We are pleased to announce that we have recently joined forces with Women In Journalism, a networking, campaigning, training and social organisation for women journalists who work across all the written media.  WIJ grew out of a demand for women to be more effectively represented at senior level in newspapers and magazines, and has since evolved into a forum for women in journalism at all levels.

For more information about WIJ, and how to become a member, please visit www.womeninjournalism.co.uk

We were thrilled to support the annual Hacks Vs Flacks cricket match which took place earlier this month. The match, an annual fixture in the media calendar is held in order to raise money for a number of charities.  This year’s beneficiaries were The Pace Centre, a school for children with physical disabilities, and the Paul D’Auria Cancer Centre, a charity which supports people and their families who are affected by cancer.  The match was organised by FD’s James Melville-Ross and featured players from the Yorkshire Post, M Communications, and The Independent (just to mention a few). Our Gorkana representative Stephen Marshall had to fill in for an injured Hack at the last minute, and he must have done something right as they won the cup for the first time in four years! A great afternoon was had by all and we are delighted to say that an incredible £20,000 was raised for the two charities.

We were delighted to be the sole sponsor of a recent Radio Academy debate that discussed spin and the political process, and tried to decipher exactly who is setting the agenda. A packed room full of network editors, presenters and researchers, PRs, and the heads of several consultancies and journalism courses heard from Mark Borkowski, founder of Borkowski PR, former apprentice contestant Katie Hopkins, and political blogger Guido Fawkes (aka Paul Staines), under the guidance of Chair and BBC Radio 2 Presenter Jeremy Vine.

For a full write-up or to watch the hour-long debate, please visit www.gorkanapr.com

For more information on The Radio Academy please visit www.radioacademy.org

We have recently launched our 2009 Christmas ready-made lists that include both gift guides and food & drink pages in the monthly consumer magazines. The weekly and national lists will be available in September.

The monthly lists include accurate journalist contact details, as well as background notes, to help PRs pitch stories to the right journalists at the right time.

If you are a Gorkana Media Database client contact Gorkana Support on feedback@gorkana.com to find out how to access the lists.

If you are not a database client please call the Gorkana sales team on +44 (0)20 7420 6854 or request a free demo

We are pleased to announce that we have recently expanded the ready-made lists on the Gorkana Media Database to cover over 500 PR opportunities in the national press.

The lists cover a full range of opportunities from product pages to profile opps across nine consumer sectors including beauty, fashion, travel and food and drink. They include accurate journalist contact details, as well as background notes, to help PRs pitch stories to the right journalists at the right time.

If you are a Gorkana Media Database client, please contact the Gorkana support team on feedback@gorkana.com to find out how to access these lists.

If you are not an existing client, please call our sales team on +44 (0)20 7420 6854 for more information and to arrange a FREE demo