LAUNCHES
The Daily Telegraph Gardens to Visit
Sector: gardening
Frequency: monthly
Price: £3.95 Publisher:BBC Magazines
The BBC has launched a new gardening magazine. The first issue is available on 5 March and will feature the best and most beautiful gardens open to the public in the UK and Ireland.
Editor: Jodie Jones
Contact: BBC Worldwide, Woodlands, 80 Wood Lane, London W12 0TT
Tel: 0208 4332000
BOOKS
Dod’s Constituency Guide 2003
The first edition of this new guide features the most up-to-date political analysis and statistics for all 659 constituencies in the UK. Each constituency is listed alphabetically and the guide contains information about its electoral history and key local political issues. It also has economic and social profiles of each constituency.
Editor: Simon Gillon
Price: £140
Publisher: Vacher Dod Publishing
Open Government: what do we need to know? Edited by Stephen Platten
Price: £9.99
Publisher: Canterbury Press
Open Government features contributions from five different writers representing politics, the media and the church. The book focuses on the truthfulness and freedom of information available in society today and contributors include Kate Adie, Peter Hennessey, Gerard Hughes, Douglas Hurd and former prime minister John Major.
Editor: Stephen Platten
Contact: St Mary’s Works, St Mary’s Plain, Norwich, Norfolk, NR3 3BH
AWARDS REMINDERS
North East Press Awards
Deadline: 21March 2003
Contact: Keith Seacroft
Tel: 0191 3742947
E-mail: e.c.west@durham.ac.uk
David Watt Prize
Deadline: 31 March 2003
Contact: Celia Beale
Tel: 01985 844613
E-mail: celiabeale@globalnet.co.uk
Website: www.riotinto.com
Visions of Science Photography Competition
Deadline: 30 May 2003
Contact: Katie Watt
Tel: 020 7 6135577
Website: www.visions-of-science.co.uk
One World International Media Awards
Deadline: 21 March 2003
Contact: Danny Winkler
Tel: 0207 8747609
E-mail: oneworld@owbt.org
London Press Club Awards
Deadline: 31 March 2003
Contact: Dr Mark Bryant
Venue: Claridges, London
Tel: 020 7 3537086
E-mail: lpressclub@aol.com
Regional Press Awards
Deadline: 1 May
Contact: Andrea Hayes , 19 Scarbrook Road, Croydon CR9 1LX
Tel: 020 8565 3056
E-mail: andreah@qpp.co.uk
Magazine Design Awards
Deadline: 1 May
Contact: Andrea Hayes, 19 Scarbrook Road, Croydon CR9 1LX
Tel: 020 8565 3056
E-mail: andreah@qpp.co.uk
Website: www.magazinedesignawards.co.uk
REDESIGNS
Nme.com
Sector: Music
Publisher: IPC Magazines
Nme.com, the New Musical Express’ website, has been completely revamped. Despite winning several awards since its launch, editor Anthony Thornton says the change was inevitable. “Websites have to keep changing in order to sat fresh. We’ve brought news more to the forefront of the site and we’re now positing up 10 to 15 stories every day.”
Previously, each section of the site was colour-coded, but the colour and typography have been changed to bring the site in line with the print version of NME. The site now downloads up to 25 per cent more quickly as a result. NME’s print journalists still write most of the content.
Editor: Anthony Thornton
Contact: Kings Reach Tower, Stanford Street, London SE1 9LS
Tel: 020 7615391
E-mail: anthony.thornton@nme.com
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