Fran Molloy is an Australian journalist and author, journalism academic and founder of the Freeline forum for independent journalists in Australia. She is also an elected member of the Federal Council of the

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. Her work has appeared in such newspapers as ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'' as well as a range of magazines including ''Fast Thinking'', ''The Walkley Magazine'' published by the

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, '' G Magazine'', ''Practical Parenting'' published by

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. She also writes for major online publications including the

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and SBS. She was also a food reviewer for regular Sydney restaurant guides such as ''Eating out with Kids'', the ''Good Pub Guide'' and ''Cheap Eats Sydney''. She previously wrote blogs for a wide readership for Practical Parenting and Fadgetry, an online gadget guide. In 2007, Molloy was commended by mental health advocacy Stigmawatch for balanced reporting on mental health issues. 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, Molloy was previously manager of the

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and also taught at the University of Technology. She regularly comments publicly on issues related to freelance journalism and is an adjunct journalism teacher at the University of Technology Sydney, New South Wales Writers' Centre, Southern Cross University Lismore and New York University's Sydney campus. Molloy was educated at the

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and

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and lives in the

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with her husband Brendan FitzPatrick and four children.

Bibliography

* ''Careers in Journalism'', John Wiley and Sons, Sydney, 2004, * ''Extreme : jobs your mother doesn't want you to know about '', CareerFAQ, Ultimo, 2006,

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Molloy, Fran Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Australian freelance journalists People educated at De La Salle College, Cronulla