Melbourne Press Club Explained

The Melbourne Press Club (MPC), is a not-for-profit association of journalists in the city of Melbourne, Australia. It runs the annual Quill Awards for Excellence in Victorian Journalism.

Governance

MPC is a not-for-profit association of journalists.[1]

ABC reporter Ashlynne McGhee is president.[2]

Awards and events

Quill Awards

The Melbourne Press Club provides awards in the state of Victoria for outstanding journalism, presenting the annual Quill Awards for Excellence in Victorian Journalism (usually referred to as simply the Quill Awards, or Quills).[3] [4] The Young Journalist of the Year Award was created in 1993.

the Quill Awards has the following categories:[5]

Other awards and events

At the annual Quills awards events, MPC also presents two national awards:[6]

From 2011 until 2018, MPC hosted the Australian Media Hall of Fame, which honours "reporters, editors, broadcasters, photographers, cartoonists and commentators who have made a significant contribution to the development of Australian media".[7] [8]

The MPC holds lunches for the press to meet with high-profile political leaders, business leaders and figures relevant to significant public issues. The Journalism 2007 Conference was sponsored by MPC in 2007, and in 2007, Prime Minister John Howard made an address to the MPC regarding Australia's Climate Change Policy.[9] [10]

External sources

Notes and References

  1. News: Matthew . Ricketson . See-through news . 18 September 2007 . . . Melbourne. 8 September 2007.
  2. Web site: 2016-05-27 . The Board . 2 May 2024 . Melbourne Press Club . en.
  3. Web site: The Quill Awards For Journalistic Excellence . Melbourne Press Club . 30 November 1971 . 2 May 2024.
  4. News: The Age . The Age. Mark Forbes, Jakarta correspondent - Melbourne Press Club Quill Awards . 18 September 2007 . . . 2007 . dead . https://archive.today/20030608001855/http://about.theage.com.au/list_award.asp . 8 June 2003.
  5. Web site: Conditions of Entry & Judging Criteria . Melbourne Press Club . 28 November 2023 . 2 May 2024.
  6. Web site: About the Club . Melbourne Press Club . 27 May 2016 . 2 May 2024.
  7. Web site: About us . MPC - Hall Of Fame . 2 May 2024.
  8. Web site: Club . Melbourne Press . The Australian Media Hall of Fame. . The Australian Media Hall of Fame. . 16 November 2018 . 2 May 2024.
  9. Web site: Journalism 2007 Conference, hosted by the Melbourne Press Club - "A new transparency" by Paul Chadwick ABC Director Editorial Policies.. https://web.archive.org/web/20090824065735/http://www.abc.net.au/corp/pubs/documents/chadwick_press_club060907.pdf. dead. 24 August 2009. 18 September 2007. Australian Broadcasting Corporation . 2007 . ABC.
  10. Web site: Address to the Melbourne Press Club. 18 September 2007. Prime Minister of Australia. 2007. John Howard. https://web.archive.org/web/20070829130734/http://www.pm.gov.au/media/Speech/2007/Speech24445.cfm. 29 August 2007. dead.