Fran Molloy

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Fran Molloy
OccupationJournalist, author, academic
NationalityAustralian

Fran Molloy is an Australian journalist and author, journalism academic and founder of the Freeline forum for independent journalists in Australia. [1] She is also an elected member of the Federal Council of the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance. [2] Her work has appeared in such newspapers as The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Sun-Herald as well as a range of magazines including Fast Thinking, The Walkley Magazine published by the Walkley Awards, G Magazine (Australia), Practical Parenting published by Pacific Magazines and others.

She also writes for major online publications including the Australian Broadcasting Corporation [3] and SBS Online. [4] She was also a food reviewer for regular Sydney restaurant guides such as Eating out with Kids, [5] [ failed verification ] the Good Pub Guide and Cheap Eats Sydney.[ citation needed ]

She previously wrote blogs for a wide readership for Practical Parenting [6] and Fadgetry, an online gadget guide. [7] In 2007, Molloy was commended by mental health advocacy Stigmawatch for balanced reporting on mental health issues. [8]

As well as hundreds of articles, Molloy has written the books Careers in Journalism (2004) (with Helena Janson) and Extreme: jobs your mother doesn't want you to know about (2006). A former magazine editor and radio producer, [9] Molloy was previously manager of the Australian Centre for Independent Journalism and also taught at the University of Technology. She regularly comments publicly on issues related to freelance journalism [10] [11] [12] and is an adjunct journalism teacher at the University of Technology Sydney, New South Wales Writers' Centre and Southern Cross University Lismore and New York University's Sydney campus. [13]

Molloy was educated at the University of Sydney and De La Salle College, Cronulla and lives in the Sutherland Shire with her husband Brendan FitzPatrick and four children. [14]

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  1. ↑ "Freeline Forum for Independent Journalists" . Retrieved 30 August 2010.
  2. ↑ "MEAA Federal Council".
  3. ↑ "About Us: Freelance contributor - Fran Molloy". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
  4. ↑ "Topics:Fran Molloy". Special Broadcasting Service . Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "Eating out with Kids" . Retrieved 30 August 2010.
  6. ↑ "Practical Parenting Blog". Archived from the original on 30 December 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
  7. ↑ "Fadgetry" . Retrieved 30 August 2010.
  8. ↑ Friends in need, 26 June 2007, archived from the original on 27 April 2012
  9. ↑ "Radio to Print" . Retrieved 30 August 2010.
  10. ↑ "Radio National, The Perils and Pluses of Freelance Journalism". Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 30 August 2010.
  11. ↑ Jackson, Sally (18 October 2010). "Freelancers fight Pacific Magazines over copyright grab". The Australian. News Corp Australia.
  12. ↑ "Keynote: Jonathan Tasini" . Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  13. ↑ "NYU Sydney Campus Faculty list". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  14. ↑ "PP Bloggers". 31 May 2010. Archived from the original on 30 December 2010.


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