Andrew Olle Media Lecture
The Andrew Olle Media Lecture was established in 1996 by the presenters and staff at 702 ABC Sydney (formerly 2BL) to honour the memory of ABC Radio and television broadcaster Andrew Olle, who died in 1995 of a brain tumour. It focuses on the role and future of the media.[1]
Lecturers
The Andrew Olle Lecturers have been:
- 1996: David Williamson, Australian playwright[2]
- 1997: Jana Wendt, Australian television journalist[3]
- 1998: John Alexander, former editor-in-chief of The Australian Financial Review and The Sydney Morning Herald[4]
- 1999: Steve Vizard, Australian writer and producer, chairman Granada Australia[5]
- 2000: Eric Beecher, chief executive of Text Media, former editor of The Sydney Morning Herald[6]
- 2001: Kerry Stokes, executive chairman of the Seven Network[7]
- 2002: Lachlan Murdoch, chairman of News Limited, deputy chief operating officer of News Corporation[8]
- 2003: Harold Mitchell, CEO and chairman of Mitchell Partners[9]
- 2004: Chris Anderson, board member of Publishing and Broadcasting Limited, former chief executive of Optus[10]
- 2005: John Doyle, Australian actor, comedian, writer[11]
- 2006: Senator Helen Coonan, Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts[12]
- 2007: John Hartigan, chairman and chief executive of News Limited[13]
- 2008: Ray Martin, Australian television journalist[14]
- 2009: Julian Morrow, Australian actor, comedian, member of The Chaser[15]
- 2010: Alan Rusbridger, editor of The Guardian newspaper, media innovator[16]
- 2011: Laurie Oakes, Australian print and television journalist[17]
- 2012: Mark Colvin, Australian radio journalist[18]
- 2013: Lisa Wilkinson, presenter of Today, former Cleo editor[19]
- 2014: Kate McClymont, investigative journalist for The Sydney Morning Herald[20]
- 2015: Helen McCabe, editor-in-chief of The Australian Women's Weekly magazine[21]
- 2016: Waleed Aly, writer, commentator, broadcaster, academic, and co-host of The Project[22][1]
- 2017: Joseph Kahn, managing editor of The New York Times[23]
- 2018: Caroline Wilson, former chief football writer of The Age[24]
- 2019: Peter FitzSimons, author & columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald[25]
- 2020–21: Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- 2022: Ita Buttrose, ABC Chair, author and founding editor of Cleo[26]
- 2023: Leigh Sales, Australian journalist and author, presenter of Australian Story[27]
- 2024: Fran Kelly, radio presenter, current affairs journalist, and political correspondent[28]
- 2025: Geraldine Doogue, radio presenter and current affairs journalist[29]
- 2026: Alessandra Galloni, editor-in-chief of Reuters[30]
References
- 1 2 Aly, Waleed (14 October 2016). "Speed and sharing are changing the nature of news". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ↑ "1996 Andrew Olle Lecture". 702 ABC Sydney. 15 November 1996. Archived from the original on 24 December 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ Wendt, Jana (15 November 1997). "1997 Andrew Olle Lecture". 702 ABC Sydney. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "1998 Andrew Olle Lecture". 702 ABC Sydney. 15 November 1998. Archived from the original on 24 October 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "1999 Andrew Olle Media Lecture". Archived from the original on 13 April 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ↑ "Andrew Olle Media Lecture 2000". ABC Local Radio. Archived from the original on 10 January 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ↑ Stokes, Kerry (12 May 2008). "2001 Andrew Olle Lecture". 702 ABC Sydney. Archived from the original on 28 February 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ Murdoch, Lachlan (22 October 2002). "2002 Andrew Olle Media Lecture". 702 ABC Sydney. Archived from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ Knox, David (11 February 2024). "Vale: Harold Mitchell". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 2 March 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ CMIS Evaluation Archived April 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Dyer, Glenn (10 October 2005). "Why John Doyle shouldn't spare the ABC". crikey.com.au. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ Bleeding Edge Archived April 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "John Hartigan delivers The 2007 Andrew Olle Media Lecture". How come we started Project SafeCom. 20 October 2007. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ Crabb, Annabel (17 October 2008). "Bring back moguls, Martin urges TV industry". ABC News. Archived from the original on 7 December 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ Perkins, Matthew (7 November 2009). "2009 Andrew Olle Media Lecture". 702 ABC Sydney. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ Rusbridger, Alan (19 November 2010). "2010 Andrew Olle Media Lecture". 702 ABC Sydney. Archived from the original on 5 January 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ Oakes, Laurie (23 October 2011). "Between the dumb sideshows and hamsters, journalism endures". ABC News. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "Andrew Olle lecture: Mark Colvin on the digitisation tsunami - ABC (None) - Australian Broadcasting Corporation".
- ↑ "Lisa Wilkinson Presents Annual Andrew Olle Lecture - ABC (None) - Australian Broadcasting Corporation".
- ↑ Meade, Amanda (31 October 2014). "Journalists must be free to hold Asio to account, Kate McClymont says". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "Helen McCabe to present the 2015 Andrew Olle Media Lecture". abc.net.au. 20 August 2015. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "Waleed Aly to present the 2016 Andrew Olle Media Lecture". Local Marketing. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ↑ "New York Times Managing Editor presents the 2017 Andrew Olle Media Lecture". ABC Sydney. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "Listen to Walkley Award-winning sports journalist Caroline Wilson deliver the 2018 Andrew Olle Media Lecture". ABC Sydney. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "Andrew Olle Media Lecture with Peter FitzSimons AM". ABC Sydney. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ Crabb, Annabel (17 June 2022). "Andrew Olle lecture: Without stronger press freedoms and protections for public-interest journalism, democracy is at risk". ABC News. Archived from the original on 23 August 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ Sales, Leigh (27 October 2023). "Andrew Olle lecture: When people are losing interest in the news, journalists must ask ourselves hard questions". ABC News. Archived from the original on 29 April 2026. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "Fran Kelly delivers the 2024 Andrew Olle Media Lecture". 14 November 2024.
- ↑ "Geraldine Doogue to deliver Andrew Olle Media Lecture". TV Tonight. 15 May 2025.
- ↑ "2026 Andrew Olle Media Lecture". TV Tonight. 5 June 2026.