Journoz: Updates for Australian Journalists

The Munsters

The annual George Munster Award, a $1000 prize for excellence in independent journalism, is open for nominations now. The deadline for entries is Monday September 1, 2003.

Awarded annually since 1986 by the Australian Centre for Independent Journalism at the University of Technology, Sydney, the George Munster Award recognises an outstanding piece of journalism published or broadcast in any medium that year (i.e. between 1 Jul 2002 and 30 Jun 2003). Entries should demonstrate independence of mind, acuity and excellence in craft.

The presentation of the award will be made at UTS on Friday 19 September 2003, the final night of the George Munster Journalism Forums.

A series of four George Munster forums will be held during September and broadcast on ABC Radio National on Sundays at 5pm. The forums are free and members of the public are welcome.

The first forum will be held at the University of Newcastle Callaghan campus on Monday 1 September at 7pm. Journalist Stephen Long, Samaritans Foundation CEO Cec Shevels and Associate Professor Martin Watts will discuss Reporting Employment: winners and losers.

At the second forum on 8 September at the ABC Rehearsal Studios in Ultimo, Sydney, Adjunct Professor Peter Manning, former head of news and current affairs at ABC and Channel 7, and Paula Abood, community development worker and activist, will join a panel discussion on Reporting Race.

The third forum, in Melbourne on 15 September, will discuss Reporting the Asia-Pacific Region and the final forum, to be held in Sydney on 19 September, will address Reporting the Symbolic War.

Nominations for the award are invited from all Australian journalists. Application forms and details are available on the Web: The Program for the George Munster Forums is at http://acij.uts.edu.au/forums/ To apply for the Award, see http://acij.uts.edu.au/awards/award.html.

For more information about the Forums or the Award, send an email to acij@uts.edu.au Posted by belinda at August 26, 2003 10:19 AM

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