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]