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Guardian journalism competition

Write a story for The Guardian and you could win a trip to Africa.
Students are being asked to submit a 650-1000 word story about an aspect of global poverty. The deadline is June 22.
The best stories will be published online and 16 finalists will be flown to Africa or Asia to research stories to [...]

Digital editor from Echo at injournalism meeting, 1pm today!

If you missed out on the last visit from Lee Hall, the Sunderland Echo’s young and talented digital editor, then you can catch him again at the www.injournalism.co.uk meeting, today at 1pm in the Newsroom.
Well done to the www.injournalism.co.uk team, who arranged this link and visit off their own backs. And also well done to [...]

Journalism jobhunting: 12 top tips, key sites & dirty secrets

Yes, it is the worst year to graduate for around 20 years. No point ignoring that fact. Which is why getting in early, and having a strong CV and portfolio, is going to boost your chances of getting that first job. So here are 12 tips, key sites and dirty secrets to jobhunting every new [...]

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

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.

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

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 [...]