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avatar for Patricia Anderson

Patricia Anderson

Author, arts writer and curator
avatar for Melanie Bagg

Melanie Bagg

Australian Academy of Science
Director of Communications & Outreach
avatar for Paul Barclay

Paul Barclay

ABC Radio National
Announcer
avatar for Lucinda Beaman

Lucinda Beaman

The Conversation
FactCheck editor
avatar for Jess Bineth

Jess Bineth

ABC
Audio producer
avatar for Sinead Boucher

Sinead Boucher

Fairfax Media New Zealand
CEO
avatar for Monique Bowley

Monique Bowley

Mamamia
ABC / Former director of podcasts
avatar for Dan Box

Dan Box

The Australian
National crime reporter
avatar for Elly Bradfield

Elly Bradfield

ABC News Toowoomba
Lead reporter
avatar for Mel Buttle

Mel Buttle

QWeekend
Comedian and columnist
avatar for Jennifer Byrne

Jennifer Byrne

The Book Club, ABC TV
Host
avatar for Damien Cave

Damien Cave

The New York Times
Australia bureau chief
avatar for Esther Chan

Esther Chan

Storyful
Australia editor
avatar for Jo Chandler

Jo Chandler

Freelance journalist, author, editor & educator
avatar for Kaho Cheung

Kaho Cheung

Data Explorer
Web developer
avatar for Claire Christian

Claire Christian

Writer, blogger and podcaster
avatar for Allan Clarke

Allan Clarke

NITV
Investigative Journalist
avatar for Helen Dalley

Helen Dalley

Sky News
Senior anchor
avatar for Trent Dalton

Trent Dalton

The Weekend Australian Magazine
Writer
avatar for Matt Davis

Matt Davis

ABC TV Foreign Correspondent
Videojournalist
avatar for Quentin Dempster

Quentin Dempster

The New Daily
Contributing editor; Walkley Trustee
avatar for Michelle Duff

Michelle Duff

Freelance journalist and columnist
avatar for Simon Elvery

Simon Elvery

ABC Digital Interactive Storytelling Team
Digital journalist
avatar for Jacqui Ewart

Jacqui Ewart

Griffith University
Associate professor
avatar for Stuart Fagg

Stuart Fagg

The Australian
GM Digital
avatar for Gordon Farrer

Gordon Farrer

RMIT ABC Fact Check
Chief academic investigator
avatar for Heather Faulkner

Heather Faulkner

Queensland College of Art / Griffith University
Senior Lecturer & Program Director, Photography
avatar for Marc Fennell

