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Friday, April 9, 2010
New UQ JACS website
UQ Journalism and Communication Students has put on its fancy pants with a brand new, professional website.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Apply to be on the Switch 1197AM News Team.
Switch 1197AM is a proud local community radio station broadcasting
from Indooroopilly. We pride ourselves in bringing great music and
programming to the public of Brisbane, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
As the station grows, so does our need for Journalists and On-Air
Newsreaders to file reports for the Switch News Service, which we aim
to air on the hour during the day. Our news needs to cover local,
national and international news that concerns our young audience
demographic.
We want to provide news in our Breakfast from weekday mornings between
6 and 9am and during our Drive program, which airs weekday
afternoons between 4 and 7pm.
As a member of the Switch News Team you must have good literacy and
reading skills, for on-air presentation professionalism, and above
all, be reliable.
If you are interested in joining our news team, and are keen to
source, write and present your stories, please send your resume and
samples of your work to our mailing address:
volunteers@switch1197.com.
from Indooroopilly. We pride ourselves in bringing great music and
programming to the public of Brisbane, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
As the station grows, so does our need for Journalists and On-Air
Newsreaders to file reports for the Switch News Service, which we aim
to air on the hour during the day. Our news needs to cover local,
national and international news that concerns our young audience
demographic.
We want to provide news in our Breakfast from weekday mornings between
6 and 9am and during our Drive program, which airs weekday
afternoons between 4 and 7pm.
As a member of the Switch News Team you must have good literacy and
reading skills, for on-air presentation professionalism, and above
all, be reliable.
If you are interested in joining our news team, and are keen to
source, write and present your stories, please send your resume and
samples of your work to our mailing address:
volunteers@switch1197.com.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation QLD seeks a part-time office manager for 2010
Job vacancy: Office Manager, ANTaR Qld
Commencing: Feb 2010
ANTaR Qld is a people’s movement, committed to the rights of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders to determine their own future. Education and advocacy are central to our work. We organise events, forums, lobbying, petitions and specific campaigns such as the Stolen Wages and the Close the Gap Indigenous Health Campaigns. We seek a part time Office Manager to manage the smooth day-to-day running of our office and provide administrative support for our Management Committee and campaign staff. This includes maintenance of our database and email lists. There are a small number of administrative and campaign volunteers whom the Office Manager will coordinate and support.
This position will suit you if you have good interpersonal skills and excellent office skills. You need to be self-directed and have organisational skills, be able to use your initiative, problem solve and have a commitment to social justice. You also need high levels of integrity and confidentiality and an ability to work in a small team environment.
Salary: SACS Level 4.
Part-time: Two five hour days per week with some additional hours offered for busy times.
Contract end: 17th December 2010
Contact ANTaR Qld office@antarqld.org.au for the job description and selection criteria.
Applications addressing selection criteria and the names of two referees must be received by 5pm, Wednesday 13th January 2010.
Short listed applicants will be contacted within one week for interviews.
Commencing: Feb 2010
ANTaR Qld is a people’s movement, committed to the rights of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders to determine their own future. Education and advocacy are central to our work. We organise events, forums, lobbying, petitions and specific campaigns such as the Stolen Wages and the Close the Gap Indigenous Health Campaigns. We seek a part time Office Manager to manage the smooth day-to-day running of our office and provide administrative support for our Management Committee and campaign staff. This includes maintenance of our database and email lists. There are a small number of administrative and campaign volunteers whom the Office Manager will coordinate and support.
This position will suit you if you have good interpersonal skills and excellent office skills. You need to be self-directed and have organisational skills, be able to use your initiative, problem solve and have a commitment to social justice. You also need high levels of integrity and confidentiality and an ability to work in a small team environment.
Salary: SACS Level 4.
Part-time: Two five hour days per week with some additional hours offered for busy times.
Contract end: 17th December 2010
Contact ANTaR Qld office@antarqld.org.au for the job description and selection criteria.
Applications addressing selection criteria and the names of two referees must be received by 5pm, Wednesday 13th January 2010.
Short listed applicants will be contacted within one week for interviews.
Switch 1197AM
Switch 1197AM, a community radio station based on Edward St in Brisbane, is looking for people to write and eventually present the news and weather in the mornings.
The bulletins are recorded the night before and people would need to contribute by writing two sixty word stories by 9.30pm three times a week.
The station is a dance radio station, similar to Radio Metro on the Gold Coast so the news needs to be targeted at a youth audience.
Any applicants can contact me, Sarah McAlpine, at sarah@switch1197.com for a start in January.
You can check the station out and stream live at http://www.facebook.com/l/4256a;www.switch1197am.com/component/option,com_wrapper/Itemid,125/
The bulletins are recorded the night before and people would need to contribute by writing two sixty word stories by 9.30pm three times a week.
The station is a dance radio station, similar to Radio Metro on the Gold Coast so the news needs to be targeted at a youth audience.
Any applicants can contact me, Sarah McAlpine, at sarah@switch1197.com for a start in January.
You can check the station out and stream live at http://www.facebook.com/l/4256a;www.switch1197am.com/component/option,com_wrapper/Itemid,125/
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Students Interested in being part of Contribute Issue # 3
Contribute Magazine is a United Nations Student Association's (UNSA) publication, focusing on international issues and events.
