Events and awards
Forthcoming events24/11/09 The 2009 "Photography Matters" Private View
30/11/09 The 62nd world newspaper congress
21/01/10 The Oxford Media Convention 2010
21/04/10 International Journalism Festival
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Forthcoming awards
The Radio Production Awards 2010 Deadline: 30/11/09
Media Guardian Innovation Awards l(Megas) 2010 Deadline: 04/12/09
The Daniel Pearl Awards for Outstanding International Investigative Reporting Deadline: 15/01/10
Peabody Awards Deadline: 15/01/10
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Events and awards news
Burmese secret cameramen 'Z' and 'T' among Rory Peck Awards winners
Freelance current affairs camera staff working for Channel 4, CNN and Reuters honoured
Posted by Laura Oliver at 20/11/09
#newsrw: UK's leading digital journalists join line-up for brand new practical journalism event
An innovative news event about doing - not just talking - shop
Posted by Judith Townend at 18/11/09
#soe09: Times to focus on charging for digital editions; reject micropayments, says editor
James Harding elaborates on paper's plans to charge for digital news
Posted by Laura Oliver at 17/11/09
#soe09: BBC looking for local press partnerships; will add RSS newspaper feeds
Hull Daily Mail editor criticises BBC 'pretence of partnership'
Posted by Laura Oliver at 16/11/09
#soe09: Local newspaper 'PR agencies' are revenue opportunity, says TM editorial director
In-house PR business and commercial video could be money makers for local media, says Neil Benson
Posted by Laura Oliver at 16/11/09
#soe09: More open courts need strong local press to work, says Lord Chief Justice
Developments such as Supreme Court still need journalists to provide full benefit for public, says judge
Posted by Laura Oliver at 16/11/09
#soe09: PCC should not be a statutory regulator, says chairman
Recent super-injunction debate shows importance of independent regulator, says Buscombe
Posted by Laura Oliver at 14/11/09
Libel costs are too high, says Carter-Ruck partner
Current state of UK libel prevents cases from going to trial and developing law, says Nigel Tait
Posted by Laura Oliver at 11/11/09
Newspaper editors should withdraw from PCC for press freedom reform, says leading QC
PCC cannot push for libel reform and act as regulator, says Geoffrey Robertson QC
Posted by Laura Oliver at 11/11/09
Cap libel costs and bring in single publication rule, say libel reform campaigners
New report from Index on Censorship and English PEN proposes 10 reforms for libel legislation in internet age
Posted by Laura Oliver at 10/11/09
'Absolute disgrace' if election leaders' debate not held, says Sky News political editor
Election trail footage is 'bogus' and excludes the public, says Adam Boulton in annual Tom Olsen lecture
Posted by Chris Kay at 05/11/09
Lord Falconer questions accuracy of 24-hour rolling news
Former secretary of state for justice challenged Sky News' Adam Boulton at Fleet Street event
Posted by Chris Kay at 05/11/09
Reuters to host 'unconference' on social media and journalism
Participatory event will discuss how social media can impact offline problems
Posted by Laura Oliver at 04/11/09
Outgoing NUJ Journalist editor urges journalists to seek funding however they can
Tim Gopsill said he still had faith in local resources at the CPBF 'Media for All' conference
Posted by Damien Gayle at 03/11/09
Ian Cobain wins 2009 Paul Foot award
Cobain takes campaigning journalism prize for work on the treatment of terror suspects
Posted by Laura Oliver at 02/11/09
Professor Noam Chomsky's UK tour emphasises potential of an 'organised public'
The world-renowned intellectual drew large crowds in three public lectures last week
Posted by Judith Townend at 02/11/09
STV seeks new online writing talent in columnist competition
Winner will receive six-month paid contract to write for stv.tv
Posted by Laura Oliver at 02/11/09
PCG to survey freelancers for National Freelance Day
Online questionnaire seeks freelance journalists' views on the industry and their successes
Posted by Laura Oliver at 02/11/09
Media in Burma still face repression and fear in election build-up, says BBC editor
Corporation's Burma desk editor Soe Win Than says reporting from country is often 'impossible'
Posted by Arj Singh at 30/10/09
Unmasked blogger NightJack named judge for Orwell Prize 2010
Annual political prize for blogs, journalism and books launches at the Frontline Club
Posted by Judith Townend at 29/10/09
News saturation doesn't mean driving out original journalism, says Jeremy Paxman
BBC Newsnight presenter criticised the 'sausage machine' production of news, calling for more time and scepticism
Posted by Judith Townend at 29/10/09
Jeremy Paxman: US state evidence requires more suspicion after Iraq WMD 'hoodwink'
BBC Newsnight presenter says he and others made wrong judgement over Powell's UN presentation in 2003
Posted by Judith Townend at 29/10/09
Growing number of journalism students should be warned of 'jobs crisis', says former head of City University journalism school
Professor Adrian Monck joined world conference by videolink from Geneva
Posted by Judith Townend at 29/10/09
Jeff Jarvis: 'The future is entrepreneurial not institutional'
CUNY professor injected some optimism into conference
Posted by Judith Townend at 29/10/09
Outspoken MEP Hannan takes first Bastiat Prize for online journalism
Hannan named joint-winner in new category for his Telegraph blog
Posted by Laura Oliver at 28/10/09
'Public needs the BBC more than ever', says corporation's director of vision
Corporation must continue to reinvent itself and open up archives, says Jana Bennett
Posted by John Mair at 28/10/09
Wednesday October 28: Ways to follow 'Is World Journalism in Crisis?' conference from wherever you are
Talks will be livestreamed online from Coventry University
Posted by Judith Townend at 27/10/09
Paul Foot Award 2009 shortlist announced
Six campaigns competing for annual prize
Posted by Judith Townend at 26/10/09
Jane Bown exhibition launches with 50 unseen portraits
Online interactive archive and new 'Exposures' exhibition open to all
Posted by Judith Townend at 22/10/09
Former employees raise concerns about Reuters' speed over accuracy slip-ups
Political and general news editor defended Reuters' transparency over mistakes at media ethics debate
Posted by Chris Kay at 22/10/09
INMA's Earl Wilkinson on newspapers: Change needed for a risk-averse industry
Marek Miller talks to the INMA director on what newspapers can learn from the recession
Posted by Marek Miller at 21/10/09
National Geographic International Photography Contest deadline looms
Entrants have until the end of October to enter global competition
Posted by Judith Townend at 20/10/09
Countdown to industry crisis conference: Jarvis, Paxman and Monck to forecast journalism's fate
A week till world journalism thinkers gather via video to discuss industry's future
Posted by Judith Townend at 20/10/09
Premium Publishers Network: How Italian publishers are joining forces for ad revenue
Marek Miller talks to the founders of PPN ahead of this week's Outlook-2010 conference
Posted by Marek Miller at 19/10/09
LePost.fr: How amateurs produce valuable journalism
Marek Miller talks to Benoit Raphael about Le Monde's pro-am news site
Posted by Marek Miller at 18/10/09
Science libel: It's a £1m bet with a 30% chance of losing, says Simon Singh
Panellists at City University discuss effect of UK libel law on scientific debate
Posted by Judith Townend at 15/10/09
Speakers announced for Society of Editors conference
New PCC chair and Google UK director lead speakers
Posted by Harriet Massing at 14/10/09
News consortia must redraw local news map, forge partnerships, says ITN
ITN challenges government's outline of local news consortia to replace ITV service
Posted by Laura Oliver at 14/10/09
Alphaville and Iain Dale take prizes in new comment awards
Times named best newspaper for comment in inaugural Editorial Intelligence awards
Posted by Laura Oliver at 12/10/09
IFRA announces multimedia XMA Awards winners
UK's Herald Express and Germany's Axel Springer both take prizes
Posted by Harriet Massing at 11/10/09
Paxman to join global journalism conference by video-link
Newsnight presenter joins line-up to debate future for world journalism
Posted by Judith Townend at 07/10/09
#aop3c: Replace editor-in-chiefs with 'content directors', says Mecom CEO
David Montgomery supports Murdoch's paid-for content plans; calls for new newsroom rules
Posted by Judith Townend at 06/10/09
#aop3c: Thomson Reuters spending $1bn on subscription platform
Chris Cramer, head of multimedia, outlines digital plans for more B2B services
Posted by Judith Townend at 06/10/09
#aop3c: Social media will become newsgathering of 'first resort', says Chris Cramer
Reuters focusing on 'narrow-casting' and the link economy in current strategy
Posted by Judith Townend at 06/10/09
Investigating Kenya: John-Allan Namu and Africa's next generation of journalists
Journalism.co.uk speaks to the award-winning broadcast journalist about his work and changing media in Kenya
Posted by Laura Oliver at 06/10/09
SunTalk's Jon Gaunt: 'BBC should be banned from the internet'
Thrice sacked radio presenter was as frank as ever at an event last week
Posted by John Mair at 05/10/09
Reporting remains bedrock of newspaper journalism, says Sir Harold Evans
Revered editor discusses the future of print and reflects on investigations past
Posted by Laura Oliver at 05/10/09
Journalism Online's Crovitz and Monday Note's Filloux join Journalism Leaders Forum
Event on October 29 will discuss future of pay walls for news media
Posted by Laura Oliver at 05/10/09
New York Times, BBC and Publish2 scoop ONA prizes
Innovators in online journalism recognised by 2009 Online News Association prizes
Posted by Laura Oliver at 04/10/09
Former Sky News head Pollard brands 24-hour news channels 'inauthentic'
Rolling news broadcasters lack 'real journalism', says Nick Pollard
Posted by Teo Beleaga at 01/10/09
Peter Sissons attacks BBC News' 'multimedia news factory'
Britain's longest serving TV news presenter said management had 'communication problems'
Posted by John Mair at 01/10/09
MTC09: Interactivity at heart of Irish Times' development, says MD
Irish daily newspaper will increasingly focus on comment and opinion, says Maeve Donovan
Posted by Judith Townend at 28/09/09
MTC09: Forget the big surveys and concentrate on smaller reader groups, says Die Zeit MD
Rainer Esser, managing director of Die Zeit, on how he thinks the crisis can be averted
Posted by Judith Townend at 28/09/09
NUJ to ballot for industrial action if compulsory redundancies made at GNM
Hundreds gathered in London last night to campaign for Observer's future
Posted by Judith Townend at 21/09/09
Online discussion planned to mark National Freelancers Day
PCG event will explore freelancers' role in changing workplaces
Posted by Laura Oliver at 20/09/09
Next Digital Editors meeting to focus on paywalls and partnerships
Event at UCLAN will feature speakers from MSN, Press Association and the Guardian
Posted by Laura Oliver at 17/09/09
Freelancers wanted for annual awards
Freelancers invited to enter Freelancer of the Year Awards 2009
Posted by Laura Oliver at 16/09/09
Webby Awards open to entries for 2010 prize
Awards for best radio/podcast and best use of social media introduced to prize programme
Posted by Helen Quinn at 15/09/09
FT's Alphaville, Spectator and Times line up for first Comment Awards
New awards shortlist for bloggers and commentators announced
Posted by Laura Oliver at 14/09/09
Visual Editors partner freelancers network Beamups for videojournalism training
Journalism.co.uk will report back from four-day programme for budding VJs
Posted by Laura Oliver at 13/09/09
Trader Media Group: Can news organisations learn from AutoTrader?
