The Australian Press Council Fellow

Between 1995 and 1999, the Council sponsored a Fellowship which bought to Australia an international expert to meet with and talk to the Australian media and the public. Although the council has not sponsored a Fellow in recent years it may still do so in the future.

The most recent Australian Press Council Fellow

The Australian Press Council Fellow 1999
The 1999 Press Council Fellow was David Robie, the co-ordinator of journalism programs at the University of the South Pacific in Fiji. His appointment was outlined in GPR 230.

David addressed the WAPC Regional Conference in Brisbane in June 1999 and visited with universities and media outlets in Brisbane, Sydney and Canberra.

A full report (186 kB) on his visit, together with copies of his papers delivered, has been published by the Council.

Past Australian Press Council Fellows

The Australian Press Council Fellow 1998
There was no Fellowship awarded in 1998.

The Australian Press Council Fellow 1997
Lord Wakeham, Chair of the UK Press Complaints Commission, who addressed the Sydney Institute on the question of privacy and the press.

The Australian Press Council Fellow 1996
Professor Claude-Jean Bertrand, a French academic specialising in the study of media accountability systems. He delivered the Twentieth Anniversary Address, Making the media accountable: the role of press councils.

The Australian Press Council Fellow 1995
Professor John Soloski, a US defamation law expert.

Booklets containing the addresses given by Prof Soloski and Prof Bertrand are available from the Council.

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