The next edition - "The Road Ahead" - will be released on the University of Queensland's in Semester 1, 2010.
Contribute aims to create a lively and open forum in which debate on international affairs, foreign policy, human rights, economics, and the environment can flourish. By providing the space for undergraduate and postgraduate students, academics and the odd practitioner, Contribute stimulate discussion and raise the profile of international issues amongst the student community.
We are looking for any students with skills, experience or the desire to contribute to the next issue through marketing, production and design over the Summer 2009/2010 period. If you would like to take this opportunity to become directly involved in an exciting student publication, please send your expression of interest to: Contribute.Advertising@gmail.com by December 20th 2009.
And remember: everyone has something to Contribute!
The next edition - "The Road Ahead" - will be released on the University of Queensland's in Semester 1, 2010.
Contribute aims to create a lively and open forum in which debate on international affairs, foreign policy, human rights, economics, and the environment can flourish. By providing the space for undergraduate and postgraduate students, academics and the odd practitioner, Contribute stimulate discussion and raise the profile of international issues amongst the student community.
We are looking for any students with skills, experience or the desire to contribute to the next issue through marketing, production and design over the Summer 2009/2010 period. If you would like to take this opportunity to become directly involved in an exciting student publication, please send your expression of interest to: Contribute.Advertising@gmail.com by December 20th 2009.
And remember: everyone has something to Contribute!
A climate for change
Can we reach the agreement we need for a safe climate?
If the world's governments listen to the world's people: Yes.
If you want to know what is happening now & what you can do, visit: http://www.aclimateforchange.org
For live coverage: http://live.tcktcktck.org/
If the world's governments listen to the world's people: Yes.
If you want to know what is happening now & what you can do, visit: http://www.aclimateforchange.org
For live coverage: http://live.tcktcktck.org/
Making change, giving change
2009 has been a year of phenomenal storytelling in film and in theatre, a year of artists telling stories that create change in our world. Consider two films, in particular, that illustrate how the lowest circumstances can give rise to the highest achievements and how we are all lifted when a single person is helped.
You're probably aware of Lee Daniels' Precious: Based on the Novel by Sapphire, which began its journey at the '09 Sundance Film Festival and has now touched audiences around the world. Precious is the unbelievable true story of an impoverished and abused teenage girl who finds hope through an alternative school that changes her life forever. It's a must-see and is in theatres now.
In the documentary realm, Garbage Dreams profiles a Cairo recycling organization that utilizes proceeds from recycling to fund programs benefiting Egyptian youth. Made by first-time Egyptian-American director Mai Iskander, the film received a 2007 Sundance Documentary Fund Production/Post-Production Grant for $30,000. Seeing Garbage Dreams inspired The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to give $1 million to support the work of The Spirit of Youth Association, the organization highlighted in the film.
Consider the power of these stories. These Sundance Institute supported films demonstrate that individual artists can inspire audiences to think -- and act -- differently. You too can make a difference in the upcoming year by supporting the Institute's work to advance independent artists and share their stories with the world.
Any contribution helps our artists. And, if you make a gift of $75 or more before December 31, we will send you a DVD of Garbage Dreams in thanks for your support and in hopes that you'll share this groundbreaking story with others.
YES, I WILL MAKE A GIFT IN SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT STORYTELLERS AROUND THE WORLD.
Warm regards,
Cara Mertes
Director
Documentary Film Program
Sundance Institute
P.S. Are you or anyone you know attending the 2010 Sundance Film Festival? Please consider joining the Patron Circle. There's still time to sign up and receive VIP access to the Festival. To join, please contact Jamie Lattman in the Patron Circle Office at 310-492-2327 or jamie_lattman@sundance.org. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE.
Friday, December 11, 2009
Facebook privacy changes and more...
APN restructure puts ad man in charge of “content”
According to a memo from APN Australian publishing boss Martin Simons circulated this week, there have been changes at the top of APN. Stephen Tait, formerly a senior ad executive at News Ltd before joining APN this year, has been put in charge of, as the memo puts it: “Commercial and Content (editorial) teams”.
Summer subbing
The NSW Fire Brigade Employees Union is seeking a sub-editor for a book which will be published early next year (600 pages/140,000 words). For more information contact Alison Ornbo on 02 9218 3444 or email office@fbeu.net
Facebook in privacy stoush
New privacy “controls” introduced by Facebook this week create a default position that will allow their users' content to be viewed by anyone with an internet connection. Read the story, then check your privacy controls: http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/12/09/facebook-privacy/
How tabloid news does look
And for those of us who like to get our news on dead trees, here's a tongue-in-cheek advert for The Sun. People already are paying for this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVMnmTFxAjA&feature=player_embedded#at=12
This is fun, too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ1QwExp0_g&feature=response_watch
Courtesy of Australia's Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance.
According to a memo from APN Australian publishing boss Martin Simons circulated this week, there have been changes at the top of APN. Stephen Tait, formerly a senior ad executive at News Ltd before joining APN this year, has been put in charge of, as the memo puts it: “Commercial and Content (editorial) teams”.