Digital has now replaced print at the centre of AutoTrader's business, says Edwin Ulak
Posted by Laura Oliver at 10/09/09
Media industry must look to other sectors to grow digitally, says forum
Ecommerce sites can provide inspiration for publishers, says AOP event
Posted by Laura Oliver at 09/09/09
FT.com's launches 'paying for themselves', says product manager
Investment in iPhone app and new article tools already covered by advertising revenues
Posted by Laura Oliver at 09/09/09
ITN's Ronke Phillips among international journalists to receive Ochberg fellowships
The Dart Center fellowships aid journalists' coverage of violent and traumatic events
Posted by Judith Townend at 03/09/09
Knight News Challenge 2010 opens call for applicants
Journalism award for innovative ideas using digital technology is once again open to applicants
Posted by Donna Goddard at 02/09/09
ONA announces finalists for annual awards
Changes for 2009 include categories for microsites and technical innovation
Posted by Donna Goddard at 01/09/09
Tory MEP Daniel Hannan makes Bastiat's online journalism shortlist
Bastiat Prize announces three finalists for new online category
Posted by Danielle Colyer at 31/08/09
'I'm an ethicist get me out of here!': Conference will question global media obsession with celebrity
Annual Institute of Communication Ethics event will explore major ethical issues facing journalists
Posted by Judith Townend at 27/08/09
NUJ meeting to help freelancers clinch book deal
Union announces details of September advice session
Posted by Danielle Colyer at 26/08/09
Jeff Jarvis to speak at world journalism conference
Global video conference will tackle the crisis facing the industry
Posted by Judith Townend at 23/08/09
Chris Cramer and David Montgomery to appear at AOP's 2009 conference
Association of Online Publishers confirms first wave of speakers for annual event
Posted by Laura Oliver at 20/08/09
Event: Guardian hosts live Q&A on careers in online journalism
Journalism.co.uk will join journalists from the Guardian and MEN to answer your questions
Posted by Laura Oliver at 18/08/09
INMA and OPA Europe partner to discuss future of news media
Journalism.co.uk to co-host three-day UK conference on future trends for digital and print news media
Posted by Laura Oliver at 12/08/09
Is world journalism in crisis? Experts will tackle question of industry's future
Media event to be chaired by BBC's Kevin Marsh at Coventry University this autumn
Posted by John Mair at 06/08/09
Journalism students must seek new opportunities in online marketplace, say industry experts
"There are very few jobs going, but that doesn't mean there's no opportunity," says Guardian's Joseph Harker
Posted by Amankwa Annorbah-Sarpei at 30/07/09
New York Times wins top award for journalism innovation
Knight-Batten Awards $10,000 prize goes to the New York Times
Posted by Chie Elliott at 26/07/09
Journalism scheme for the young tackles media 'class imbalance'
Young Journalists' Academy offers state pupils a chance to break into journalism
Posted by Chie Elliott at 26/07/09
Rusbridger on funding news: Provide 900,000 Twitter followers with services they will pay for
Guardian News&Media editor-in-chief explained 'why journalism matters' to a small audience last night
Posted by Judith Townend at 22/07/09
NCTJ renews entry call for annual student awards
Trainees and students invited to enter Excellence in Journalism Awards
Posted by Laura Oliver at 21/07/09
4iP launches new award scheme for digital media projects
Public service digital media initiative teams up with UnLtd to offer new grants
Posted by Mykel Hutchinson at 16/07/09
Almost all news organisations will charge online in 12 months, says FT's Barber
News organisations must find ways to charge and embrace technology, says editor
Posted by Laura Oliver and Mykel Hutchinson at 15/07/09
CIJ summer school line-up includes speakers from ProPublica, the New York Times and Wikileaks
Sixth annual conference will bring together leading investigative journalists
Posted by Laura Oliver at 13/07/09
Lib Dem leader to face social media grilling in Reuters event
Journalism.co.uk to co-host social media Q&A with Nick Clegg
Posted by Laura Oliver at 08/07/09
Liverpool journalists recognised with 02 media awards
LDP's Laura Davis named digital journalist of the year at yesterday's Merseyside event
Posted by Judith Townend at 02/07/09
Fire Brigades Union monthly magazine takes away TUC prize
Firefighter magazine and BECTU were among the winners at last night's ceremony
Posted by Judith Townend at 01/07/09
Nuts and NME scoop prizes at PPA Awards
Nuts recognised for 'single-minded commercial exploitation of the brand'
Posted by Damian Shaibi at 30/06/09
DazedDigital.com launches new blog awards
Raw Blog Awards will recognise music and fashion bloggers
Posted by Caitlin Rush at 23/06/09
AJE: Now is most exciting time to become journalist, says Jon Snow
Graduates and trainers can change industry and the world in which we live, says broadcaster
Posted by Laura Oliver at 21/06/09
AJE: 'There is an element of fraud in journalism education', says leading professor
Few journalism students will make grade in the industry, says University of Kent's Tim Luckhurst
Posted by Laura Oliver at 18/06/09
What is DocumentCloud? Answers from Umansky and Pilhofer
Two of the KNC winner's proposers explain what the project is - and isn't - about
Posted by Judith Townend at 17/06/09
Absolute Radio to question community about charging online
Mixture of new revenue streams required to counter decline in traditional spot ads model, says COO
Posted by Laura Oliver at 17/06/09
DocumentCloud and Ushahidi win grants in third Knight News Challenge
Public records database and crisis information site receive funding
Posted by Laura Oliver at 17/06/09
MediaFinance: Time Out will grow digital revenues in 2009, says founder
Magazine group has diversified online revenue streams, Tony Elliott tells conference
Posted by Laura Oliver at 16/06/09
UGC offering authenticity despite restrictions in Iran, says BBC's Richard Sambrook
Material from Iran is changing broadcaster's relationship with audience, says global news head
Posted by Laura Oliver at 16/06/09
Telegraph 'didn't tell any lies but was selective in its facts', says Lib Dem Voice site editor
'Distorted' Liberal Democrat cases identified by Stephen Tall among online complaints made about Telegraph stories
Posted by Judith Townend at 10/06/09
Rory Peck Awards open for entries
Freelancers, who have had work broadcast between 1 August 2008 and 31 July 2009, invited to apply
Posted by Dany Al Samad at 09/06/09
Share licence fee between broadcasters, say Ross and Bazalgette
Disaggregating licence fee would boost plurality, say industry experts
Posted by Lara King at 09/06/09
Difficult to get Western media attention on Kenyan killings and disappearances, says WikiLeaks editor
Julian Assange was awarded the Amnesty International New Media prize for the leak of a Kenyan Human Rights report
Posted by Judith Townend at 04/06/09
RBI takes three AOP awards
FHM.com, Telegraph and Guardian all winners at last night's prize ceremony
Posted by Laura Oliver at 02/06/09
ITV retreat from regions is 'a real disaster', says former Central News presenter
Arti Halai expressed her dismay at the broadcaster's recent decisions in the latest of the Coventry Conversations
Posted by John Mair at 28/05/09
There is a journalism training crisis behind the financial reporting crisis, says Matthew Fraser
Americans lack J-school specialism; Brits come from general degrees at Oxbridge, says author and university academic
Posted by Judith Townend at 27/05/09
Journalism competition seeks social media adventurers
Three-month international prize will see winning journalist report on series of physical challenges
Posted by Laura Oliver at 27/05/09
Bastiat Prize opens awards to online journalists for the first time
New category offers $3,000 prize to journalists working in new media
Posted by Laura Oliver at 25/05/09
Media140: Newspaper pay walls alone are 'a defeatist counsel', says Sunday Herald founder
But news organisations can make money via 'scarcity' Kane told event audience
Posted by Laura Oliver at 20/05/09
BBC director-general on social media use: 'You can't take BBC cloak off at will'
Mark Thompson on BBC journalists who Twitter and why Robert Peston's blog is a 'web report'
Posted by Judith Townend at 20/05/09
Paxman receives inaugural Charles Wheeler prize
BBC director-general said neither Paxman nor the late Charles Wheeler possessed the 'embarassment gene'
Posted by Judith Townend at 20/05/09
BBC 'does not want to be the last PSB standing', says BBC director-general
Mark Thompson defended BBC's standard of journalism despite recent job cuts in last night's inaugural Charles Wheeler memorial lecture
Posted by Judith Townend at 20/05/09
Journalism in Crisis 09: Kelvin MacKenzie on Eady's 'one-man' privacy campaign
Nick Davies and MacKenzie joined lawyers on a lively panel at the Journalism in Crisis event
Posted by Judith Townend at 19/05/09
Media140: BBC double-checks journalists' 'professional' tweets
Corporation must assess use of Twitter in relation its specific audience, says technology editor
Posted by Laura Oliver at 19/05/09
Journalism in Crisis 09: 'Recognising one's subjectivity allows one to be fair' Ivor Gaber tells conference
