Journalism awards
The Comment Awards 2010
Deadline: 31st July 10
This award celebrates comment in all its forms - both print and online from newspapers to blogs. There are 13 categories including Best Blogger, Financial Commentator, Best Comment Pages, and Political Commentator.
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AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards
Deadline: various deadlines between July – August 2010
This award recognises professional journalists for their achievements in the coverage of the sciences. There are a variety of awards for different categories within science journalism all with prizes in excess of 5000 dollars.
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The Paul Foot Award 2010
Deadline: 1st September 2010
An award for investigative journalism/campaigning presented in memory of political campaigner and author, Paul Foot. With a first prize of £5,000 this award is sponsored by Private Eye and The Guardian.
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New Media Writing Prize
Deadline: 15th September 2010
Poole Literary Festival in partnership with Bournemouth University will honour writers working with new media. Entries can include stories, poetry, or any other fiction delivered using any combination of word processing, pictures, video, mobile phones, blogs, twitter etc
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Events
The Media Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival
27-29th August 2010
Edinburgh, UK
The Edinburgh International Television Festival is the annual event for everyone working in television. It is aimed at helping individuals gain essential knowledge and experience through valuable workshops. This festival prides themselves to opening doors, buildings relationships within the TV community.
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International Press Institute 60th Anniversary World Congress: Thinking the Unthinkable – Are We Losing the News?
11-14th September 2010
Vienna, Austria & Bratislava, Slovakia
The International Press Institute (IPI) is a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists who are dedicated to “safeguarding press freedom, the protection of freedom of opinion and expression, the promotion of the free flow of news and information, and the improvement of the practices of journalism”. This year’s World Congress will look at the challenges facing the media around the world as well as the solutions and success stories, and ethics in the new media landscape.
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Web Science: A New Frontier
27 – 28th September 2010
London, UK
This interdisciplinary meeting at the Royal Society will discuss the ideas and studies behind the Web's growth, the emergence of large-scale structure, the resources that comprise of its size as well as the other issues it presents the components of a Science of the Web.
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