Summer subbing
The NSW Fire Brigade Employees Union is seeking a sub-editor for a book which will be published early next year (600 pages/140,000 words). For more information contact Alison Ornbo on 02 9218 3444 or email office@fbeu.net
Facebook in privacy stoush
New privacy “controls” introduced by Facebook this week create a default position that will allow their users' content to be viewed by anyone with an internet connection. Read the story, then check your privacy controls: http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/12/09/facebook-privacy/
How tabloid news does look
And for those of us who like to get our news on dead trees, here's a tongue-in-cheek advert for The Sun. People already are paying for this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVMnmTFxAjA&feature=player_embedded#at=12
This is fun, too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ1QwExp0_g&feature=response_watch
Courtesy of Australia's Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Walk Against Warming, Festival & Concert
Join the GLOBAL DAY for a SAFE CLIMATE on Saturday, 12 December at one of thousands of concerts, walks and other events around the world - call for a fair & effective UN climate agreement, and for everyone to do what they can to help us reach a safe climate.
Brisbane will be one of the first cities to appear in the global news day, giving you a place of importance in the chain of events on December 12.
Following speakers and the walk over beautiful Kurilpa bridge, there will be a concert and festival in King George Square with artists, musicians and speakers, and a festival of foods, sustainable living, and displays from climate groups.
Join in, learn, enjoy, and contribute to a safe climate future!
Everyone is invited to visit the displays for CCNQ - Community Climate Network QLD, Oxfam Australia and Make Poverty History – and join us to walk together with Pacific Island communities.
Brisbane will be one of the first cities to appear in the global news day, giving you a place of importance in the chain of events on December 12.
Following speakers and the walk over beautiful Kurilpa bridge, there will be a concert and festival in King George Square with artists, musicians and speakers, and a festival of foods, sustainable living, and displays from climate groups.
Join in, learn, enjoy, and contribute to a safe climate future!
Everyone is invited to visit the displays for CCNQ - Community Climate Network QLD, Oxfam Australia and Make Poverty History – and join us to walk together with Pacific Island communities.
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Global Conscience Initiative Cameroon
GLOBAL CONSCIENCE INITIATIVE CAMEROON – APPEAL FOR JOURNALISM PROFESSIONALS AND STUDENTS FOR PENPAL PROGRAM
The Global Conscience Initiative is a grassroots NGO working to establish a human rights framework in Cameroon, West Africa. One aspect of GCI is the Media Watch Project, which aims at ironing out human rights abuses in the media, government censorship, and the hegemonic styles of press that restrict truthful reporting.
The Media Watch Project has had many successes in its short lifetime, undertaking interviews with regional journalists, submitting press releases, running a radio program, and collating their data into accessible research to be used as secondary for larger international humanitarian media groups.
I am an Australian working in the Buea office in the Anglophone region of Cameroon. One of the new aims of the project is to establish contact between practicing human rights journalists in Australia and the UK, with those working here in the Anglophone region.
I ask you to forward this email to any journalists who would be interested in this quasi-penpal system. If you are a practicing journalists, or a postgraduate journalism student I ask you to get involved in this initiative.
For those interested, I will forward a guide of expectations and put you in contact with a local English speaking journalist. If you have a specific interest (eg. Development journalism, women’s issues) then I can try to arrange a corresponding local journalist in this area. We then establish an email exchange of articles and stories for editing. This process of constructive criticism will be especially useful for reporting difficult subjects such as torture, rape and corruption.
We hope to be of assistance for the style and practice of journalism in this region, helping to bring a more objective international method to the press. I again ask you to forward this email to your contacts, or if you have any more questions please don’t hesitate to email: fiona.mcalpine@gcicameroon.org
Sincerely,
Fiona McAlpine
Media Watch Project Coordinator
www.gcicameroon.org
The Global Conscience Initiative is a grassroots NGO working to establish a human rights framework in Cameroon, West Africa. One aspect of GCI is the Media Watch Project, which aims at ironing out human rights abuses in the media, government censorship, and the hegemonic styles of press that restrict truthful reporting.
The Media Watch Project has had many successes in its short lifetime, undertaking interviews with regional journalists, submitting press releases, running a radio program, and collating their data into accessible research to be used as secondary for larger international humanitarian media groups.
I am an Australian working in the Buea office in the Anglophone region of Cameroon. One of the new aims of the project is to establish contact between practicing human rights journalists in Australia and the UK, with those working here in the Anglophone region.
I ask you to forward this email to any journalists who would be interested in this quasi-penpal system. If you are a practicing journalists, or a postgraduate journalism student I ask you to get involved in this initiative.
For those interested, I will forward a guide of expectations and put you in contact with a local English speaking journalist. If you have a specific interest (eg. Development journalism, women’s issues) then I can try to arrange a corresponding local journalist in this area. We then establish an email exchange of articles and stories for editing. This process of constructive criticism will be especially useful for reporting difficult subjects such as torture, rape and corruption.
We hope to be of assistance for the style and practice of journalism in this region, helping to bring a more objective international method to the press. I again ask you to forward this email to your contacts, or if you have any more questions please don’t hesitate to email: fiona.mcalpine@gcicameroon.org
Sincerely,
Fiona McAlpine
Media Watch Project Coordinator
www.gcicameroon.org
Justice for murdered journalist and more...