One can be fair and accurate while dismissing notion of 'one truth' says journalism professor
Posted by Judith Townend at 18/05/09
Journalism in Crisis 09: 'Fifth estate' models could aid investigative journalism in the UK, says Paul Lashmar
A group of top UK investigative journalists are discussing the pros and cons of various approaches
Posted by Judith Townend at 18/05/09
Journalism in Crisis 09: Media in crisis faces five recurrent problems, says professor
Problems in modern-day journalism not necessarily remedied by the web, suggests James Curran
Posted by Judith Townend at 18/05/09
CoveritLive's Keith McSpurren on liveblogging for news, premium models and moderation
Journalists need to be selective when writing updates and publishing comments, says McSpurren
Posted by Laura Oliver at 13/05/09
Other media programmes 'dismissive' of stories that Woman's Hour covers, says Jenni Murray
'Informed' content gives the programme its edge despite cutbacks, says presenter
Posted by Judith Townend at 13/05/09
Bloggers and journalists recognised at NCF Media Awards event
A range of prizes were presented at this week's International Council for Press and Broadcasting event
Posted by Judith Townend at 12/05/09
Search and social sites for news: Hitwise and Branded3 on making it work
A look at how news websites can make the most of social media sites and search
Posted by Laura Oliver at 12/05/09
CN Group to trial revenue share with 'community correspondents'
Financial arrangement offered to hyperlocal news website contributors
Posted by Laura Oliver at 12/05/09
Danger of 'knowledge gap' in the Middle East, warns International Media Council chair
William Morris joined bloggers to discuss the barriers to free communication
Posted by Lara King at 11/05/09
'Authenticity and a sense of place': How SE1 built a community news site
Building relationships on the ground and with local business have been key, says editor James Hatts
Posted by Laura Oliver at 10/05/09
Very little serious investigative journalism going on in UK, says Nick Fielding
British investigative journalists discussing plans for a foundation-funded body
Posted by Judith Townend at 10/05/09
Guido Fawkes on paid leaking: Telegraph right to pay for MPs' expenses info
Unfair that whistleblowers are penalised for taking payment, says political blogger Paul Staines
Posted by Judith Townend at 10/05/09
Use social media to verify user-generated content, says Reuters global community editor
Mark Jones outlines how an 'online footprint' can help source-checking of UGC
Posted by Judith Townend at 10/05/09
'Saddened and frustrated' by ITV regional coverage, says former face of South Midlands
Wesley Smith and Dennis Coath both condemned channel's retreat from local journalism at Coventry University event
Posted by John Mair and Jason Craig at 07/05/09
FIPP 09: Personalisation will play role in magazines' future, say experts
More data on consumers from online activity could be fed into print editions, says FIPP panel
Posted by Laura Oliver at 06/05/09
New Northcliffe hyperlocal sites will combine 'social networking and news'
New sites will be trialled from next month in under-reported areas, says AND's Seamus McCauley
Posted by Lara King at 06/05/09
Michael Grade can expect to be out of ITV 'by the summer of this year', says Ray Snoddy
Veteran media observer says Grade should have made deal with Google over Susan Boyle YouTube videos
Posted by John Mair and Jason Craig at 06/05/09
Nick Davies awarded £10,000 prize for Flat Earth News
The Guardian journalist and author's account of the UK media industry heralded in first Bristol Festival of Ideas book prize
Posted by Judith Townend at 05/05/09
Amnesty International Media Awards 2009 shortlist announced
Journalists' efforts in human rights reporting are recognised across ten categories
Posted by Judith Townend at 05/05/09
FIPP 09: Conde Nast International chairman dismisses print 'naysayers'
'To those who believe that paper and print will disappear - nonsense,' says Jonathan Newhouse
Posted by Laura Oliver at 05/05/09
FIPP 09: New media does not make old media obsolete, industry experts tell magazine congress
Print edition should start a conversation that spreads online, say FIPP panellists
Posted by Laura Oliver at 05/05/09
FIPP 09: Website has not affected print mag sales, says BBC Good Food editorial director
Same content is free online, but attracts different audience, says Gillian Carter
Posted by Laura Oliver at 05/05/09
FIPP 09: Google shared $5bn with advertising partners last year, says UK chief
Search giant is working with publishers who should learn from e-commerce sector, says Matt Brittin
Posted by Laura Oliver at 05/05/09
FIPP 09: 'Winners are very often believers in dreams,' Felix Dennis tells world congress delegates
The chairman and Maxim founder said he could see an online future for the magazine
Posted by Judith Townend at 04/05/09
Guardian and BBC lead Brit winners at Webbys
Guardian.co.uk named best newspaper
Posted by Katarina Witzheller at 04/05/09
FIPP 09: Guardian.co.uk not yet profitable, but B2B must make money, says GMG chief exec
Guardian.co.uk could start charging for specialist areas of website, says Carolyn McCall
Posted by Judith Townend at 04/05/09
Case studies from the AOP: 'Making B2B online communities work'
Speakers share experiences in building audiences and revenue through online networks
Posted by Judith Townend at 29/04/09
Don't be afraid to restrict your social media community, says UBM Live digital director
Second generation web is in 'same place' as traditional B2B ground, Welsh tells AOP audience
Posted by Judith Townend at 29/04/09
AOP announces award nominees for 2009
Multiple nominations for RBI and IPC Media
Posted by Katarina Witzheller at 28/04/09
Journalists should have reported McBride affair earlier, says Iain Dale
Guido Fawkes' role not affected by relationship with MPs, says Dale
Posted by Alison Battisby at 28/04/09
BBC 'increasingly vulnerable to attack' from press, says Terry Wogan
Sir Terry Wogan spoke to an group of retired television executives at the Royal Television Society Veterans lunch on Monday
Posted by John Mair at 27/04/09
'You're either a journalist or not a journalist': Parky on journalism, jobs and training
Sir Michael Parkinson talks to Journalism.co.uk about the changing face of journalism and a new training centre for Nottingham
Posted by Laura Oliver at 27/04/09
Student journalist prizes offered as part of Free-D campaign
A day at the Guardian and choice of laptop or camcorder on offer in new competition
Posted by Katarina Witzheller at 23/04/09
Patrick Cockburn scoops Orwell journalism prize, as secret policeman's blog rewarded
Winners of political writing prize named
Posted by Laura Oliver at 21/04/09
Ed Mitchell: "I knew a good story could get me out of my mess"
Former newsreader on his alcoholism, homelessness and the role of the media
Posted by Laura Oliver at 20/04/09
Politifact wins Pulitzer for St Petersburg Times
Increase in online journalism submitted for this year's journalism awards, but no online-only winners
Posted by Laura Oliver at 20/04/09
Free passes to this year's JEEcamp for redundant journalists
Journalism enterprise event to offer five free tickets to Journalism.co.uk readers
Posted by Laura Oliver at 19/04/09
Fifty-eight British nominees for 13th Annual Webby Awards
This year's award winners will be announced in June
Posted by Katarina Witzheller at 15/04/09
Local media groups must end lobby for merger changes, say experts
Society of Editors and Newspaper Society's calls to relax merger rules are misplaced, says panel
Posted by Laura Oliver at 08/04/09
Local media management stifling digital innovation, says industry panel
Centralised management structures prevent web-savvy journalists from flourishing, argue commentators
Posted by Laura Oliver at 08/04/09
Sri Lankan editor Lasantha Wickrematunge awarded UNESCO world press freedom prize
Wickrematunge given award posthumously after his assassination
Posted by Charlotte Linter at 06/04/09
UK Periodical Publishers Association announces speakers for 37th FIPP World Magazine Congress
37th FIPP World Magazine Congress to be held in London for first time since 1989
Posted by Charlotte Linter at 06/04/09
ONA makes changes to 2009 Online Journalism Awards
New developments recognise changes in online technology
Posted by Claire Rowe at 29/03/09
New journalism event to focus on microblogging and news
Journalists from Reuters, Guardian, Sky News and Journalism.co.uk line up for media140
Posted by Laura Oliver at 27/03/09
Empowering journalists and watching trends: Telegraph and Times talk search
Julian Sambles and Drew Broomhall on SEO strategies at the titles
Posted by Laura Oliver at 26/03/09
Metro trials traffic-related staff bonuses
Rewards given for meeting specific growth targets, says digital director
Posted by Laura Oliver at 25/03/09
Orwell Prize shortlist announced
Observer and Independent score double nominations; Iain Dale up for bloggers category
Posted by Laura Oliver at 25/03/09
Digital Editors' Network meeting to address social media and UGC
Next event scheduled for May 12 in Preston
Posted by Laura Oliver at 24/03/09
CMS2009: Can open-source and new forms of journalism make advertising money?
