IT journalists auctioned on eBay for Flackenhack Awards
Money raised will help support Action for Children charity event
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Organisers of the Flackenhack Awards, billed as the 'anti-awards' for the UK technology PR and media industry, are auctioning off IT journalists on eBay to raise money for their chosen charity.
Donations made to the Adopt-A-Hack scheme will help support Byte Night , an event hosted by the technology industry to raise money for Action for Children .
The 'right to invite' the journalists to the awards ceremony, which will be held on October 29, is being auctioned, according to a post on the Flackenhacks blog .
Journalists up for grabs include ZDNET's David Meyer , who at time of writing is priced at £26, and freelancer Michael Dempsey , currently commanding £19.99.
Categories for the awards are being asked for through the Flackenhacks blog with suggestions including: the most pointless press release, the rudest journalist in the sector and 'bandwagon jump of the year'.
For more details about the awards email: theflackenhacks@gmail.com.Written by
Laura Oliver is a freelance journalist, a contributor to the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, co-founder of The Society of Freelance Journalists and the former editor of Journalism.co.uk (prior to it becoming JournalismUK)
