Events and awards news

Google-sponsored Data Journalism Awards open to entries

The awards, run by the Global Editors Network, will offer six cash prizes with a total fund of €45,000 (£37,600)

Posted by Rachel McAthy on 19/01/12

TheMediaBriefing launches British Media Awards

Media news site TheMediaBriefing launches new awards offering prizes for media companies demonstrating innovation in their business models

Posted by Rachel McAthy on 09/01/12

Google launches data journalism awards with GEN

Google announces the new awards programme at #news2011, the first news summit from the Global Editors Network

Posted by Rachel McAthy on 29/11/11

Three awards in two days for Guardian's Nick Davies

Guardian journalist who uncovered the extent of phone hacking at News of the World named FPA journalist of the year and will tonight collect Frontline Club award

Posted by Sarah Marshall on 23/11/11

Economist and Bloomberg journalists win Bastiat prize

Tom Easton of the Economist and Virginia Postrel of Bloomberg News scooped top prize in the global Bastiat awards this week

Posted by Rachel McAthy on 09/11/11

IPC Media and NI scoop three magazine awards each

Staff at IPC Media and News International titles received three awards each at the British Society of Magazine Editors awards

Posted by Rachel McAthy on 09/11/11

Royal Television Society journalism awards open to entries

The awards, which saw Sky News named news channel of the year for 2009/2010, are now open to entries

Posted by Rachel McAthy on 11/10/11

Paul Foot Award opens to entries for 2011

The award for campaigning journalism in the UK were launched seven years ago in memory of investigative journalist Paul Foot

Posted by Rachel McAthy on 20/09/11

'They were planning to kill me, it was really bad'

Kenyan journalist Fatuma Noor risked her life investigating members of Somali Islamist group Al-Shabaab but won a CNN MultiChoice African Journalist award for her reporting

Posted by Rachel McAthy on 09/08/11

Announcing news:rewired - connected journalism

Topics to be covered include the architecture of the newsroom, enhancing community engagement and new digital platforms for integrated storytelling

Posted by Rachel McAthy on 03/08/11

PPA extends awards to recognise new talent across publishing sector

Marketing, sales and circulation roles will be recognised in the PTC New Talent Awards alongside editorial

Posted by Rachel McAthy on 29/06/11

Bastiat Prize fund increases to £43,000

This year's journalism prize launched with an increased prize fund of $70,000 (£43,000) as it celebrates its 10th anniversary

Posted by Rachel McAthy on 21/06/11

Red wins consumer magazine award at PPAs

Red's publisher Hachette Filipacchi scored three awards on the night, just behind TSL Education with four wins

Posted by Rachel McAthy on 16/06/11

British journalists take joint win in European cancer reporting awards

Times science editor Mark Henderson and freelance health reporter Victoria Lambert will both receive a prize of €7,500

Posted by Rachel McAthy on 14/06/11

Times digital subs product wins Launch prize at AOP awards

Judges called News International's digital subscription product "a gutsy move, uniting the whole company together in a single vision, resulting in a beautiful end product"

Posted by Rachel McAthy on 10/06/11