Developers will keep ad revenues from Guardian's Open Platform, but can openness bring publishers profits?
Posted by Judith Townend at 20/03/09
CMS2009: First projects developed from Guardian's Open Platform
Third-party developer has creates football results map and aggregation service
Posted by Judith Townend at 19/03/09
CMS2009: BBC 'must cast net wider than broadcasting' for media partnerships, says Thompson
BBC director Mark Thompson and Lord Carter outline ideas for age of collaboration
Posted by Judith Townend at 19/03/09
DNA09: WAZ Media's new pro-am photo site is part of community focus, says new media head
Katharina Borchert explains the importance of linking offline with online readers
Posted by Laura Oliver at 16/03/09
Expect to work for free for two years, magazine editor tells students
Two speakers offered advice to students at a Women in Journalism event
Posted by Alison Battisby at 13/03/09
New Coventry Telegraph editor says he won't be paper's last
David Brookes spoke to students at Coventry University about the challenges ahead
Posted by Dan Berry at 11/03/09
DNA09: 'Facilitate' and forget about advertising and publishing divides, says advertising expert
Jonathan MacDonald outlines his ideas about 'facilitation' at DNA 2009 event
Posted by Judith Townend at 06/03/09
DNA09: BBC video plans could resurface if market forces change, says Pat Loughrey
BBC's head of regions and nations says a return to local plans shouldn't be ruled out
Posted by Judith Townend at 06/03/09
DNA09: BBC's Virtual College of Journalism creates global training network
Soon-to-be-launched college site is at heart of multi-lingual training microsites, says Kevin Marsh
Posted by Laura Oliver at 06/03/09
DNA09: Demotix creates local 'Reporting Teams' to expand stringer network
Turi Munthe talks to Journalism.co.uk about plans to professionalise the site with new local features
Posted by Laura Oliver at 06/03/09
DNA09: Build a mobile site for €20,000 - the NOS.nl model
NOS editor-in-chief talks to Journalism.co.uk about going mobile and why news organisations shouldn't be afraid to fail
Posted by Laura Oliver at 04/03/09
DNA09: Concentra award goes to Alexandra Garcia for 'The Healing Fields'
The 'Outstanding Video Journalism' award announced
Posted by Judith Townend at 04/03/09
DNA09: Copiepresse would sue again if Google introduced advertising to Belgian news channel
Ads on Google News invalidate fair use defence by search engine, says Copiepresse secretary-general
Posted by Judith Townend at 04/03/09
DNA09: Rue89.com launches 'advertising wall'
Wall of ad spots has shown rapid success, says editor-in-chief
Posted by Laura Oliver at 04/03/09
DNA09: Liveblogging the Digital News Affairs 2009 conference
Follow a liveblog of this week's DNA event
Posted by Laura Oliver at 04/03/09
MSN to increase cross-over between search and editorial
Plans in place for new range of pages based on Live Search queries
Posted by Laura Oliver at 27/02/09
Non-journalist bloggers up against mainstream rivals in Orwell prize's new category
Longlists announced for the annual political writing prize
Posted by Judith Townend at 25/02/09
Press failings left public unprepared for global crash, say financial journalists
Evan Davis and Alex Brummer were among speakers at POLIS event
Posted by Michael Haddon at 24/02/09
European Fund for Investigative Journalism offers grants for 'stories that make a difference'
Investigative journalists encouraged to apply for grants grant from a pot of €20,000
Posted by Hannah Stuart-Leach at 20/02/09
Wincott Awards call for entries for online financial journalism accolade
Online financial journalism to be celebrated with Wincott Award category
Posted by Hannah Stuart-Leach at 17/02/09
New digital categories for AOP awards
AOP awards to reward best 'Digital Commercial Individual', 'Digital Editorial Individual' and 'Specialist Publisher'
Posted by Catherine Jones at 12/02/09
WAN reschedules annual conference for December
The 62nd World Newspaper Congress and 16th World Editors Forum will take place from November 30 to December 3
Posted by Laura Oliver at 06/02/09
Project:Report finalists will shape future of journalism, says YouTube's Olivia Ma
Journalism.co.uk talks to the organiser and winner of YouTube's first videojournalism competition
Posted by Laura Oliver at 05/02/09
Bloggers need new ways of organising themselves, argues Clay Shirky
Author of 'Here Comes Everybody' says bloggers need 'higher degree of social coordination' to scrutinise local government
Posted by Michael Haddon at 05/02/09
DEN: Technology still biggest challenge for UK regional press, say editors
Society of Editors must encourage knowledge-sharing between newspaper groups
Posted by Laura Oliver at 04/02/09
DEN: Kevin Anderson, US elections and 4,000 geotagged miles
Guardian.co.uk blogs editor Kevin Anderson on his web 2.0 roadtrip
Posted by Laura Oliver at 04/02/09
Media not to blame for banking crisis, says BBC's Robert Peston
Dissenting media voices could not outweigh failures by financial institutions, says Peston
Posted by Laura Oliver at 04/02/09
New York Times correspondent invites students to Africa with him
Nicholas Kristof has opened his annual competition
Posted by Judith Townend at 03/02/09
'Democratic legitimation via the web is not enough', says Clay Shirky
We shouldn't automatically legitimate special interest action groups online, says internet philosopher
Posted by Judith Townend at 03/02/09
Demotix and FT launch citizen journalism photo contest
Competition aims to show impact of credit crunch from 'street level'
Posted by Laura Oliver at 28/01/09
OMC09: Reuters supplying video metadata to BBC, says multimedia newsroom head
Part of corporation's plans to develop an industry standard for metadata, says Peter Horrocks
Posted by Laura Oliver at 23/01/09
Record numbers of journalists and bloggers listed for Orwell Prize
The annual award for political journalism announces list of entrants for 2009
Posted by Nigel Brown at 23/01/09
OMC09: Independents needed to challenge UK media ownership model, says NUJ's Dear
Traditional dominance of media groups moving online too, warns general secretary
Posted by Laura Oliver at 22/01/09
OMC09: New regulation model needed for online broadcasting, says Ofcom chief
Adopting offline model online would be 'crazy,' says Ed Richards
Posted by Laura Oliver at 22/01/09
OMC09: Local media plight must rise up political agenda, says Burnham
State aid would be 'antithetical to lifeblood' of local newspapers, says secretary of state
Posted by Laura Oliver at 22/01/09
News publishers in danger of becoming 'digital windsocks', says Reuters Institute
Distorted news agendas and chasing web traffic will limit funds available for newsgathering, says report
Posted by Nigel Brown at 20/01/09
Economic climate forces WAN/WEF to postpone annual conference
Newspaper industry gathering in Hyderabad delayed till end of year
Posted by Judith Townend at 19/01/09
Knight Foundation awards $5m to news projects in Information Challenge
Knight Foundation rewards 21 US-based community information projects
Posted by Alexander de Vivie at 15/01/09
Alternative news sources part of UK democracy, says Lord Carter
BBC should be cornerstone of competitive news provision, says minister
Posted by Laura Oliver at 14/01/09
Eric Ulken and Kevin Anderson to speak at UCLAN Digital Editors' Network
High profile speakers will discuss solutions to current topics
Posted by Alexander de Vivie at 14/01/09
Student journalist of the year: "Journalistically, I wouldn't really say I'm surviving"
Azeem Ahmad tells Journalism.co.uk about his struggle to find a permanent job despite digital training
Posted by Judith Townend at 05/01/09
Knight Foundation grants $390,000 to expand non-profit news sites
The Knight Foundation wants to 'fill the void' by investing in US communities
Posted by Judith Townend at 18/12/08
Golden Pen of Freedom awarded to Pakistan newspaper editor
Najaam Sethi will receive the WAN prize in March
Posted by Alexander de Vivie at 16/12/08
Specialised approaches to community journalism: Alphaville and Farmers Weekly
Farmers Weekly online editor and FT Alphaville editor outline their respective successes
Posted by Judith Townend at 15/12/08
Friday deadline looms for Webby Awards 2009
Entries to newspaper, news and magazine awards must be submitted by December 19
Posted by Laura Oliver at 15/12/08
'Content isn't always king': using connections to drive media site traffic
Current TV's Richard Cole focused on the importance of connections at AOP conference
Posted by Judith Townend at 12/12/08
Third of local newspapers to have disappeared between 2002 and 2013, says Enders chief
Industry analyst predicts local media jobs will halve in five years
Posted by Laura Oliver at 12/12/08
US local media in worse shape than UK, says Enders
'Too late' for US local media to be saved by changes to competition model, says leading analyst
Posted by Laura Oliver at 12/12/08
Environmental journalism prize to award $75,000
Grantham Prize rewards journalists writing about environmental issues
Posted by Alexander de Vivie at 11/12/08
Paxman to be decorated with Media Society Annual Award 2009
Award to be presented on April 23
Posted by Alexander de Vivie at 09/12/08
Free places for journalists on refugee issues training course
The Exiled Journalists Network will train journalists in covering asylum and refugee issues
Posted by Judith Townend at 26/11/08
Do not forget about 'off-the-street' whistleblowers, says Phillip Knightley
The award-winning investigative journalist attacked the move of newspapers to out-of-town offices
Posted by Oliver Shah at 26/11/08
'I have chosen to belong to the remedy': Ghana's Anas Aremayew Anas on undercover journalism
The Crusading Guide reporter on ethical dilemmas and undercover investigations in Ghana
Posted by Michael Haddon at 25/11/08
Mike Saburi wins Mohamed Amin Award 2008
Thomson Reuters has announced the winner of the annual award at the NewXchange conference
Posted by Caoimh McCarthy at 20/11/08
Awards marking outstanding videojournalism announced
The Concentra Awards will reward 'outstanding videojournalism'
Posted by Caoimh McCarthy at 20/11/08
Disagreement among Guardian journalists to influence new book on changing news standards
Panel discussing Goldsmiths Media Research Centre's findings provoked lively discussion
Posted by Judith Townend at 20/11/08
Editorial integrity will save news organisations from 'electronic mob rule', says Reuters' multimedia head
Internet is aiding newsgatherers who seek to distort information, says Cramer
Posted by Laura Oliver at 18/11/08
South Korean freelancers win Rory Peck award
Jung In Taek and Han Yonh Ho receive Rory Peck Trust Impact Award
Posted by Laura Oliver at 14/11/08
Media has 'misleading ethical code', says Evan Davis
The BBC's economic editor on sabbatical warned of the dangers of dishonest reporting
Posted by Katrina Bishop at 14/11/08
Minister calls for self-regulation by online advertisers
Internet advertising is a 'great British industry', says Andy Burnham
Posted by Judith Townend at 13/11/08
Knight News Challenge 2009: Paul Bradshaw's Help Me Investigate.com
Proposal for 'open-source investigative journalism' platform for local communities entered to this year's contest
Posted by Laura Oliver at 13/11/08
Frontline winners announced: Yuri Kozyrev takes the main award
A special commendation has been made alongside the main prize this year
Posted by Judith Townend at 12/11/08
SoE08: Trinity Mirror's Bailey dismisses BBC plans to work with local newspapers
Trinity Mirror CEO says BBC claims that local video plans can work with regional media are 'nonsense'
Posted by Laura Oliver at 11/11/08
Disappointed by lack of user-generated video newsgathering, says director of BBC global news
Richard Sambrook outlined the BBC's plans for UGC in a talk last night
Posted by Michael Haddon at 11/11/08
SoE08: Do not emasculate the PCC, says chairman to publishers
Sir Christopher Meyer has asked for more 'conspicuous support' from industry
Posted by Laura Oliver at 11/11/08
SoE08: NCTJ Awards for Excellence winners announced
Trainees and students were rewarded at the annual Society of Editors conference
Posted by Judith Townend at 10/11/08
SoE08: New multi-platform journalism forum will 'converge' journalism training
The Society of Editors will chair a new forum bringing together the NCTJ, the BJTC and the PTC
Posted by Judith Townend at 10/11/08
SoE08: Employers report multimedia 'skills gap' in new recruits, says NCTJ study
NCTJ report shows that 71 per cent respondents disatisfied with multimedia training
Posted by Laura Oliver at 10/11/08
SoE08: BBC could share content and develop industry standards for metadata
Corporation's technology and clout could benefit wider industry, BBC multimedia head Pete Clifton told delegates at the Society of Editors conference
Posted by Laura Oliver at 10/11/08
SoE08: Monthly unique user stats are meaningless to advertisers, says Mail Online director
Speaking at the Society of Editors conference, Martin Clarke said traffic stats should be broken down daily and by user engagement
Posted by Laura Oliver at 10/11/08
SoE08: Paul Dacre's speech to the Society of Editors - in full
Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre claimed that Justice Eady has taken away newspapers' 'freedom of expression'
Posted by Judith Townend at 10/11/08
Between the covers: women's magazines through history
The Women's Library's Nell Frizzell gives us an insight into a new exhibition
Posted by Nell Frizzell at 07/11/08
Foreign Press Association workshop for new UK government reporters
The 'Working with Whitehall Workshop' is aimed at journalists new to working with government departments and contacts
Posted by Laura Oliver at 06/11/08
How best to train the multi-platform journalist? This year's Journalism Skills Conference
A range of speakers will take the stage at the 'convergence of journalism' two-day conference
Posted by Judith Townend at 05/11/08
Reuters' multimedia chief to address Nottingham Trent University
Chris Cramer will deliver lecture on trust and integrity in the modern media
Posted by Laura Oliver at 05/11/08
Richard Brooks and Camilla Cavendish win prestigious Paul Foot Award for investigative journalism
Tonight's ceremony rewards Private Eye and Times journalists for campaigning journalism
Posted by Judith Townend at 03/11/08
BBC.co.uk must link out, says multimedia head
Acting as a guide to external content is increasingly part of site's remit, says Pete Clifton
Posted by Laura Oliver at 31/10/08
Shortlist announced for Deutsche Welle's blogging competition
176 entrants shortlisted for awards to promote press freedom
Posted by Stuart Goodwin at 28/10/08
UK's Herald Express wins IFRA Cross Media award
Mail on Sunday also named runner up in awards for cross-media advertising
Posted by Sinead Scanlon at 27/10/08
IT journalists auctioned on eBay for Flackenhack Awards
Money raised will help support Action for Children charity event
Posted by Laura Oliver at 23/10/08
Freelancers need rights protection at London Olympics, says BECTU president
Talks to ensure fair selection for work for freelancers during the games are underway, says Tony Lennon
Posted by Laura Oliver at 22/10/08
Orwell political writing prize opened to bloggers
The prestigious Orwell award has introduced a 'one-off' blogger prize
Posted by Judith Townend at 22/10/08
Third-party content key to BBC Sport plans for Olympics
More user-generated content and independently produced online coverage, says BBC Sport's Ben Gallop
Posted by Laura Oliver at 22/10/08
UK government big brother will 'destroy online content economy' says creator of TV Big Brother
Peter Bazalgette says that plans to tackle cyber-terrorism could damage consumer online trust
Posted by Judith Townend at 20/10/08
Media industry on 'brink of carnage', says Guardian digital chief
Five national newspapers and a host of commercial broadcasters face closure in next two years, warned Emily Bell
Posted by Laura Oliver at 15/10/08
WAN Amsterdam: Newspapers don't need Google to run advertising, say industry leaders
Newspaper editorial should work with advertising as it does in Google's model, World Association of Newspapers (WAN) conference speakers said
Posted by Judith Townend at 15/10/08
WAN Amsterdam: Publishers should be 'control freaks' with user-generated content, says 24.com's Matthew Buckland
GM of South Africa's largest online publisher said it's time for media groups to take responsibility for UGC
Posted by Judith Townend at 15/10/08
WAN Amsterdam: Newspapers must experiment with online journalism and accept failures, says Guardian advisor
Experimentation could help find new revenues to supplement advertising models, Caroline Little told an industry gathering
Posted by Judith Townend at 14/10/08
Sky News hosts videoblogging competition
Winners will take home Flip Ultra cameras
Posted by Fred Friedrich at 09/10/08
Political parties cannot control the new media, says leading UK political blogger
The Conservative political blogger, Iain Dale, last night argued that traditional political journalism is losing its clout
Posted by Michael Haddon at 08/10/08
News International can buck downward trend with heavy print investment, says trading director
Publisher will continue to market and invest heavily in newspaper brands to 'go against the curve'
Posted by Laura Oliver at 08/10/08
Targeted advertising needs 'intelligent discussion' not scaremongering, says GMG digital director
Advertising regulators and online publishers must consider privacy issues, Simon Waldman told an industry forum
Posted by Laura Oliver at 08/10/08
University of Bedfordshire event asks 'is this end of journalism?'
