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.
Friday, November 20, 2009
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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