Melbourne Press Club Newsletter – July 2026

31 July 2026

Hear from new MPC CEO Patrick Donovan in the July 2026 MPC Newsletter

2026 Melbourne Press Club survey

31 July 2026

The Melbourne Press Club is seeking feedback from members and friends on how it can best meet the needs of those in and around the media – and a prize could be yours for taking part.

MPC announces new CEO

20 July 2026

The Melbourne Press Club is pleased to announce Patrick Donovan as its new chief executive officer.

Ella Zammit on receiving the inaugural recipient of our Sam Landsberger Sport Journalism Fellowship

24 June 2026

Hear from the inaugural recipient of our Sam Landsberger Sport Journalism Fellowship, Latrobe University journalism student Ella Zammit.

Five Questions with Andrea Carson, Professor of Political Communication and incoming Director of the Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne

29 May 2026

Professor Andrea Carson, the new director of the University of Melbourne's Centre for Advancing Journalism on AI in the newsroom, dis/misinformation in this year's State election, and how journalism education can respond to the changing media landscape.

Announcing the Sam Landsberger Sport Journalism Fellowship

01 May 2026

Melbourne landmarks to be lit up for World Press Freedom Day

30 April 2026

The UN’s World Press Freedom Day on Sunday offers an opportunity to reaffirm the fundamental importance of press freedoms, and to acknowledge and pay tribute to the journalists and whistleblowers who have paid a heavy price for their commitments to accountability and transparency. 

Winners of 31st Quill Awards announced

20 March 2026

A major scoop about an IVF mix-up that led to a woman unknowingly giving birth to a stranger’s baby has won the prestigious Gold Quill at the Melbourne Press Club’s 31st Quill Awards.

Perkin, Wendt and Gordon award winners announced at 31st Quill Awards

20 March 2026

Adele Ferguson, Michael Gleeson, Sara Tomevska and Colin Cosier recognised

First 2025-26 Michael Gordon Fellowships story published

20 March 2026

Aleisha Orr reports on the oldest Muslim island community threatened by rising sea levels.