成人论坛 Outreach & Corporate Responsibility
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Keeping up with the Year-7s
Chris Gray
Broadcast Journalist, 成人论坛 News channel
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On the eve of 成人论坛 School Report News Day, Chris Gray from the 成人论坛 News channel describes the preparation he’s done with St Thomas’ School.
‘Their knowledge of editing software and camera shots was very impressive’
I was attracted to 成人论坛 School Report having worked with young people before, and I was keen to do it again. I would’ve jumped at the chance to do something similar when I was at school, aged 11 and interested in journalism.
On this project, I have been working with St Thomas’ School in south London, with some Year-7 pupils to help develop their story.
They were researching how different people learn and how teaching must adapt to those different types of learners, whether they are audio, visual or kinaesthetic learners.
The students I met conducted a study with the rest of the year group, analysed the results and will be following up their results with interviews with people in the school who focus on types of learning.
At the 成人论坛, I am a Broadcast Journalist on the 成人论坛 News channel. I work in the heart of the newsroom at New Broadcasting House as well as on location, working on many stories that develop throughout the day. The role can take you from political outside鈥�
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Reporting for duty
Margaret Burgin
Senior Schools Outreach Manager, 成人论坛 Outreach
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The 成人论坛’s new senior schools outreach manager, Margaret Burgin, sets out her vision for 成人论坛 staff and young people working together on News Day and beyond.
‘I passionately believe that we need to listen to the voices of our younger audiences so that we have an audience in the future’
I am always struck by the fresh ideas and sheer energy young people bring to the news agenda.
It all started for me in local radio at where we hosted a “radio station” for the Sheffield Children’s Festival which featured young people who produced and presented their own programmes.
There were lighter features, too - a satirical soap called Jarvis Cocker Street and a precursor to something like The Apprentice where the regular presenters at 成人论坛 Radio Sheffield were fired one by one. This project thrived, and we even did an exchange with South African schools for the Africa Season in 2004.
When News Action decided to pilot the schools project which eventually became School Report they invited me to an ideas day with other 成人论坛 staff with experience of working with schools – a really exciting day with like-minded colleagues.
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Lesson for the teacher
Delia Lloyd
Head of Policy and Research Insight, 成人论坛 Media Action
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Delia Lloyd describes how an unforeseen event during a storytelling workshop became the lesson itself.
‘This woman did so much more for our storytelling session than a thousand more examples could have done’
I’ve taught classes and run workshops for much of my adult life, so in some ways I shouldn’t have been surprised by what happened during a storytelling workshop with 成人论坛 Outreach recently. Still, it was a helpful reminder of that age-old adage - “” – that even the most carefully prepared plans can go wrong.
The workshop was for , a London-based charity that works to strengthen the voice, participation and representation of migrants in the media. I was there with a colleague to deliver a day-long workshop entitled “Communication for Change,” which provided participants with a series of storytelling tools that can be used to create change.
We both work for , the 成人论坛’s international development charity - which uses media and communication to foster good governance, health lives and resilient communities in the world’s most fragile settings. So this seemed like a fairly straightforward assignment.
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Bransholme at 50
Helen Amess
Outreach Manager, 成人论坛 North
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Helen Amess has been working with the team at 成人论坛 Look North and 成人论坛 Radio Humberside to launch an outreach project to celebrate a housing estate on the outskirts of Hull as it celebrates its 50th birthday.
‘Every single person was unfailing in their pride about living on Bransholme’
It’s a story which has been repeated in so many of the UK’s cities - World War II left a large swathe of Hull’s centre destroyed by bombing and the condition of the remaining housing meant much of it was uninhabitable.
So it was decided to create a new estate on the edge of city where there would be modern鈥�
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The coolest people in some of the coolest roles
Diane Reid
Head of Outreach & Corporate Responsibility
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Diane Reid, Head of 成人论坛 Outreach & Corporate Responsibility, sums up a year of of innovative and diverse outreach projects and says a big ‘thank you‘ to 成人论坛 volunteers
Audiences are at the heart of everything we do
“There is nothing like face to face interaction with the audience.” These are the words of Radio 1Xtra Producer who worked with young people from Hackney on the design of a radio debate about what it means to be Black and British.
Hermeet was one of hundreds of 成人论坛 staff who volunteered to work on Outreach projects in 2016. The projects they worked on were exciting鈥�
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Olivia Lockyer - the big issue of induction
Olivia Lockyer
Digital Content & Partnerships, 成人论坛 Make it Digital
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Olivia Lockyer volunteered with 成人论坛 Outreach to help Big Issue North produce an induction film for vendors.
'It was fantastic to be able to experience and learn new skills'
I felt lucky to work with the 成人论坛 Outreach team on a project with Big Issue North. We were helping the magazine by making a film for new vendors and office staff to illustrate what it takes to be a vendor and how to operate on the pitch.
This included planning the storyboard for the film, directing the shoot and then editing the film. We also ran a workshop about making content for online and social media to help the Big鈥�
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Elaina Boateng - reaching full potential
Elaina Boateng
Production Co-ordinator, 成人论坛 Factual
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Elaina Boateng shared her own career journey as she co-hosted an evening to inspire young people from Hackney looking for their big breaks in the world of work.
‘This 成人论坛 outreach project taught me the importance of diverse recruitment’
成人论坛 Outreach’s event is one of the most rewarding and entertaining I have been a part of since I began my career at the 成人论坛, three years ago.
I have always been passionate about helping young people reach their full potential. As a graduate of , a charity that helps BAME 18s-25s get into the media industry, I have seen the impact the charity鈥�
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Where the journey starts
Josie Verghese
Senior Broadcast Journalist, 成人论坛 School Report
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Josie Verghese works in secondary schools with young people and teachers - preparing them , for and the project's annual . She is encouraging more 成人论坛 staff from across divisions to volunteer their skills.
'We all have transferable skills to bring to School Report volunteering, and that's an important message for the young people, too'
The best bit of my job is going in to schools and working with young people - they never fail to surprise me and I really value stepping out of the 成人论坛 bubble and meeting our audiences.
My visits are to find out what they鈥�
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Young voices on air
Kalpana Boodhoo
Broadcast Journalist, 成人论坛 Hereford & Worcester
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Kalpana Boodhoo always knew she wanted to be a radio journalist. Now she's helping to inspire teenagers into a career in broadcasting.
'I want to inspire the younger generation, and make them realise that a career in journalism is very much achievable'
I have been a Broadcast Journalist for the last 13 years and 2017 will be my fourth year as a Mentor. As part of my day-to-day job at , I read the news, produce programmes and report on the biggest stories in our region.
When I was at school, I knew I wanted to work in radio, but I had absolutely no鈥�
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Talking music
Sharon Mair
Station Manager, 成人论坛 Radio Scotland Music Extra
成人论坛 Radio Scotland was a pop-up digital station showcasing the diversity of Scottish music and artists leading up to St Andrew’s Day 2016. Station manager Sharon Mair ensured audiences were at the heart of its plans.
‘This relationship with the audience is really honest and a privilege to have – I hope it will shape whatever we do in the future’
Nine weeks before the pop-up station launched, we invited in about 40 audience members from different generations and backgrounds with one thing in common – they all loved music.
Through 成人论坛 Outreach, we worked鈥�
