Bar awards

Entries for the NSW Bar Association Media Awards entries close tomorrow, Wednesday 1 March 2006.

Churchill Fellowships close

Applications for Churchill Fellowships close today, Tuesday 28 February 2006.

Libraries Australia online

Online access to the combined catalogues of all the major libraries in Australia is now up and working. It is called Libraries Australia and is accessed through the National Library of Australia site. A few searches for material known to exist shows that the service throws up most of the hits at major libraries, with a few surprises at less well known libraries. It is certainly quicker than searching individual library catalogues.

MIA 118 out

The journal Media International Australia February 2006 issue (no 118) with the theme Creativity and Practice-led Research has been published and is being posted to subscribers.

iAwards 2006 close

The Australian Information Industry Association iAwards close today. Finalists will be announced 2 March and winners 7 April 2006.

Kurt Schork Awards

Entries for the 2006 Kurt Schork Awards in International Journalism are now open. Australian freelancers in print journalism can enter for one of the $10,000 awards. The deadline for entries is 1 June 2006

Photo winners named

Winners of the World Press Photo Award will be announced today.

Business reporting awards

Citigroup Journalism Awards for excellence in business reporting - entries close today.

German internships

Deutsche Welle (Germany’s ABC/BBC) has two internships for radio journalists in Bonn in its English language department and one in the Online Service. The internships are for six months, are salaried, and DW pays return airfares. Entries close on Friday 10 February 2006.

Convergence book

Australian journalist Stephen Quinn’s new book The Convergent Journalism Handbook: Writing and Producing Across Media (Boston, Focal Press, 2005 ISBN 0 240 8072 3 AUD 70.00) is now available. It’s a practical and up-to-date guide for reporters and subs working in a multimedia newsroom.

Sports broadcasters book

Also concentrating on convergence is the new edition of Bradley Schultz’s Sports Media: Reporting, Producing and Planning (Boston, Focal Press, 2005, ISBN 0 240 80731 6 AUD 54.00). It’s the only text I know on sports broadcasting and reporting.