An international conference to be held next week will look at the technology, ethics and education of journalism
Posted by Judith Townend at 07/10/08
AOP: FT.com will break more news with online video, says head of video
Reporters experimenting with cameras and more breaking news stories through video will supplement existing content, says Richard Edgar
Posted by Laura Oliver at 01/10/08
AOP: Publishers must put digital at centre of business models, says Sly Bailey
Media must rethink entire publishing process to build successful digital businesses, Trinity Mirror CEO told the AOP conference
Posted by Laura Oliver at 30/09/08
AOP: BBC local video plans are 'unfair competition' for regional media, says Sly Bailey
Trinity Mirror CEO reiterated criticisms of a planned £68m investment in local video by the corporation
Posted by Laura Oliver at 30/09/08
NCTJ announces shortlist for Awards for Excellence in Journalism
The NCTJ published the shortlist for their 2008 awards last week, which includes five categories, three performance awards, plus an award for one individual's outstanding contribution.
Posted by Judith Townend at 28/09/08
Journalism Diversity Fund pockets an extra £100,000
Donation from Newspaper Licensing Agency (NLA) boosts fund for trainee journalists
Posted by Judith Townend at 24/09/08
BSME announces shortlists for Magazine Editors Awards
Shortlists for the British Society of Magazine Editors announced, including two online categories
Posted by Judith Townend at 23/09/08
Digital Editors' Network meeting will address online legal issues
Free event on October 7 will address legal implications of blogs, linking and archiving
Posted by Laura Oliver at 16/09/08
Guantanamo detainee Sami al-Hajj to receive international press freedom award
Al Jazeera cameraman held for six years at Guantanamo recognised with Canadian award
Posted by Kristine Lowe at 15/09/08
Wired.com wins $10,000 Knight-Batten award for Wikipedia coverage
Collaboration with WikiScanner let readers investigate who's behind edits to the online encyclopedia
Posted by Laura Oliver at 10/09/08
Publishers must protect right to charge for content, says FT.com chief
News organisations should consider a part-paid for, part-free business model online, according to Rob Grimshaw
Posted by Laura Oliver at 09/09/08
Breakingviews.com to enter new online, mobile and print partnerships
Financial news site will share content with news orgnaisations in UK, Canada, US and Australia
Posted by Laura Oliver at 09/09/08
Knight Foundation announces third year of the Knight News Challenge
Challenge entrants will compete for $5m
Posted by Judith Townend at 02/09/08
RBI gains 12 nominations for AOP awards
Reed Business Information and IPC Media dominated the shortlist for the 2008 online publishing awards
Posted by Laura Oliver at 01/09/08
YouTube launches video journalism competition
Submissions from aspiring reporters wanted for first stage of new journalism programme
Posted by Laura Oliver at 17/08/08
Knight Foundation offers $24m to community news providers
Grant will help community organisations combine media and technology to reach locals
Posted by Laura Oliver at 11/08/08
Calling all campaigning journalists: enter the Paul Foot Award
Deadline for entries to the £5,000 award is September 1
Posted by Sinead Scanlon at 10/08/08
Online journalism projects named as finalists for Knight-Batten Awards
A Kenyan website relaying information in the post-election violence is one of the four projects nominated for the innovation awards
Posted by Laura Oliver at 06/08/08
Headliners for Beyond the Printed Word 2008 conference announced
Ifra conference will look at cashing in on digital services
Posted by Clare Fisher at 06/08/08
ONA Awards 2008 see nominations for disaster coverage
Reports on the California wild fires and Everyblock are finalists for the awards
Posted by Laura Oliver at 03/08/08
The Bevins Trust launches investigative journalism prize
New award honouring outstanding investigative journalism in memory of political journalist Tony Bevins
Posted by Clare Fisher at 24/07/08
Channel 4 opens awards for young media talent
Wide ranging media awards are part of the broadcaster's search for fresh talent
Posted by Joel Gunter at 22/07/08
Submissions wanted for International Video Journalism Awards
Entry to the fourth VJ awards is open with €12,000 up for grabs
Posted by Joel Gunter at 20/07/08
BBC launches photo competition to celebrate UK-Vietnam relations
Competition is open to users of bbcvietnamese.com resident in the UK and Vietnam
Posted by Clare Fisher at 20/07/08
New digital categories for Newspaper Society awards
Advertising and Digital Media Awards 2008 will include prizes for blog of the year and digital team of the year.
Posted by Oliver Luft at 06/07/08
MySpace partners with NBC, MSNBC for political convention citizen journalism contest
One winner will attend the Republican National Convention in Minnesota and the other will attend the Democratic National Convention in Colorado
Posted by Oliver Luft at 25/06/08
Live Video: Panel discussion on business models for online journalism
Watch it all here live from 7.30 pm (GMT) tonight
Posted by Oliver Luft at 25/06/08
Live Video: Interview with Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger
Watch it all here live from 7.30 pm (GMT) tonight
Posted by Oliver Luft at 24/06/08
Live Video: Frontline Journalism Awards
From 7pm tonight watch the inaugural presentation of awards to honour two photojournalists
Posted by Oliver Luft at 19/06/08
New IFRA training course on multimedia newsrooms
Workshop will tackle moving from print-only newsrooms to multimedia production
Posted by Laura Oliver at 19/06/08
Sky News bloggers to support new awards for young journalists
Young journalists in print, online, tv or radio will be recognised
Posted by Laura Oliver at 11/06/08
WAN 2008: Rue89.com to launch local French news site
Independent French news site Rue89.com is expanding its 'pro-am' reporting model to cover local news
Posted by Laura Oliver at 03/06/08
WAN 2008: 'We never put wire stories online' - Pierre Haski, founder Rue89.com
The French independent news site is achieving success through a mixture of professional and amateur contributors
Posted by Laura Oliver at 03/06/08
WEF 2008: Users will drive breaking news on mobile - Paul Cheesbrough, Telegraph
UK broadsheet plans breaking news from users and live-streamed video accessed from multiple mobile devices
Posted by Laura Oliver at 02/06/08
WEF 2008: [Video] Integrated newsrooms are not optional
Danish editor Lisbeth Knudsen tells the world's newspaper editors why integration is a necessity
Posted by John Thompson at 02/06/08
WEF 2008: Mobile will be a 'natural extension' of Telegraph reporting and website
Telegraph.co.uk's plans for mobile will increase mobile training for staff and build a complementary platform to the website
Posted by Laura Oliver at 02/06/08
WAN 2008: Newspapers will 'weather digital storm', says O'Reilly
Independent CEO says the increase in alternative news sources is a 'win-win' for traditional print products, which remain relevant to audiences and advertisers
Posted by Laura Oliver at 02/06/08
WAN 2008: AP calls for metadata as standard in US newspapers' digital content
Invisible tagging of people and place names will help connect news sources for audience, says agency chief
Posted by Laura Oliver at 01/06/08
WAN 2008: Paid-for online news is possible, says Google
Increasing unique content and raising audience levels will help monetise online news
Posted by Laura Oliver at 01/06/08
WAN 2008: Chinese journalist wins press freedom award
Li Chongqing was jailed for three years for posting an online story about an outbreak of dengue fever
Posted by Oliver Luft at 01/06/08
WAN 2008: Engage young readers with issues not Britney Spears
How one Polish paper chose a campaigning issue with broad appeal to rejuvenate its readership
Posted by John Thompson at 01/06/08
Paul Dacre to open the 2008 Society of Editors conference
Daily Mail editor will deliver opening conference keynote
Posted by at 21/05/08
BBC.com ads are threat to other media's expansion, says Guardian digital chief
The BBC's international ads are an 'enormous state-funded intervention in the international news advertising market', Emily Bell has said
Posted by Laura Oliver at 14/05/08
Despite US popularity domestic users still the 'key metric' for Guardian online, says digital head
Unique users based in UK are key to attracting advertisers, despite plans to expand the Guardian internationally
Posted by Laura Oliver at 14/05/08
Tim Berners-Lee and Media Standards Trust win News Challenge grant
British project awarded £180,000 to develop 'source tagging' technology
Posted by Oliver Luft at 14/05/08
Web editors 'not commercial enough', say magazine industry's digital heads
Web editors need to develop a commercial focus to protect revenue streams across the group, say publishers
Posted by Laura Oliver at 05/05/08
RBI considers pay-per-page view for online journalists
A pay-per-view pay model for online content has been discussed by the publisher
Posted by Laura Oliver at 05/05/08
RBI launches Chinese newsletter for aviation news
