Capturing the Wigan Council Holiday Activity and Food Programme 2023 As well as upskilling over 1200 young people across Greater Manchester, our Media Cubs project has been busy capturing all of the fun across Wigan as part of the council’s Holiday Activity and Food programme. The programme provides healthy meals and

'Broadcasting confidence’ media training with Cumbria Wildlife Trust The Yellow Jigsaw team took a trip to a beautiful part of the world to deliver media training to staff from Cumbria Wildlife Trust to increase their confidence when giving broadcast interviews and creating social media video content. The team, made up of

Why you should totally get behind social enterprises Did you know that Yellow Jigsaw is a social enterprise? Every time you partner with us, take one of our training sessions, or request work from us, you’re making a difference and supporting something good. In case you didn’t already know, a social

Top tips: Using Canva for social media creation Eye-catching graphics and engaging designs are essential for grabbing the attention of your audience and conveying your message effectively online. We recommend Canva - a free, versatile and user-friendly graphic design tool that empowers both professionals and beginners to create stunning visuals for

A return for Grace, a trip to the Big Smoke and one big question… Having spent the past six months immersed in my new role as a Mum, I was perhaps more excited than the average person to dust off my ‘work hat’ and resume my role as a director of Yellow Jigsaw

My work experience with Yellow Jigsaw: from TikTok to Talking About My Generation Sixth form student – Archie Day – joined Yellow Jigsaw for a week of work experience with a set of skills he had in mind that he wanted to increase including communication, IT, teamwork and building confidence. Here, he

Yellow Jigsaw project expands for Summer 2023 with new staff, partnerships and activities on offer We're excited to announce that our Media Cubs project is expanding once again this Summer. Our 'pop-up TV studio and newsroom' workshops will be transforming even more young people into mini reporters and movie makers, thanks to

How do we improve diversity in the media? We ask an AI tool... Diversifying the media - we're not quite getting it right yet. Although industry experts may lean towards the fact that it's improving, we're nowhere near the finishing line.   Just a couple of statistics for you - around 80 per

Six tips for creating better in-house video content for your brand or company If you're a small business or social enterprise, you may choose to create short videos in-house to support your marketing and PR efforts.   Smartphones nowadays can be used to film too - of course, it won't be professional quality,

Threads: new social media platform explained Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has waged a war with Twitter owner Elon Musk by launching rival platform, "Threads". Millions have already downloaded the app since its launch on July 6th. But what's different about Threads - and how could it benefit your organisation? Here's what we know