Melbourne Press Club

$20,000 raised for Asia Pacific media fund

The first Melbourne Press Freedom Dinner has raised over $20,000 to support media workers in hardship in the Asia-Pacific region.

In crisis or tragedy, let’s recognise media’s purpose and value

Dart Centre Asia Pacific chair Trina McLellan discusses the importance of journalists' work, and the key skills required in the field.

Time to acknowledge and reduce strain on social media journalists

Social media journalists, especially moderators and live bloggers, are like firefighters on the digital frontline, but putting out online fires is not without risks, according to the Dart Centre Asia Pacific's Erin Smith and Trina McLellan.

Putting your self-care plan into action

Most media workers will not be greatly affected by the work they do because they are – and will usually remain – resilient, but here's a checklist of things to prepare yourself for a potentially difficult assignment and the signs to look out for afterwards, provided by the Dart Centre Asia Pacific.

Away from capital cities, covering traumatic news presents extra challenges

When covering tragedies, disasters or multiple distressing news stories – beyond experiences and reactions that metropolitan-based media workers have – there are, unquestionably, additional challenges and risks for regional and remote journalists, as the Dart Centre Asia Pacific explains.