Coming soon...find out what they learnt in the newsrooms as they share their top tips!
Media Connections - Offering charity PR officers the chance to work alongside the media’s best to learn what makes a good news story. Read their diaries and top tips on from the horsesmouth.
Stop press....
Nia Charpentier from TreeHouse - the national charity for autism education, is spending a few days with Radio 5 Live
Rachel Slade fom Depaul UK is going to Channel 4 News
Nikki Morgan from War Child UK is off to the Financial Times
Sarah Nurton from After Adoption will be at Radio 4's flagship 'You and Yours'
Chloë Barker from Arts Council England is off to Sky News for a week.
Ruth Sackett from London Sports Forum for Disabled People is going to BBC London.
Brenda McIlwraith from WaterAid is spending a week with BBC World News.
Check back later and see how they got on.
Shadowing experienced journalists and producers and discover why certain stories are picked up and how editorial ideas are developed. Most importantly, getting the chance to learn how to improve your charity's relationship with the media to gain more publicity for its activities. Media Trust is offering ten weeklong placements during January and February 2010 to PR or press officers from voluntary organisations. Placements will be at a range of top media companies including regional, local and national newspapers, BBC radio and television news, Press Association and Sky News Fiona McKinstrie, from UK Youth Parliament spent a week at Channel 4 News. Fiona said: 'Being on ‘work experience’ at the age of 29 was always going to be a surreal experience, but if I was hoping for a career enhancing, motivational, and all round incredible opportunity I most certainly got one. And some.' Read about how the other placements got on last year Closing date for entry was October 23rd 2009. By sending in an applications, applicants will be seen to have agreed with our terms and conditions which are here for reference.How it works
Successful applications were chosen on the strength of their application and covering letter. Unfortunately, travel and expenses are not covered. Most successful applicants will be awarded a placement locally but will need to consider expenses if they wish to travel further a field.Here's one we did earlier..
Shadowing experienced journalists and producers and discover why certain stories are picked up and how editorial ideas are developed. Most importantly, getting the chance to learn how to improve your charity's relationship with the media to gain more publicity for its activities.
How it works
Media Trust is offering ten weeklong placements during January and February 2010 to PR or press officers from voluntary organisations. Placements will be at a range of top media companies including regional, local and national newspapers, BBC radio and television news, Press Association and Sky News
Successful applications were chosen on the strength of their application and covering letter. Unfortunately, travel and expenses are not covered. Most successful applicants will be awarded a placement locally but will need to consider expenses if they wish to travel further a field.
Here's one we did earlier..
Fiona McKinstrie, from UK Youth Parliament spent a week at Channel 4 News. Fiona said: 'Being on ‘work experience’ at the age of 29 was always going to be a surreal experience, but if I was hoping for a career enhancing, motivational, and all round incredible opportunity I most certainly got one. And some.'
Read about how the other placements got on last year
Closing date for entry was October 23rd 2009.
By sending in an applications, applicants will be seen to have agreed with our terms and conditions which are here for reference.