RBI's Flight group now publishes a Chinese-language newsletter for subscribers
Posted by Laura Oliver at 05/05/08
London School of Journalism to offer lectures in Second Life
Students in the virtual world can attend a series of sessions over the next six months
Posted by Ruth Morgan at 22/04/08
British entrants selected as finalists for journalism innovation prize
Two projects from Paul Bradshaw and Nick Booth selected for Knight News Challenge
Posted by Oliver Luft at 31/03/08
Deadline for European Parliament prize for journalism announced
New award to honour journalists promotion of the understanding of the EU
Posted by Clare Fisher at 19/03/08
Guardian launches new development journalism competition
Competition aims to raise the public's awareness to the difficulties of tackling global poverty
Posted by Clare Fisher at 19/03/08
Guardian.co.uk to launch new community section with Pluck
Guardian site will use Pluck technology to offer new community section of the site later this year
Posted by Laura Oliver at 13/03/08
Google rejects adoption of ACAP standard
Google has once more rejected calls from industry groups to join the ACAP protocol, which aims provide a new relationship between publishers' content and search engines
Posted by Laura Oliver at 12/03/08
Unique user metrics 'less interesting' than engagement for FT.com
FT.com publisher says statistics showing engagement with content will attract advertisers willing to pay a premium
Posted by Laura Oliver at 12/03/08
Dutch citizen journalism site to pay contributors by launching pay-per-view system
Contributors to cit-j site Skoeps will be receive a fee as publisher drives half a million Euros into site development
Posted by Laura Oliver at 04/03/08
SkyNews.com to embed user-generated video service in news pages
Sky News is to integrate its Skycast service across the pages of its news website
Posted by Laura Oliver at 04/03/08
Norwegian regional videojournalist wins Concentra Award
Idar Eduin Krogstad has won the Concentra Award for videojournalism
Posted by Laura Oliver at 03/03/08
Live streaming is the future of newspaper news video online, says Telegraaf editor
Newspaper websites must look to live streamed video to keep video news content relevant, Charles de Vroede told Journalism.co.uk
Posted by Laura Oliver at 03/03/08
BBC wins multimedia award for flood coverage
Collaboration of national and local news teams and use of user generated content, praised by Royal Television Society judges
Posted by Laura Oliver at 21/02/08
Scott Trust expands bursary scheme with online journalism element
Scheme extended from six to ten places with new awards for broadcast journalism and technology courses
Posted by Oliver Luft at 20/02/08
Guardian special report wins Journalism.co.uk multimedia storytelling competition
Learning Lessons in Africa scoops top prize for its contributors
Posted by Oliver Luft at 01/02/08
Deadline for 2008 Newspaper Awards announced
Entries for the awards, which focus on the production side of the industry, must be received by February 15
Posted by Amy Rolfe at 01/02/08
Sexy setting for February's Schmooze and Booze
Next Schmooze and Booze to be held at Amora, the London centre of the Academy of Sex and Relationships
Posted by Amy Rolfe at 31/01/08
Journalism.co.uk social - in association with Schmooze and Booze
How to make friends under the influence
Posted by Laura Oliver at 12/11/07
SoE: Cub reporter tells editors conference his peers have no long-term plans to stay in journalism
Newbury Weekly News multimedia reporter Liam Sloan says prospect of low pay is making new reporters consider alternative careers
Posted by Oliver Luft at 05/11/07
SoE: Don't assume you have to play by the reader's rules online, says Guardian's Comment is Free editor Georgina Henry
Society of Editors conference told that the journalistic blog needs a 'different kind of journalism'
Posted by Oliver Luft at 05/11/07
SoE: WAN president slams complacency of news media and 'rhetoric' of media commentators
Gavin O’Reilly rounds on senior media watchers for oversimplifying the print-versus-digital debate and says newspapers are in 'rude health'
Posted by Oliver Luft at 05/11/07
My Telegraph wins international new media award
Telegraph's personalisation feature named among Ifra's XMA Cross Media award winners for its community focus
Posted by Laura Oliver at 08/10/07
British Society of Magazine Editors announces digital award shortlist
Three Conde Nast web editors to compete for editor of the year award
Posted by Laura Oliver at 04/10/07
AOP: Telegraph wins top AOP award
Media group wins overall online publisher of the year title, but no prizes for My Telegraph
Posted by Laura Oliver at 03/10/07
AOP: Guardian looking to develop more user interaction tools, claims communities head
Meg Pickard says the publisher is 'looking hard' at devices which could better reflect the 'zeitgeist' of the site
Posted by Oliver Luft at 02/10/07
AOP: Natmags to launch Handbag TV service – and revamp other sites
Hearst's share in Brightcove will help with content, he said.
Posted by Oliver Luft at 02/10/07
AOP: Online papers warned against Google News agency deal
MSN.co.uk executive producer tells conference that agency deal could cause 'bump down' in traffic for newspaper sites
Posted by Laura Oliver at 02/10/07
AOP: Washington Post to relaunch for 'Web 3.0'
Spring relaunch of the entire site will aid navigation, user interaction and stickiness
Posted by Oliver Luft at 02/10/07
Journalism.co.uk has made a few changes
The site has relaunched with changes both cosmetic and under-the-bonnet, let us know what you think…
Posted by Oliver Luft at 04/09/07
Advertorial: IfraExpo 2007 - 'the perfect source of inspiration and know-how'
Michael Heipel, Ifra's director of exhibitions and sales, talks about the leading global trade show for publishers
Posted by John Thompson at 06/08/07
'They threaten me, my reporters and my children' says Amnesty awarding winning journalist
Honduran online journalist Dina Mesa talks working in fear, self-censorship, intimidation and murder with Journalism.co.uk
Posted by Oliver Luft at 06/07/07
Online journalist wins Amnesty human rights award
Honduran journalist Dina Meza collects prize for her human rights journalism
Posted by Oliver Luft at 04/07/07
AOP new award categories
Use of video, communities, and podcasting in the digital publishing industry to be recognised for the first time
Posted by Oliver Luft at 18/06/07
What Car? and Building.co.uk scoop web awards
PPA Magazines 2007 announces winners in online categories
Posted by Clare Fisher at 11/05/07
Regional site beats nationals in newspaper awards
Manchestereveningnews.co.uk wins "Electronic News Site of the Year", beating off the BBC and The Guardian
Posted by John Thompson at 25/04/07
Reward for rapping rabbi reporter?
MC Rebbe shortlisted by public vote in Best of British Blog Awards
Posted by John Thompson at 19/04/07
NPPA makes web video awards but does not choose winner in two categories
Judges critical of the technical competence of entries as they fail to make awards
Posted by Oliver Luft at 06/03/07
Journalism.co.uk drinks event Feb 07 - the report
I spy with my little eye; is that you looking a little tired and emotional?
Posted by Oliver Luft at 19/02/07
Thursday's drinks event - win a case of wine!
Journalism.co.uk drinks event 15 Feb with booze give away
Posted by Oliver Luft at 12/02/07
New York Stories
Journalism.co.uk will be reporting from New York all this week
Posted by Oliver Luft at 05/02/07
Journalism.co.uk drinks event, 15 February
Yes, yes, I know it has been a while since the last one, but we've been busy!! All the more reason to make this a night to remember...
Posted by Oliver Luft at 29/01/07
Mrpaparazzi wins entertainment site of the year
Big Pictures website misses out to Cowforce for the people's choice award
Posted by Oliver Luft at 16/01/07
Aussie journalist goes on the rampage at awards dinner
Glenn Milne, a columnist for the Sunday Telegraph, rushed the awards to abuse a fellow journalist and push him from the stage
Posted by Oliver Luft at 01/12/06
Pulitzer Prize to embrace Web 2.0 elements
Prize board to allow submissions of interactive elements for the first time
Posted by Oliver Luft at 28/11/06
Journalism.co.uk to host Readers' Revolution talk
Panel discussion on the practical ways of involving and engaging your audience at Imperial College, 18.30 hrs. Monday, 4 December - want to come along?
Posted by Oliver Luft at 24/10/06
Journalism.co.uk drinks event @ Babushka, Farringdon
Terribly well done everyone for managing to stay upright this time round
Posted by Oliver Luft at 23/06/06
Once more to the drinks dear friends
The infamous journalism.co.uk drinks event is nearly upon us again - just three short weeks till pub o'clock
Posted by Oliver Luft at 01/06/06
Guardian and BBC repeat Webby awards success
UK's dynamic duo top the news categories in 'internet Oscars' vote.
Posted by Robert Andrews at 09/05/06
Trade journal launches new award for citizen imagery
More cynical exploitation of the public, or a legitimate recognition of the arrival of the 'citizen journalist'? Tell us what you think...
