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.
MPC is a not-for-profit association of journalists.[1]
As of 2024[update]ABC reporter Ashlynne McGhee is president.[2]
Awards and eventsedit
Quill Awardsedit
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.[5]
As of 2024[update] the Quill Awards has the following categories:[6]
Artwork
Best Breaking News or Live Coverage, sponsored by The Lottery Corporation
Best Coverage of an Issue
Business News/Feature, sponsored by McGrathNicol
Cartoon
Coverage of Women in Sport, sponsored by the Office for Women in Sport and Recreation
Excellence in Indigenous Affairs Reporting, sponsored by the Federation of
Traditional Owners
Excellence in Science, Medical and Health Reporting, sponsored by University of Melbourne
Feature Writing
Features Photograph
Grant Hattam Quill for Investigative Journalism, sponsored by HWT
Innovation in Journalism, sponsored by Ryman Healthcare
Keith Dunstan Quill for Commentary
Multicultural Affairs and Media, in partnership with Gandel Foundation
News Photograph
News Reporting in Writing
Podcasting
Radio Current Affairs
Radio News
Regional and Rural Journalism, sponsored by TAC
Reporting on Disability Issues, sponsored by the Victorian Government
Scoop of the Year
Sports Feature
Sports News
Sports Photograph
TV Camera Work (Creative)
TV Camera Work (Shot of the Year)
TV/Video Feature
TV/Video News
Young Journalist of the Year, sponsored by Wilnic Family Trust
Other awards and eventsedit
At the annual Quills awards events, MPC also presents two national awards:[5]
Harry Gordon Australian Sports Journalist of The Year
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]
Referencesedit
^Ricketson, Matthew (8 September 2007). "See-through news". The Age. Melbourne: Fairfax. Retrieved 18 September 2007.
^"The Board". Melbourne Press Club. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
^"The Quill Awards For Journalistic Excellence". Melbourne Press Club. 30 November 1971. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
^The Age (2007). "Mark Forbes, Jakarta correspondent - Melbourne Press Club Quill Awards". The Age. Fairfax. Archived from the original on 8 June 2003. Retrieved 18 September 2007.
^ ab"About the Club". Melbourne Press Club. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
^"Conditions of Entry & Judging Criteria". Melbourne Press Club. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
^"About us". MPC - Hall Of Fame. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
^Club, Melbourne Press (16 November 2018). "The Australian Media Hall of Fame". The Australian Media Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
^ABC (2007). (PDF). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2007.
^John Howard (2007). . Prime Minister of Australia. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 18 September 2007.
External sourcesedit
Official website
About the Australian Media Hall of Fame
January 01, 1970
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