Morgan Mellish
Henry Morgan Saxon Mellish (14 March 1970 – 7 March 2007), better known as Morgan Mellish, was an Australian journalist.
Mellish was educated at
In 1997 Mellish joined the business section of The Sydney Morning Herald as a staff writer. He moved to the Australian Financial Review in 2000, where he was employed as the financial services editor, and later became the chief economics writer based in Canberra. In 2004, he moved back to Sydney as a senior reporter covering business news.
Mellish won a
In 2006 Mellish also became a foreign correspondent for the Australian Financial Review in Indonesia, based at the publication's Jakarta bureau.
Morgan Mellish was one of 3 Australians, 2 Americans and 16 Indonesians killed when Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 crashed at Yogyakarta airport on 7 March 2007. He was part of an advance party to cover the visit of the Foreign Minister of Australia, Alexander Downer.
On 13 June 2008, the Jakarta Foreign Correspondents Club (JFCC) launched the Morgan Mellish Fund, a scholarship to train Indonesian journalists in business and economics. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd inaugurated the memorial fund during a luncheon at the JW Marriott Hotel.
References
- Aylmer, S., Burrell, A., "Journalism loses a rising star", The Walkley Magazine, Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance, Issue 44, April/May 2007, p. 33
- Australians dedicated to foreign service, The Sydney Morning Herald, 9 March 2007.
- Morgan was 'living the dream life' when killed, The Sydney Morning Herald, 9 March 2007
External links
- Morgan Mellish on Blogspot.com
- The Walkleys 2006 winners, All Media: Business Journalism Winner