Media release: Quills now open, featuring new international reporting award

A new national award recognising the achievements of a pioneering female Australian journalist will be the centrepiece of the 30th anniversary Quill Awards celebration in March.

2024/25 Michael Gordon Fellows announced

Three social justice journalism projects will be undertaken in the coming year after the Melbourne Press Club announced the latest recipients of the Michael Gordon Journalism Fellowships.

Media Release: Melbourne Press Club announces new president and board members

Following the Melbourne Press Club’s Annual General Meeting today (23 October 2024), the Club has elected a new president and welcomed four new board members.

Gallery: 2024-25 Mentoring Program launch

Photos from the 2024/25 Melbourne Press Club Mentoring Program launch event.

Digital Platforms and the Press

Associate Professor James Meese has a new book out called Digital Platforms and the Press, which explores the risks associated with a platform-dependent press. It’s free to read through open access.

Applications Open for the 2024/25 Michael Gordon Fellowships [NOW CLOSED]

The Melbourne Press Club is pleased to open applications for the 2024/25 Michael Gordon Fellowships program.

Program’s new cadet

The second cadet in the Regional Journalism Fellowship Program run by the Press Club, the Greater Shepparton Foundation and the McPherson Media Group, will start at The Shepparton News in two months.

Vale Sam Landsberger

There have been many words written and said about Melbourne sports journalist Sam Landsberger in the days after his tragic death. A recurring theme has been Sam's decency: he was a great human being, with the admirable knack of always being true to himself.

Notification of 2024 MPC Annual General Meeting

Welcome from our new Program Officer Freddie Moffat

A word from Freddie Moffat, who will be working on some upcoming MPC events and programs.