Mission supports Filipino journalists: Alliance federal president Ruth Pollard is leading an International Federation of Journalists mission to the Philippines to provide solidarity and support to families of at least 30 journalists killed in a massacre in Mindinao province last week. The mission will also call on the Arroyo government to properly investigate the atrocity and bring the perpetrators to justice. A global day of solidarity will be held on December 9. You may donate through the Alliance Safety and Solidarity Fund - BSB: 944300 A/C: 012146838. Send your message of solidarity and sympathy via our guestbook at http://www.alliance.org.au/option,com_jambook/Itemid,148/
Justice for murdered journalist: The Alliance has written to Federal Attorney-General, Robert McClelland requesting the referral of ABC cameraman Paul Moran’s murder to the AFP for further investigation, with the possible aim of extraditing the man responsible to Australia to face war crimes charges. The mastermind of Moran’s death in a suicide bombing in Iraq in March 2003 is widely recognised as Najmuddin Faraj Ahmad, better known as Mullah Krekar, currently Oslo resident and noted as a key lieutenant of UN-listed terrorist organisation Ansar al-Islam.
Courtesy of Australia's Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance.
Justice for murdered journalist: The Alliance has written to Federal Attorney-General, Robert McClelland requesting the referral of ABC cameraman Paul Moran’s murder to the AFP for further investigation, with the possible aim of extraditing the man responsible to Australia to face war crimes charges. The mastermind of Moran’s death in a suicide bombing in Iraq in March 2003 is widely recognised as Najmuddin Faraj Ahmad, better known as Mullah Krekar, currently Oslo resident and noted as a key lieutenant of UN-listed terrorist organisation Ansar al-Islam.
Courtesy of Australia's Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance.
Friday, November 20, 2009
JB Fairfax Award for Rural Journalism
Call for Applications - Deadline extended
Now closing 23 November 2009
Applications are currently being accepted for the JB Fairfax Award for Rural Journalism and must be submitted by 23 November 2009.
Click here to apply online or download more information.
The objective of The J.B. Fairfax Award for Rural Journalism is to encourage quality coverage of rural and regional affairs by Australian journalists. The Award has been established through a private donation by Mr. J.B. Fairfax, AO, and is managed by the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW Foundation (RASF), in collaboration with Rural Press Agricultural Publishing.
As a range of existing awards are already available for professional practitioners of rural journalism, The J.B. Fairfax Award for Rural Journalism deliberately focuses on encouraging undergraduate or postgraduate students of studies relevant to rural affairs to consider a career in rural journalism upon graduation.
One award of $10,000 is offered annually to a student to be used towards the costs of the student’s education.
Applicants for the award must:
* be enrolled in any undergraduate or postgraduate degree of relevance to rural affairs at an approved Australian education provider
* be aged 30 years or under
* submit a feature article of up to 1,200 words, exploring a contemporary issue, trend or activity of interest to rural and regional communities, of publication standard and including a minimum of four sources in the article; and
* demonstrate an active interest in rural affairs and a commitment to pursuing a career in rural journalism upon graduation.
The student whose application is judged as most meritorious will receive an award of $10,000 to be contributed towards the costs of their study. In addition, the student’s article will be published in a major Rural Press publication after the award is announced.
Articles submitted will be judged against the following criteria:
* appropriateness and significance of topic;
* use of quality resources;
* originality;
* clarity;
* accuracy; and
* grammar and writing style.
The selection panel will be comprised of Mr. J.B. Fairfax, AO, a representative of Rural Press Agricultural Publishing and a representative of the Royal Agricultural Society Foundation.
Timeline / How to Apply
Applications are currently being accepted and must be submitted by 23 November 2009.
Click here to apply online or download more information.
Further Information
For further information or if you have any questions please call (02) 9704 1234 or email foundation@rasf.org.au
Eligibility
Applications are open to students enrolled, or intending to enroll, in an undergraduate or postgraduate degree in 2010 relevant to rural affairs. Evidence of current and/or proposed enrolment is required.
Now closing 23 November 2009
Applications are currently being accepted for the JB Fairfax Award for Rural Journalism and must be submitted by 23 November 2009.
Click here to apply online or download more information.
The objective of The J.B. Fairfax Award for Rural Journalism is to encourage quality coverage of rural and regional affairs by Australian journalists. The Award has been established through a private donation by Mr. J.B. Fairfax, AO, and is managed by the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW Foundation (RASF), in collaboration with Rural Press Agricultural Publishing.
As a range of existing awards are already available for professional practitioners of rural journalism, The J.B. Fairfax Award for Rural Journalism deliberately focuses on encouraging undergraduate or postgraduate students of studies relevant to rural affairs to consider a career in rural journalism upon graduation.
One award of $10,000 is offered annually to a student to be used towards the costs of the student’s education.
Applicants for the award must:
* be enrolled in any undergraduate or postgraduate degree of relevance to rural affairs at an approved Australian education provider
* be aged 30 years or under
* submit a feature article of up to 1,200 words, exploring a contemporary issue, trend or activity of interest to rural and regional communities, of publication standard and including a minimum of four sources in the article; and
* demonstrate an active interest in rural affairs and a commitment to pursuing a career in rural journalism upon graduation.
The student whose application is judged as most meritorious will receive an award of $10,000 to be contributed towards the costs of their study. In addition, the student’s article will be published in a major Rural Press publication after the award is announced.
Articles submitted will be judged against the following criteria:
* appropriateness and significance of topic;
* use of quality resources;
* originality;
* clarity;
* accuracy; and
* grammar and writing style.
