Melbourne Press Club

Steve Harris appointed Member of the Order of Australia

Former Melbourne Press Club president Steve Harris was awarded an AM in the Australia Day honours for his significant service to print journalism.

2016 Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year

Caro Meldrum-Hanna recognised for exposing abuse in the juvenile justice system

AI and the future of journalism

MPC Event

How much of a threat to journalism is AI? Could artificial intelligence actually drive new opportunities for journalists? And what does it mean for us as information consumers?

The Edit: The importance of images

The Edit

Join us for our upcoming Edit webinar with Chris Gillett and Tia Kass on the importance of images in print, TV, and digital journalism, discussing the similarities and differences between illustrations and the power of an image in helping a story cut through.

New Harris book explores fate of child convicts

Child prisoners facing the scaffold in colonial Australia are the focus of the lastest book by former senior Age and Herald Sun editor Steve Harris.

Pioneer of community journalism dies

Publisher Peter Isaacson has died, aged 96.

Press freedom is under attack, not least in Australia

The MEAA's Mike Dobbie paints a grim picture of the situation of the media worldwide in the lead-up to the alliance's annual press freedom report.

Monash Vice Chancellor condemns Trump's order banning entry to Muslim migrants

Monash University VC Professor Margaret Gardner says the US President's action "threatens to impede our ability to support the diversity we champion".