Media training scholarship offered at SADC Water Dialogue

Inter Press Service (IPS) Africa will be hosting a media workshop to improve the knowledge of reporters and provide additional skills on covering water issues. Print and radio journalists from countries within the SADC region (except Madagascar) are invited to submit applications for scholarships which includes transport, accommodation and meals. 2 Jun 2011 10:21

IAJ calls for training course applications

South Africa's Institute for the Advancement of Journalism (IAJ) and the International Institute for Journalism (IIJ) in Berlin, Germany, of the GIZ - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit - are inviting mid-career journalists to apply for a two-week training course on Reporting regional integration - the history, politics and economics of SADC. 23 May 2011 11:11

China puts its mark on Malawi

[Claire Ngozo] Driving through Malawi's capital, Lilongwe, it is difficult to miss the imposing building under construction in the city centre. It's the country's first five-star hotel, US$90 million worth of well-appointed rooms, a state-of-the-art conference centre and 14 opulent presidential suites. 28 Apr 2011 09:47

D&AD 2011: In book and Pencil nominations

LONDON, UK: After a week of deliberation and the odd row or two, a week where the competition was as fierce as the debate, D&AD has awarded 680 entries In Book or Nominated status in the D&AD Awards 2011. In addition, in the Student Awards 217 students from around the world have taken their first steps towards creative fame, achieving In Book or above status. 20 Apr 2011 12:11

Cannes Creative Leaders awards bursaries

LONDON, UK: The Cannes Creative Leaders Programme will once again take place in June following the success of last year's programme. 19 Apr 2011 11:43

Cannes Lions launches Cannes Creative Academy for Young Marketers

CANNES, FRANCE: The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has announced the launch of The Cannes Creative Academy for Young Marketers, a week-long programme of structured and intensive learning specifically targeted to marketers and brand managers aged 30 years or under, working within a client organisation. 13 Apr 2011 09:08

ADC: 2011 ADC Hall of Fame Laureates

NEW YORK, US: The Art Directors Club (www.adcglobal.org), one of the leading organisations for creatives in integrated media and reputedly the first global creative collective of its kind, has announced the latest group of inductees into the ADC Hall of Fame. 12 Apr 2011 05:54

One Club schedule of events for 2011 Creative Week NYC

NEW YORK, US: The One Club has announced the event line-up for the third annual Creative Week New York from 9-15 May. Creative Week New York is where advertising, design, and new media intersect with the arts. 4 Apr 2011 10:01

Join study tour to news organisations

PARIS, FRANCE: A tour aimed at CEOs, managing directors, editors-in-chief and senior news executives who are interested in bringing their newsroom forward is being organised by Newsplex and the World Editors Forum (WEF) from 15-20 May 2011 in the US. 1 Apr 2011 06:49

One Club launches third annual Creative Week NYC

NEW YORK, US: The One Club has announced the event line-up for the third annual Creative Week New York, 9-15 May 2011. Creative Week New York, which has been declared officially by New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, is an annual celebration of creativity in advertising, design and digital media. 23 Mar 2011 12:31

ADC has a fight on its hands...

NEW YORK, US: The international creative community can now participate remotely in the ADC Young Guns 9 upcoming "A Young Guns Parade and Funeral March for Fighters and Lovers" kick-off event in New York via ADC's "I Fight For" project (www.adcyoungguns.org/enter/ifightfor/): 16 Mar 2011 12:03

Learning programme At Dubai Lynx 2011

DUBAI, UAE: The Dubai International Advertising Festival, now in its fourth year, will take place from 27-29 March. This year, Dubai Lynx 2011 will offer what is says will be 'an outstanding and thought-provoking programme' at its new location, the Madinat Jumeirah resort on the Arabian Sea. 9 Mar 2011 10:48

CUP jury gets down to work

ISTANBUL, TURKEY: The jury led by Celso Loducca, president of Loducca, Brazil, met in Istanbul today, 7 March, and got down to four days of work going through 715 entries from four regional festivals and deciding on nominees in each of 19 Product & Services, 9 Media and 10 Admaking categories. The winners of the 38 CUP trophies and the Grand Cup winner will be announced and presented on Saturday, 12 March, in Conrad Hotel, Istanbul. 7 Mar 2011 12:40

Applications open: Photographer in Residence 2011

GRAZ, AUSTRIA/JOHANNESBURG, SA: The Salzburg International Summer Academy of Fine Arts (ISBK) will continue its residency programme for photographers in 2011, which is a cooperation of the Summer Academy, Camera Austria, Graz and the Market Photo Workshop in Johannesburg. 4 Mar 2011 09:07