The selection panel will be comprised of Mr. J.B. Fairfax, AO, a representative of Rural Press Agricultural Publishing and a representative of the Royal Agricultural Society Foundation.
Timeline / How to Apply
Applications are currently being accepted and must be submitted by 23 November 2009.
Click here to apply online or download more information.
Further Information
For further information or if you have any questions please call (02) 9704 1234 or email foundation@rasf.org.au
Eligibility
Applications are open to students enrolled, or intending to enroll, in an undergraduate or postgraduate degree in 2010 relevant to rural affairs. Evidence of current and/or proposed enrolment is required.
Free Speech petition snowballs and more...
Free Speech petition snowballs
More than 170 WA journalists have signed our online Free Speech petition, including WAN CEO Chris Wharton, WAN Editor-In-Chief Bob Cronin, West Editor Brett McCarthy, Sunday Times Editor Sam Weir, ABC News Director Kim Jordan, Nine (Perth) News Director Adrian Beattie, Community Newspapers Editor-In-Chief Greg Thomson, The Australian WA Editor Tony Barrass and many other senior WA journalists – have you signed yet? Go to http://tinyurl.com/yf9zyw8 and urge your colleagues to get on board.
Italian stallion’s media rodeo
Ageing romeo Silvio Berlusconi may control most of Italy’s media, but was unable to hush up details of his scandalous love life. A great yarn from the Walkley Magazine’s man in Rome, Desmond O’Grady. Read more: http://www.walkleys.com/features/522/
Times hints at charging strategy
James Harding, the editor of The Times, gave a conference in the UK this week a few insights into the company’s thinking over how to charge for news on its websites. These include 24-hour access for a fee, subscriptions and an expansion of the Times + model which gives paying members access to additional services. Read the details here: http://tinyurl.com/yfuvzol
National, Metro papers take a small hit in latest ABCs
The AFR experienced the biggest fall in year on year sales, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, with a drop of -9.7%, while the Australian took a -4.2% hit over the same period. The Courier-Mail’s Saturday paper, by contrast, enjoyed an increase in sales of 4.9%. In the magazine market, ACP’s Famous showed a 35% increase. Full details can be read here, courtesy of mUmbrella: http://tinyurl.com/yj6mwfd
Courtesy of Australia's Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance.
More than 170 WA journalists have signed our online Free Speech petition, including WAN CEO Chris Wharton, WAN Editor-In-Chief Bob Cronin, West Editor Brett McCarthy, Sunday Times Editor Sam Weir, ABC News Director Kim Jordan, Nine (Perth) News Director Adrian Beattie, Community Newspapers Editor-In-Chief Greg Thomson, The Australian WA Editor Tony Barrass and many other senior WA journalists – have you signed yet? Go to http://tinyurl.com/yf9zyw8 and urge your colleagues to get on board.
Italian stallion’s media rodeo
Ageing romeo Silvio Berlusconi may control most of Italy’s media, but was unable to hush up details of his scandalous love life. A great yarn from the Walkley Magazine’s man in Rome, Desmond O’Grady. Read more: http://www.walkleys.com/features/522/
Times hints at charging strategy
James Harding, the editor of The Times, gave a conference in the UK this week a few insights into the company’s thinking over how to charge for news on its websites. These include 24-hour access for a fee, subscriptions and an expansion of the Times + model which gives paying members access to additional services. Read the details here: http://tinyurl.com/yfuvzol
National, Metro papers take a small hit in latest ABCs
The AFR experienced the biggest fall in year on year sales, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, with a drop of -9.7%, while the Australian took a -4.2% hit over the same period. The Courier-Mail’s Saturday paper, by contrast, enjoyed an increase in sales of 4.9%. In the magazine market, ACP’s Famous showed a 35% increase. Full details can be read here, courtesy of mUmbrella: http://tinyurl.com/yj6mwfd
Courtesy of Australia's Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
[OxfamUQ] Poverty's Inconvenient Truth - invitation to QLD's ONLY screening
This message is to invite you to the QLD screening of award-winning film The End of Poverty (Think Again), which has been called An Inconvenient Truth for global economics.
Narrated by Martin Sheen and featuring Nobel Laureates Joseph Stiglitz and Amartya Sen, The End of Poverty (Think Again) is the first film to succinctly explain how our economic system has created poverty and why it is the foundation for the current financial crisis.
The film debuted with its official selection at the Cannes Film Festival and will be released in the United States in November 2009. It includes interviews with leading authors, economists, activists, politicians, and historians from around the world.
Jubilee Australia, an Australian based anti-poverty NGO working to expose the root economic causes of poverty and injustice, has the exclusive rights to screen the film once in Brisbane on Wednesday, 18 November commencing 6:45pm at the Portside Dendy, Hamilton.
This follows the sold-out Sydney screening in October.
The event will include a brief discussion after the film, followed by drinks and canapés to celebrate the launch of Jubilee Australia's new campaign - Digging to the Roots of Poverty.
When: 6.45pm Wednesday 18 November 2009
Where: Portside Dendy cinema, Hamilton, Brisbane
Cost: Adults $30, Concession/Student $25
All tickets must be purchased in advance and via the Jubilee Australia website www.jubileeaustralia.org/theendofpoverty (not at the Dendy on the night).
Funds raised will be invested into the important research and lobbying work of Jubilee Australia.
