalism awards, the Walkleys.The three Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance board directors – Karen Percy, Erin Delahunty and Kate Ferguson – have also resigned their elected positions in the union, as president and vice-presidents respectively.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...