Journalism & PR at Sunderland

European Young Journalist of the Year Award

By Alex Lockwood ⋅ May 21, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Don’t forget to apply to the 2009 European Young Journalist Award…only two weeks to go. The prize is the title of ‘2009 European Young Journalist’ in the UK, followed up by a cultural trip with all expenses paid to Berlin in August/September 2009. Deadline is 31 May.
You need to be between 17 and 35, and [...]

Win a Flip camcorder: Sunderland survey

By Alex Lockwood ⋅ April 28, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Welcome back, and welcome to the 2nd most important survey of the year. The University and the Students’ Union want your opinions about your experience here at University. The information will help students like you get the most out of your time here by identifying ways in which the student experience can be improved.
Results of [...]

Orwell Trust running ‘as live’ Orwell blog… from 1939

By admin ⋅ March 3, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Each year the Orwell Trust, which supports the work and legacy of George Orwell, organises the Orwell Prize for political writing. Previously, there had been two categories, for books and journalism. This year, however, they have extended the categories to a third: for blogs.

Want to meet Jon Snow and judge a media award?

By Alex Lockwood ⋅ February 18, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Are you 21 or under, and interested in the media and young people’s issues around the world? You could sit on the One World Youth Jury and choose the media that changes people’s minds.
The One World Media Awards is a leading awards event in the UK, open to films, radio programmes, newspaper articles and websites, [...]

UNESCO world press freedom competition: £500

By Alex Lockwood ⋅ December 9, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The 2009 UN World Press Freedom Day Student Journalism Competition has been announced, and you lot from the University of Sunderland Journalism and PR department are encouraged to enter. The joint organisers of the Day in the UK – the UK National Commission for UNESCO and the Press Freedom Network – are inviting entries on [...]

BBC writersroom Future Talent Award

By admin ⋅ November 10, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The BBC has announced another development opportunity for talented drama and comedy writers. This is their blurb:
We would like to invite students from the BBC MediaCityUK partner organisations [Sunderland is one member] to submit up to three 30-90 minute drama or comedy scripts written by their students, to be read and considered by our team [...]

Some new opportunities: interested?

By admin ⋅ October 23, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Three great new opportunities for journalists to get published or win some cash for your work.
Opportunity #1: New North East Entertainment Guide wants you (no, not them, you)
Whats On NE is a new website set up by the people who run the Chronicle and Journal in Newcastle. They are after a voluntary blogger and also [...]

Another day, another TV programme giving away money

By admin ⋅ October 2, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

You can’t knock it, really. Fame and money all wrapped up into one glorious day out at a TV studio of your choice–and this time, no general knowledge needed.
This is the blurb:
The makers of IN IT TO WIN IT, WHO DARES WINS and EGGHEADS are looking for lively contestants to audition for a chance to [...]

Win £100 (book tokens) with CricketWrite.com

By admin ⋅ September 24, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

And another prize for budding sports journalists. ‘Young writers’ could win £100 in book tokens if they enter cricketwrite.com’s new short story competition. This is the blurb:
We are looking for stories from writers aged 25 and under and the challenge is to be creative. The stories could feature a favourite player or team, most memorable [...]

One for the girls: the Mary Stott prize, £500

By admin ⋅ September 19, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Another competition for journalists, the Guardian is seeking articles of up to 1,500 words for the Mary Stott prize, in honour of their campaigning journalist who died in 2002. This is the blurb:
We are seeking entries for this year’s Mary Stott prize, awarded in honour of the pioneering journalist who edited the women’s pages of [...]

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