National Coordinator Adele Webb, who will attend the Brisbane screening, is anticipating another successful event after the very positive audience response in Sydney. “People hung around for an hour afterwards talking about the film and asking questions. The atmosphere was just amazing. It is that powerful and stimulating a documentary,” said Ms Webb.
Phone Jubilee Australia during business hours on 02 8060-4404 or email info@jubileeaustralia.org for queries or if you have any problems booking online.
Thank you for your time.
Seiji Humphries - Volunteer
Jubilee Australia
Narrated by Martin Sheen and featuring Nobel Laureates Joseph Stiglitz and Amartya Sen, The End of Poverty (Think Again) is the first film to succinctly explain how our economic system has created poverty and why it is the foundation for the current financial crisis.
The film debuted with its official selection at the Cannes Film Festival and will be released in the United States in November 2009. It includes interviews with leading authors, economists, activists, politicians, and historians from around the world.
Jubilee Australia, an Australian based anti-poverty NGO working to expose the root economic causes of poverty and injustice, has the exclusive rights to screen the film once in Brisbane on Wednesday, 18 November commencing 6:45pm at the Portside Dendy, Hamilton.
This follows the sold-out Sydney screening in October.
The event will include a brief discussion after the film, followed by drinks and canapés to celebrate the launch of Jubilee Australia's new campaign - Digging to the Roots of Poverty.
When: 6.45pm Wednesday 18 November 2009
Where: Portside Dendy cinema, Hamilton, Brisbane
Cost: Adults $30, Concession/Student $25
All tickets must be purchased in advance and via the Jubilee Australia website www.jubileeaustralia.org/theendofpoverty (not at the Dendy on the night).
Funds raised will be invested into the important research and lobbying work of Jubilee Australia.
National Coordinator Adele Webb, who will attend the Brisbane screening, is anticipating another successful event after the very positive audience response in Sydney. “People hung around for an hour afterwards talking about the film and asking questions. The atmosphere was just amazing. It is that powerful and stimulating a documentary,” said Ms Webb.
Phone Jubilee Australia during business hours on 02 8060-4404 or email info@jubileeaustralia.org for queries or if you have any problems booking online.
Thank you for your time.
Seiji Humphries - Volunteer
Jubilee Australia
Travel Writing Scholarship - opportunity for your students
Hello,
I would like to let you know about an exciting scholarship opportunity for your students!
WorldNomads.com in conjunction with Rough Guides, Intrepid Travel and Hotels.com is offering the chance to go to Tokyo, Japan with Rough Guides Travel Writer, Simon Richmond.
The assignment will be to research, review and update essential travel info for the Tokyo section of ‘The Rough Guide to Japan’, including accommodation, bars & restaurants, entertainment, shopping, tours, activities and transport, as well as searching out those local secrets that travelers want to read about.
Your work will feature in the new edition of ‘The Rough Guide to Japan’, placing your foot firmly in the door of the elusive travel writing industry!
The winner of the scholarship will be flown to Tokyo from their country of residence where they will join Simon Richmond from Rough Guides for a 7 day assignment.
They will gain invaluable mentoring and hands-on experience through Simon's many years of Travel Writing.
After the assignment, the scholarship winner will also enjoy a 4 day “Flavours of Tokyo” tour with Intrepid Travel.
Applicants for the scholarship must Craft a 500 word (or less) travel focused essay based on a personal experience around one of the following themes;
a. 'A Journey that Changed Lives'
b. 'Responsible Travel'
c. 'Adventure in an Unknown Culture'
d. 'A Memorable Experience Involving Food in a Foreign Country'
They will also be asked to provide 200 words or less on why they should be awarded the World Nomads 2010 Travel Writing Scholarship.
All interested students should visit the WorldNomads.com Scholarship page for more information: http://journals.worldnomads.com/scholarships/post/35985.aspx
The deadline for entrants is December 21, 2009. We would appreciate you forwarding this information on to your students and lecturers, and uploading the information to the appropriate section of your website as this opportunity is open to all students.
Please let me know if you would like more information regarding this exciting writing scholarship.
Kind regards,
Tara Parsons
Global Programs Manager
Worldnomads.com
I would like to let you know about an exciting scholarship opportunity for your students!
WorldNomads.com in conjunction with Rough Guides, Intrepid Travel and Hotels.com is offering the chance to go to Tokyo, Japan with Rough Guides Travel Writer, Simon Richmond.
The assignment will be to research, review and update essential travel info for the Tokyo section of ‘The Rough Guide to Japan’, including accommodation, bars & restaurants, entertainment, shopping, tours, activities and transport, as well as searching out those local secrets that travelers want to read about.
Your work will feature in the new edition of ‘The Rough Guide to Japan’, placing your foot firmly in the door of the elusive travel writing industry!
The winner of the scholarship will be flown to Tokyo from their country of residence where they will join Simon Richmond from Rough Guides for a 7 day assignment.
They will gain invaluable mentoring and hands-on experience through Simon's many years of Travel Writing.
After the assignment, the scholarship winner will also enjoy a 4 day “Flavours of Tokyo” tour with Intrepid Travel.
Applicants for the scholarship must Craft a 500 word (or less) travel focused essay based on a personal experience around one of the following themes;
a. 'A Journey that Changed Lives'
b. 'Responsible Travel'
c. 'Adventure in an Unknown Culture'
d. 'A Memorable Experience Involving Food in a Foreign Country'
They will also be asked to provide 200 words or less on why they should be awarded the World Nomads 2010 Travel Writing Scholarship.
