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Saturday 11 October
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Most of the people at the head of Australia’s news media are male, and most people quoted on the front page are also men. Yet in the past year, mainstream media outlets have changed the way they report important issues such as violence against women. Does misogyny haunt public life, and the newsroom? How does gender affect the news?
With Kate Torney, director of News, ABC, Ellen Whinnett, national political editor, Herald Sun and Patricia Karvelas, The Australian. Chaired by Gael Jennings, Centre for Advancing Journalism.
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Patricia Karvelas
Patricia Karvelas is a prominent Australian journalist, beginning her professional career at the ABC and SBS 20 years ago. She currently presents Radio National’s flagship radio current affairs programme RN Breakfast ...
Kate Torney OAM
Kate Torney has extensive experience in the Australian media, cultural and philanthropic sectors, having spent 20 years at the ABC, including six as News Director, six years as Chief Executive of the State Library of Victoria and now as CEO of the Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation
Opened in 1856, the State Library is now one of the most visited libraries in the world and Kate led an $88 million redevelopment to reimagine services and stunning heritage spaces for the 21st century.
During Kate’s time at the ABC, she led a team of 1,400 reporters and production colleagues across Australia and globally. She also oversaw the major review that led to the ABC’s successful re-orientation towards digital platforms, including the launch of the ABC News channel and the expansion of ABC News online.
In October 2021, Kate joined the Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation which supports the work of some of the world’s leading cancer researchers.
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Ellen Whinnett
Ellen Whinnett is The Australian's associate editor. She is a dual Walkley Award-winning journalist and best-selling author, with a specific interest in national security, investigations and features. She is a former political editor ...
Gael Jennings
Gael Jennings is an award-winning national TV and radio broadcaster with 25 years’ experience as presenter, reporter and TV executive.
She was the ABC’s first national science and medical reporter for TV News, and for the 7.30 Report, presenter of 7.30 Report, reporter of ABC TV’s Quantum and Catalyst, host of ABC radio 774’s mid-morning and afternoon programs, Insight presenter on SBS, and a development producer with ABC TV. She is an award-winning author of two non-fiction books and is a regular commentator on ABC TV News Breakfast and 774 ABC radio. Gael is an Honorary Fellow at the Centre for Advancing Journalism.