Melbourne Press Club

The Edit: On Documentary and Journalism

Documentary makers Simon Kurian and Hollie Fifer discussed their craft and the intersection between journalism and documentary

Barry Jones documentary honours Phil Chubb

Garry Sturgess' film about polymath Barry Jones, dedicated to the memory of his "dear friend" and mentor Phil Chubb, opens soon at Cinema Nova.

29th Quills: News Photograph

Christopher Hopkins of The Age has won the News Photograph Quill with “Nazis on Our Doorstep”

Episode 5: Simon Holmes à Court – Have You Heard The News?

Simon Holmes à Court was just a schoolboy when his attention was captured by frontpage news reports of a multiple shooting at a US McDonalds. It was the first news story that stayed with Simon, and it raised some big questions for the Convenor of Climate 200 about how news is covered.

The Edit | Podcasting: great journalism for the ears

The Edit

Hear from our three guests – Janak Rogers, Jo Lauder and Richard Baker – on what it takes to transform a podcast into a memorable piece of journalism.

Vale Bruce Petty (1929 – 2023) – a cartoonist who drew the big picture

A conversation with Bruce Petty was an interesting encounter – it was full of considered pauses, a laconic wisdom and what seemed like a subterranean seam of irony that he mined every day of his remarkable professional life.