Journoz: Updates for Australian Journalists

George Munster Forum

What: 2004 George Munster Journalism Award & Forum
When: 6.30pm on Friday September 17, 2004
Where: Guthrie Theatre, 702-730 Harris St, Ultimo, Sydney
Welcome drinks will be followed by award presentation and panel discussion. Admission is free.

Academics, students and journalists are invited to join the Australian Centre for Independent Journalism (http://acij.uts.edu.au/) on Friday September 17 for the annual George Munster journalism award and forum.
The prestigious George Munster award celebrates excellence in independent journalism. It carries a prize of $1,000, and is open to all journalists, working in print, broadcast and online media. Previous winners include journalists from The Age, Sydney Morning Herald, and the ABC, as well as freelance reporters and broadcasters.
As part of the award presentation, a panel of journalists, former Munster award winners, and academics will discuss the issues raised by the winning entry. They'll be taking part in the George Munster Journalism Forum, to be broadcast on ABC Radio National. The forum promises a lively debate on the issue of media independence. Originally instituted as an award for freelance journalism, the George Munster Award was expanded in 1998 to include applicants who are not freelancers but are able to demonstrate independence of mind and excellence in their craft.
George Munster was a co-founder of the Nation, and a freelance editor, journalist and writer of books. He later became an editor with Angus and Robertson Publishers and reverted to freelance work both as a journalist and book writer. His book Rupert Murdoch: A Paper Prince was launched in October 1985, soon after his death.
For more details, contact : Dominic O'Grady. Phone: (02) 9514 2295 Posted by belinda at September 10, 2004 10:25 AM

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