Posted by John Thompson at 03/05/06
Sparkling wit and wine in London's jewellery quarter
Pictures from journalism.co.uk's latest drinks event in Hatton Garden, London
Posted by Kiera Schacht at 28/04/06
Museums award calls for student journalists
Arts writing competition promotes museums and galleries month
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 27/04/06
Digital publishers scoop Pulitzer prizes
Prestigious journalism prizes honour web work for the first time
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 19/04/06
journalism.co.uk drinks evening - get excited
Three weeks to go: liver training optional
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 05/04/06
New York Times offers trip of a lifetime to aspiring reporters
US student winner will produce backpack reports from Africa
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 17/03/06
Technorati praised at interactive awards
Blog ranking site beats 80 of the best to win SXSW best of show
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 14/03/06
Web finalists tipped for Pulitzer journalism prizes
US publishers tip Katrina coverage for breaking news award
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 13/03/06
Community news sites lead the field at Edgie awards
Interactivity with readers celebrated in US digital media contest
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 22/02/06
Best of IT security journalism to be rewarded
Deadline looms for BT-sponsored awards
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 01/02/06
Web must retain value of the written word, says Andrew Marr
Broadcaster warns against the culture of style over content
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 31/01/06
New media guru Dan Gillmor to speak at UCLAN
Grassroots journalism champion to join panel in citizen journalism discussion
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 26/01/06
Conference to showcase top recruitment sites
Online Recruitment event to highlight latest technologies and best practices
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 17/01/06
AOP 2006 forum to focus on podcasting
Publishers gear up for multimedia new year
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 21/12/05
Media giraffes set to converge at Amherst
Industry pioneers will discuss dynamics of shared news
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 16/12/05
Who ate all the (mince) pies?
Another lovely evening at the pub, with you guys
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 09/12/05
journalism.co.uk drinks this Thursday
The mince pies are booked...
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 06/12/05
OPA brings best of the web to London
Big names booked for 2006 conference
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 06/12/05
AOP event to promote the value of web audits
Speakers to advise publishers how to attract more online advertising
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 30/11/05
Newscientist.com scoops top editorial award
Web edition key to global success for leading science site
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 23/11/05
Return of the Beer Hunter
More journalism.co.uk drinking in London
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 22/11/05
Union gears up for Pay in the Media summit
NUJ leads debate on news industry Scrooges
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 16/11/05
Student audio site scoops Guardian award
PuLSEfm praised for picking up on podcast trend
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 10/11/05
Bobs award nominee shut down
Chinese blogger silenced days after being cited for freedom of expression recognition
Posted by John Thompson at 03/11/05
Nominees announced for Bobs blog awards
Dissident bloggers lined up for international recognition
Posted by Robert Andrews at 27/10/05
Nottingham Trent scoops fourth web award
Another 'first-class' student wows Press Gazette judges
Posted by Arnie Smith at 05/10/05
History site claims media award
Education site 'setting standards' for online news publishing
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 03/10/05
Indy web community gears up for party weekend
World's best public media projects gather for Webzine 2005, San Francisco
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 22/09/05
Blog phenomenon under the spotlight
Frontline event to tackle citizen journalism onslaught
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 20/09/05
Web journalism pioneer to speak in London
Ohmynews founder to open newsroom summit
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 20/09/05
Citizen footage propels BBC towards key award
Blogs and amateur content make online awards shortlist for the first time
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 08/09/05
Wall Street Journal chief opens UK conference
Bill Grueskin, managing editor of Wall Street Journal Online, to share secrets of paid subscriptions
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 10/08/05
journalism.co.uk drinks evening
Come and meet us at the Frontline Club
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 09/08/05
Online awards deadline extended
Five days left to enter AOP's annual gong giving
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 01/08/05
UK video site shortlisted for top Batten prize
The View rubs shoulders with four US sites for key award
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 28/07/05
Associated Press video service bags third award
'Innovative' product combines satellite delivery and interactive website
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 27/07/05
News execs to tap into latest web trends
Madrid conference explores blog and podcast potential
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 26/07/05
We were there - where were you?
What a nice bunch our readers are. And they're not afraid...
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 22/07/05
Web journalists set for Autumn summit
Blogs and participatory journalism top the agenda
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 14/07/05
Off for a pint - want to come?
The journalism.co.uk drinks evening
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 12/07/05
Call for entries to 2005 online news awards
Build up to New York ceremony begins
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 30/06/05
Acclaim for defenders of free expression
Reporters Sans Frontières announces winning blogs
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 17/06/05
New award celebrates Paul Foot's legacy
Private Eye and Guardian announce investigative journalism prize
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 15/06/05
Union event to tackle women's issues
Recruitment, training and equality on the agenda at Manchester conference
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 09/06/05
Investigative journalists descend on Amsterdam
Annual conference to spotlight the war on terror era
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 17/05/05
MarketingSherpa leads hunt for best blogs
Nominate your favourites from the world of PR
Posted by Clare Fisher at 21/04/05
Voting opens for the Freedom Blog awards
Internet users invited to shine a light on courage and independence
Posted by Clare Fisher at 14/04/05
Regional press awards open
Local awards give a nod to the best online news
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 04/04/05
Pushing the cutting Edgies
Digital Edge rewards the best in US news publishing
Posted by Clare Fisher at 23/03/05
Geldof triggers boycott of British Press Awards
Leading editors furious as Sir Bob unleashes impromptu attack
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 21/03/05
BBC chair to speak on future of the Beeb
Michael Grade and Tessa Jowell face questions on government's green paper
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 17/03/05
Guardian kicks off 27th student media awards
Cash, flights and work experience up for grabs
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 14/03/05
Rev up for the Bridgestone reporter competition
Budding journalists compete for Grand Prix assignment
Posted by Clare Fisher at 24/02/05
Get on the start line for race reward
One month left to enter UK racial commission's media awards
Posted by Clare Fisher at 15/02/05
Charity curries favour with journalists
Curry campaign aims to raise money for HIV and AIDS projects in India
Posted by Clare Fisher at 15/02/05
Leading lights debate the economics of news
Jon Snow leads discussion on market-driven journalism
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 14/02/05
Citizen journalism reaches the UK
LSE debate to focus on the new journalism
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 08/02/05
AK13 to throw free party
Politics site spawns real-life London gig
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 27/01/05
Webby deadline extended
One more day to enter 'the Oscars of the internet'
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 27/01/05
Dart targets tsunami news
The Dart Centre for Journalism and Trauma is holding a conference on journalism and coverage of the Asian tsunami disaster
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 24/01/05
Gilligan boosts book launch
Former BBC defence correspondent Andrew Gilligan will be speaking at the launch of a new book on the Freedom of Information Act on 20 January
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 19/01/05
Blog awards cry freedom
New prize celebrates the independent voice of dissent
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 19/01/05
TV bigwigs hit Oxford
Major players in UK broadcasting will be gathering for the annual Oxford Media Convention next week
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 14/01/05
Cash prize tempts students
Campaign group the Voice of the Listener and Viewer is calling for entries to its 2005 student essay competition
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 14/01/05
Broadcasters plot the future
Broadcasters from around the world will be meeting in London next month to discuss the future of public service broadcasting
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 05/01/05
Last call to enter Webbys
Web publishers have just two days left to enter the annual international Webby awards, which spotlight the best work in online media
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 16/12/04
Don't get left behind in the RSS race
Serve appetite for news feeds or lose out says online press group
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 14/12/04
Blogging bootcamp kickstarts novices
Free training course reveals tricks of the trade
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 13/12/04
Focus on Moscow's media
The World Association of Newspapers (WAN) will hold its 2006 conference in Moscow, focusing media attention on issues of press freedom within Russia
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 09/12/04
Best blogs build bridges
The winners of Deutsche Welle's Best of the Blogs (BOBs) award were announced this week, with web journalist Juan Varela taking the prize for best Spanish-language journalism blog
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 09/12/04
Final clash in battle of the blogs
Deadline looms for Deutsche Welle's contest
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 02/12/04
Cuba hosts web forum
Digital journalism will be explored by delegates at the bi-annual ICOM conference at the University of Havana, Cuba, from 6 to 10 December
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 19/11/04
Seize the moment says Associated Press chief
Key speech heralds unique opportunity for online news industry
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 17/11/04
Guardian rewards Wessex
The University of Southampton has won student website of the year at the Guardian's Student Media Awards
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 15/11/04
AOP to spotlight RSS
The potential of the RSS newsfeed tool will be addressed at a forum organised by the UK's Association of Online Publishers (AOP
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 15/11/04
ONA plugs cyber debate
Web journalists who can't make it in person to the 2004 Online News Association (ONA) Conference in Hollywood will be able to keep up with the debate through the conference blog
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 11/11/04
Top prize-giver snubs online journalism
Standard 'too low', says British Press Awards
Posted by Jemima Kiss at 10/11/04
Online journalists launch new awards to honour the best in internet writing
The best examples of internet journalism will be recognised with a new set of awards established by the Online News Association and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Posted by Colin Meek at 30/05/00
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