competition

Amnesty International is running a competiton in conjunction with the NUJ and the Daily Mirror for the Student Human Rights Reporter Award.

The competition is open to all students in the UK whose story has been published or broadcast in a recognised student publication or outlet between September 2011 and February 2012, and the deadline is March 1st. 

Click here for more information and to see last year's winning entry. 

For any of you interested in Global Health issues, this competition may be of interest to you:

 http://blog.results.org.uk/2011/09/30/student-journalism-competition-delegation-to-south-africa/ 

 After winning the Newsroom UK's last competition with my article on how to survive the summer on just your student loan, I have been entered into their second competition. This time my article is about the decline of the record label and features Greek thrash band Suicidal Angels' frontman, Nick. Please read, click the link multiple times and pass around (the article with the most hits wins)

Thanks!

http://www.thenewsroomuk.co.uk/contributor7_3.php

The above awards have been launched for 2011.  Closing date is 1 July 2011, website closing date 1 June 2011.  Winner will be awarded two weeks' work experience at the Guardian, runners up get one week.  Winner of the Critic of the Year category will get a 6 month internship at NME.  See posters on noticeboards in the Centre for details.

The following email was received today:

Channel 4 News has today launched a competition to find the Best Young Blogger 2010 – we’re looking for someone aged 16-24 who can take apart the news agenda and write about it in an informed, engaging and lively way.

We have received the following email:

For the second year running, YouTube is offering aspiring journalists the chance to win big money - and more importantly, the chance to work on a journalism project with the Pulitzer Center. For the first round of the Project Report competition, entrants are required to submit a video package based on a day in the life of a person they feel should be brought to the world's attention. The deadline is February 28.

see attached for competition details