Hall of Fame Media Release 7 MAY
of 1
Transcript of Hall of Fame Media Release 7 MAY
-
8/2/2019 Hall of Fame Media Release 7 MAY
1/1
GPO Box 769 Melbourne Vic 3001Ph: 61 3 9614 2779 Fax: 61 39614 2816email: [email protected]
` abn 27 713 079 515
MediaRelease
7May2012
PRESSCLUBCALLSFOR
NOMINATIONSTO
MEDIAHALLOFFAME
TheMelbournePressClubiscallingfornominationstotheVictorianMediaHallofFame,withthefirst
inducteestobenamedbeforetheendofthisyear.
TheHallofFamewillrecognisepeoplewhohavemadesignificantcontributionstothecraftof
journalismandenhancedthehistoryofthenewsmediainVictoria.Nomineesmusthaveastrong
connectiontoVictoria.
ThePressClubhasappointedanadvisorypaneltomakerecommendationstotheclubcommittee.
ThepanelmembersareMelbourneUniversityProfessorGeoffreyBlainey,formernewspapereditor
andauthor/historianHarryGordonandformerAgeeditorMichaelSmith,alifememberofthePress
Club.
PressClubmembersandothersareinvitedtonominateindividuals,givingreasonswhytheyshould
berecognisedasaHallofFamer.Theadvisorypanelisparticularlyinterestedinnominationsof
peoplefromthe19th
andearly20th
centuryintheinitialstagesoftheproject.Submissionsshouldbe
ThepresidentoftheMelbournePressClub,MarkBaker,saidtheHallofFamewasa40th
birthday
initiativeoftheclubandconsistentwiththeclubsmissiontorecogniseexcellenceinVictorian
journalism.
ThehistoryofVictorianjournalismisagreatstory.ThroughtheHallofFame,theclubhopestotell
importantpartsofarich175-yearhistoryofjournalisticachievement,hesaid.
Atatimewhentheprofessionischangingsoquicklyandwhenitisunderscrutinyfromsomany
quarters,itisimportanttosometimesreflectonhowjournalismhascreatedpublicbenefitinthis
State.Victoriahashadsometrulygreatpublishers,reporters,writers,photographersandcartoonists;
theirdeedsshouldbehonouredinhistoricalcontext.
GroupsofjournalistswillbeinductedintotheHallofFameonceayearforthreeorfouryears.Itis
thenplannedtoopenapermanentdisplay.
Mediaenquiries:MichaelSmith0411055306
