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  • Sports journalism award to celebrate Pichincha athletes

    Deadline:

    10/31/06

    A sports journalism competition seeking to award reports on the top ten athletes in the Pichincha region of Ecuador is open to print, radio and television reporters. Application deadline: October 31.

  • Sports meeting brings Arab journalists to Maruitania

    Date: 8/24/06

    More than 50 Arab sports journalists participated in a two-day meeting on the role of sport journalism in society, PANA news agency reported.

    The meeting, held in Nouakchott, Mauritania August 21 to 22, was organized by the Arab Union of Sports Journalists and the Mauritanian Association of Sports Commentators.

  • Workshop will prepare sports journalists for 2010 World Cup

    Date: 6/14/06

    Journalists interested in improving their sports writing skills, especially in preparation for covering the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, are encouraged to register for a three-day workshop. The course is scheduled for June 26 to 30.

    The workshop will cover in-depth sports reporting skills, such as interviewing techniques and how to write features. Ethics in sports reporting and media law issues will also be addressed.

  • Join the discussion: World Cup coverage

    Date: 6/12/06

    Dear Colleague,

    As news of the World Cup dominates the airwaves and front pages around the world, IJNet invites you to express your own views on the importance of passion, ethics and balanced World Cup coverage. We invite you to respond to the following questions, or ask some of your own.

  • Workshop will focus on layout design for the World Cup

    Date: 5/8/06

    Argentine graphic designers and photojournalists will meet in Buenos Aires for a workshop on the visual side of covering this year's World Cup in Germany. The workshop is scheduled for May 12.

  • Arab sports journalists meet in Tunisia

    Date: 4/14/06

    Sports journalist from across the Arab world gathered to discuss their craft and new trends in sports coverage from April 12 to 14 in Tunisia.

    The forum focused on Arab sports media and coverage of major international sporting events, such as the Olympics or the World Cup. The Arab Football Union (UAFA) organized the forum in cooperation with Tunisia's National Olympic Committee, the Tunisian Union of Football, and the Arab Union of Sports Journalists.

  • Media service offers resources for World Cup coverage

    Date: 3/30/06

    The German government is trying to make things easier for the throngs of journalists expected to cover the 2006 World Cup.

    It has created a multilingual, online service with information and photos on Germany and the countries participating in the competition. The service is part of the government's public campaign to promote the country, "Germany – Land of Ideas."

  • World Cup fellowships to bring Africans to Germany

    Deadline:

    4/15/06

    Southern Africa

    Southern African journalists can apply for a fellowship that would send them to cover this year’s World Cup while getting practical work experience in Germany. Application deadline: April 15.  

  • FIFA walks away from talks on World Cup press limits

    Date: 2/27/06

    A coalition of international news organizations says it is not satisfied with “cosmetic changes” made to restrictions on media coverage of the 2006 World Cup in Germany.

  • Argentines reporting on World Cup to learn German

    Deadline:

    2/13/06

    Argentine journalists interested in learning basic German have until February 13 to register for a course offered in Buenos Aires. The goal is to prepare journalists to cover the 2006 World Cup in Germany.

    The program is meant not only for journalists reporting on the games from Germany, but also those who will be reporting from Buenos Aires. The Foro de Periodismo Argentino (FOPEA) and Goethe Institute are organizing the course.