All interested students should visit the WorldNomads.com Scholarship page for more information: http://journals.worldnomads.com/scholarships/post/35985.aspx
The deadline for entrants is December 21, 2009. We would appreciate you forwarding this information on to your students and lecturers, and uploading the information to the appropriate section of your website as this opportunity is open to all students.
Please let me know if you would like more information regarding this exciting writing scholarship.
Kind regards,
Tara Parsons
Global Programs Manager
Worldnomads.com
Friday, November 13, 2009
Flavorpill is hiring... in Australia
If you're already familiar with Melbourne, or are simply ready for an immersive year of adventure Down Under, tell us why.
Thanks to an exciting travel visa program and some great deals available on Australia.com/workandplay, Flavorpill is getting ready to launch Flavorpill Melbourne! We just need one thing: an editor.
To be eligible for our Flavorpill Australia job, you must be 18-30, and obviously, we have some pretty high standards for Managing Editor.
Thanks to an exciting travel visa program and some great deals available on Australia.com/workandplay, Flavorpill is getting ready to launch Flavorpill Melbourne! We just need one thing: an editor.
To be eligible for our Flavorpill Australia job, you must be 18-30, and obviously, we have some pretty high standards for Managing Editor.
Authors win book battle and more...
Authors win book battle
Restrictions on the importation of cheaper foreign-published books will remain in place, it was announced by the Federal Government this week. Changes proposed by the Productivity Commission earlier this year would have had a serious impact on the livelihood of Australia’s authors and publishers and the Alliance argued against them as a member of the Government’s subcommittee on Parallel Imports, which was commissioned to review the recommendations. See http://tinyurl.com/yaldnnp
Press freedom under fire in WA
In the last few years, five WA journalists were threatened with three years’ jail and a $60,000 fine for doing their jobs, 27 police raided a major Perth newspaper to search for a leaked Government document and a top WA journalist went to jail for refusing to name a confidential source. Visit http://tinyurl.com/yf9zyw8 to see the Alliance’s free speech video and online petition, signed by more than 150 leading WA journalists and media employers.
Murdoch mulls Google block
Rupert Murdoch is considering removing news articles from Google's search index as a way to encourage people to pay for content online. Google, Microsoft and Ask.com "simply just pick up everything and run with it." Murdoch told Sky News this week. "We say they steal our stories.” According to data from Experian Hitwise such a move would be felt by News Corp - Google is the top traffic provider for News Corp.'s WSJ.com, accounting for more than 25 per cent of the site's traffic. See http://tinyurl.com/yjb5pl2
Courtesy of Australia's Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance.
Restrictions on the importation of cheaper foreign-published books will remain in place, it was announced by the Federal Government this week. Changes proposed by the Productivity Commission earlier this year would have had a serious impact on the livelihood of Australia’s authors and publishers and the Alliance argued against them as a member of the Government’s subcommittee on Parallel Imports, which was commissioned to review the recommendations. See http://tinyurl.com/yaldnnp
Press freedom under fire in WA
In the last few years, five WA journalists were threatened with three years’ jail and a $60,000 fine for doing their jobs, 27 police raided a major Perth newspaper to search for a leaked Government document and a top WA journalist went to jail for refusing to name a confidential source. Visit http://tinyurl.com/yf9zyw8 to see the Alliance’s free speech video and online petition, signed by more than 150 leading WA journalists and media employers.
Murdoch mulls Google block
Rupert Murdoch is considering removing news articles from Google's search index as a way to encourage people to pay for content online. Google, Microsoft and Ask.com "simply just pick up everything and run with it." Murdoch told Sky News this week. "We say they steal our stories.” According to data from Experian Hitwise such a move would be felt by News Corp - Google is the top traffic provider for News Corp.'s WSJ.com, accounting for more than 25 per cent of the site's traffic. See http://tinyurl.com/yjb5pl2
Courtesy of Australia's Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance.
Friday, November 6, 2009
What lies ahead and more...
What lies ahead: We want to hear from you
What does the future hold for your industry and your union? The Alliance is hosting an online discussion to find out what you think. Participants will log-in twice daily over a three-day period from November 16. All views are confidential. To register your interest email research@essentialmedia.com.au
Skills for the future
The Alliance is preparing to commission a series of multimedia training courses to give those working in the news media the opportunity to master a range of online skills. Please take a few minutes to fill out this survey http://tinyurl.com/yaenq73 so we can ensure there is a course that suits your needs available.
Something old, something new at Media140
The tribes gathered this week at the ABC to discuss the impact of social media on journalism. Despite the world having moved on since the Alliance staged its Future of Journalism conference at the same venue 18 months ago, Media140 http://www.aroundtheworldin140days.com/ was dominated by the same misunderstandings between "legacy" and "new media" types as ever. Read reports on Media140 from Duncan Riley, Margaret Simons and Jonathan Este: http://tinyurl.com/56uszw , http://tinyurl.com/yk8j9bg and http://tinyurl.com/npqpx8
Free Crikey trial
Crikey would like to offer all Alliance members a free six-week subscription. Visit http://tinyurl.com/yay6pav to get it - all we need is your email address.
