PR-savvy sixth formers have a chance to position themselves in the media spotlight with the UK’s first PR award for students at school or college.
In addition to national recognition for being the UK’s best school-age PR practitioner, the winner will be in line for an Apple iBook computer and qualify for a contribution of £500 towards the fee for enrolling on University College Falmouth’s new Public Relations degree course.

Scholarships for young people in the printing, publishing and paper industries are being offered by The Stationers’ Foundation.
The Francis Mathew Stationers’ Company Scholarships, normally of £750, are intended to help young people already in the industries, or those intending to join.
The closing date for entries is November 30. Application forms can be obtained by emailing The Stationers’ Foundation secretary at [email protected].

Journalists have been found to pay over the odds for car insurance, in a new survey from Confused.com.
Insurance premiums can more than double according to a driver’s profession – with footballers paying the most for cover and secretaries paying the least. Other professions that faced high insurance premiums included journalists, mini-cab drivers, builders, cleaners, mechanics and driving instructors.

More than 350 decision-makers from the media industry will meet at the newspaper and media publishing association Ifra’s “Beyond the Printed Word” conference.
The focus of this year’s event will be on: citizen journalism, user-generated content, Web 2.0 services and cross-media publishing.
Keynote speaker will be Prof Jo Groebel of the Deutsches Digital Institut, who will speak about the new role of the digital user and explain how newspaper publishers can benefit from this.

The Bridlington Free Press roped in local businesses to treat a remarkable couple who have fostered around 300 children over the past 40 years.
The newspaper featured the story of Miriam and Vic Bennett, who currently look after eight children, several of whom have serious health conditions including cystic fibrosis and cerebral palsy.
Miriam had been nominated for Yorkshire Carer of the Year, and staff at the Free Press were so impressed by their story that editor Nick Procter came up with the idea of trying to put together a pampering package for the couple. Within a couple of hours chief reporter John Edwards had persuaded local shops to donate flowers, wine, chocolates, shopping vouchers, book tokens and perfumes.