Marc Fennell

SBS & ABC
Presenter, SBS2 The Feed
avatar for Frederic Filloux

Frederic Filloux

Monday Note
Editor
avatar for Tim Fisher

Tim Fisher

Broadsheet Media
Editorial Director
avatar for Michele Fonseca

Michele Fonseca

ABC
Head of Community Engagement
avatar for Peter Fowler

Peter Fowler

Radio NZ, VoxPop
Presenter, founder
avatar for Aaron Glantz

Aaron Glantz

Reveal (Center for Investigative Reporting)
Senior reporter
avatar for Liz Gooch

Liz Gooch

Al Jazeera
Journalist and producer
avatar for Jackson Gothe-Snape

Jackson Gothe-Snape

BURN THE REGISTER
Founder & journalist
avatar for Nicola Harvey

Nicola Harvey

BuzzFeed
Managing editor
avatar for Jerath Head

Jerath Head

Griffith Review
Assistant editor
avatar for Patience Hodgson

Patience Hodgson

The Grates / Southside Tearoom
avatar for Chris Jones

Chris Jones

The Courier-Mail and The Sunday Mail
Executive editor
avatar for Sheree Joseph

Sheree Joseph

Tiny Moguls
Founder, writer & editor
avatar for Angelina Joshua

Angelina Joshua

Ngukurr Language Centre
Language worker & teacher
avatar for Áine Kerr

Áine Kerr

Facebook
Manager, Global Journalism Partnerships
avatar for Madonna King

Madonna King

Journalist and author
avatar for Kate Kyriacou

Kate Kyriacou

The Courier-Mail
Chief crime reporter
avatar for Emma Lancaster

Emma Lancaster

Just Words, 2SER
Executive producer
avatar for Kristofor Lawson

Kristofor Lawson

Lawson Media (Moonshot)
Founder and Podcaster
avatar for Matt Liddy

Matt Liddy

ABC News
Editor, Interactive Digital Storytelling
avatar for Irene Jay Liu

Irene Jay Liu

Google
News Lab Lead, Asia Pacific
avatar for Isabel Lo

Isabel Lo

Media Diversity Australia
Founder
avatar for Nakkiah Lui

Nakkiah Lui

Writer & actor
avatar for John Lyons

John Lyons

Journalist and author
avatar for Tory Maguire

Tory Maguire

HuffPost Australia
Editor in chief
avatar for Kate McClymont

Kate McClymont

Fairfax Media
Senior journalist
avatar for Kay McGrath

Kay McGrath

Seven News
Presenter
avatar for Siobhán McHugh

Siobhán McHugh

University of Wollongong, Australia
podcast producer, podcast critic, author
avatar for William McInnes

William McInnes

Actor and writer
avatar for Gina McKeon

Gina McKeon

SBS
Journalist & producer
avatar for Kathy McLeish

Kathy McLeish

ABC News & Current Affairs
Senior journalist
avatar for Amy McQuire

Amy McQuire

BuzzFeed Australia / Curtain podcast
Indigenous affairs reporter / co-host
avatar for Sarah McVeigh

Sarah McVeigh

Triple J, Hack
Reporter
avatar for Caro Meldrum-Hanna

Caro Meldrum-Hanna

ABC Four Corners
Investigative reporter
avatar for Gautam Mishra

Gautam Mishra

inkl
Founder and CEO
avatar for Tonya Mosley

Tonya Mosley

NPR Fresh Air | TMI Productions
Cohost/CEO
avatar for Kerry O'Brien

Kerry O'Brien

Journalist and author
avatar for Caroline Overington

Caroline Overington

Author and journalist
avatar for Ivan O’Mahoney

Ivan O’Mahoney

In Films
Director, Executive Producer & Writer
avatar for Jacqui Park

Jacqui Park

Walkley Foundation
CEO
avatar for John Patterson

John Patterson

The Grates / Southside Tearoom
avatar for Corinne Podger

Corinne Podger

Digital Skills Agency
Director
avatar for Julie Posetti

Julie Posetti

ICFJ/Reuters Institute
Global Director of Research/Research Associate
avatar for Andrew Quilty

Andrew Quilty

Freelance photojournalist
avatar for Maria Ressa

Maria Ressa

Rappler
CEO
avatar for Kellie Riordan

Kellie Riordan

Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Manager, ABC Audio Studios
avatar for Joshua Robertson

Joshua Robertson

Guardian Australia
Brisbane correspondent
avatar for Olivia Rosenman

Olivia Rosenman

Fourth Estate, 2SER
Executive producer
avatar for David Rowe

David Rowe

Australian Financial Review
Editorial artist
avatar for Colleen Ryan

Colleen Ryan

Author and journalist
avatar for Gerard Ryle

Gerard Ryle

International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
Director
avatar for Leigh Sales

Leigh Sales

ABC
Anchor, ABC 7.30
avatar for Daniel Seed

Daniel Seed

Stringer Press
Founder
avatar for Airling (Hannah Shepherd)

Airling (Hannah Shepherd)

Singer-songwriter
avatar for Craig Silverman

Craig Silverman

BuzzFeed News
Media editor
avatar for Aim Sinpeng

Aim Sinpeng

University of Sydney
Department of Government and International Relations
avatar for Sebastian Smee

Sebastian Smee

The Boston Globe
Author and art critic
avatar for Tracey Spicer

Tracey Spicer

Journalist and author
avatar for Lenore Taylor

Lenore Taylor

Guardian Australia
Editor
avatar for Kate Torney

Kate Torney

State Library of Victoria
CEO
avatar for Siddharth Varadarajan

Siddharth Varadarajan

The Wire, India
Founding Editor
avatar for Christopher Warren

Christopher Warren

Crikey Media
Media Editor
avatar for Mark Willacy

Mark Willacy

ABC
Investigative reporter
avatar for Alice Workman

Alice Workman

BuzzFeed News
Politics reporter & host of Is It On?