The Global Journalist
Media Alliance members have been invited to participate in a national survey of Australian journalists. The questions canvass job satisfaction, professional values and reporting methods. The findings will be published in a book next year entitled The Global Journalist. Please respond by emailing b.josephi@ecu.edu.au with a phone number and indicating a convenient time for a researcher to ring you.
Subsidising the newsroom
A new report on how to rebuild American journalism, co-authored by former Washington Post editor Len Downie, calls for the US Government to step in and provide public funding. It’s one of several legislation and regulatory steps needed to “reconstruct” local news, according to the report, called “Reconstructing American Journalism”, which was commissioned by Columbia University’s journalism school. More here http://tinyurl.com/ylxc7pm , http://bit.ly/2TEmJZ and here http://bit.ly/kYiyp
Media In The Pub
It’s the most talked about media question of the times: What are the business models that will support news reporting and journalism? Media InThe Pub is gathering a bunch of people to pitch their plans to you on November 24 at the Clarendon Hotel in Surry Hills. So come along and be prepared to decide which of the ideas could fly. Details here http://www.walkleys.com/news/481/
Courtesy of Australia's Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance.
What does the future hold for your industry and your union? The Alliance is hosting an online discussion to find out what you think. Participants will log-in twice daily over a three-day period from November 16. All views are confidential. To register your interest email research@essentialmedia.com.au
Skills for the future
The Alliance is preparing to commission a series of multimedia training courses to give those working in the news media the opportunity to master a range of online skills. Please take a few minutes to fill out this survey http://tinyurl.com/yaenq73 so we can ensure there is a course that suits your needs available.
Something old, something new at Media140
The tribes gathered this week at the ABC to discuss the impact of social media on journalism. Despite the world having moved on since the Alliance staged its Future of Journalism conference at the same venue 18 months ago, Media140 http://www.aroundtheworldin140days.com/ was dominated by the same misunderstandings between "legacy" and "new media" types as ever. Read reports on Media140 from Duncan Riley, Margaret Simons and Jonathan Este: http://tinyurl.com/56uszw , http://tinyurl.com/yk8j9bg and http://tinyurl.com/npqpx8
Free Crikey trial
Crikey would like to offer all Alliance members a free six-week subscription. Visit http://tinyurl.com/yay6pav to get it - all we need is your email address.
The Global Journalist
Media Alliance members have been invited to participate in a national survey of Australian journalists. The questions canvass job satisfaction, professional values and reporting methods. The findings will be published in a book next year entitled The Global Journalist. Please respond by emailing b.josephi@ecu.edu.au with a phone number and indicating a convenient time for a researcher to ring you.
Subsidising the newsroom
A new report on how to rebuild American journalism, co-authored by former Washington Post editor Len Downie, calls for the US Government to step in and provide public funding. It’s one of several legislation and regulatory steps needed to “reconstruct” local news, according to the report, called “Reconstructing American Journalism”, which was commissioned by Columbia University’s journalism school. More here http://tinyurl.com/ylxc7pm , http://bit.ly/2TEmJZ and here http://bit.ly/kYiyp
Media In The Pub
It’s the most talked about media question of the times: What are the business models that will support news reporting and journalism? Media InThe Pub is gathering a bunch of people to pitch their plans to you on November 24 at the Clarendon Hotel in Surry Hills. So come along and be prepared to decide which of the ideas could fly. Details here http://www.walkleys.com/news/481/
Courtesy of Australia's Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance.
Volunteers needed for Vaka Pasifica Festival
Hi everyone,
The Brisbane Oxfam office is looking for volunteers, especially a videographer/photographer, to help out at the Vaka Pasifica festival in Runcorn/Fruitgrove on Saturday 14 November. This is a Pacific communities’ festival with a focus on global warming in the Pacific, with singing, entertainment and great food.
Oxfam will be distributing information, asking people to sign petitions, showing the Sisters on the Planet DVD, etc.
Time and tasks:
Meet at 9.00 am, leave the Valley Oxfam office by train at 9.25 and arrive in Fruitgrove at 10.10
Help set up and co-facilitate Sisters on the Planet DVD and conversations with Angela in the Oxfam tent at 11am and 1pm
Distribute Oxfam/Make Poverty History materials
Tck Tck Tck petitions
Finish by 3pm
If you are interested in helping out or would like more information, please contact Angela Ballard at angelab@oxfam.org.au
Thanks,
Deirdre
The Brisbane Oxfam office is looking for volunteers, especially a videographer/photographer, to help out at the Vaka Pasifica festival in Runcorn/Fruitgrove on Saturday 14 November. This is a Pacific communities’ festival with a focus on global warming in the Pacific, with singing, entertainment and great food.
Oxfam will be distributing information, asking people to sign petitions, showing the Sisters on the Planet DVD, etc.
Time and tasks:
Meet at 9.00 am, leave the Valley Oxfam office by train at 9.25 and arrive in Fruitgrove at 10.10
Help set up and co-facilitate Sisters on the Planet DVD and conversations with Angela in the Oxfam tent at 11am and 1pm
Distribute Oxfam/Make Poverty History materials
Tck Tck Tck petitions
Finish by 3pm
If you are interested in helping out or would like more information, please contact Angela Ballard at angelab@oxfam.org.au
Thanks,
Deirdre
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