Yellow Jigsaw team finalists in the Manchester 'Be Proud' Award 2023 We are buzzing to announce that Yellow Jigsaw is a finalist in the Manchester City Council Be Proud award in the 'promoting equality and diversity' category. The award recognises initiatives to bring communities together, celebrating differences and Manchester’s diverse cultures and
WATCH: Mini reporters Q&A with female business experts Mini reporters from our Media Cubs project had the opportunity to submit some of their quirky questions to business people at Blackpool Expo, to find out more about their careers and passions. The reporters questions were broadcast live at the event and
As we close the YJ doors on 2022, we thought we’d share a few of our highlights from a very busy and fun year. It goes without saying that our two main Yellow Jigsaw projects - Talking About My Generation - the first older people's led newsroom in the country and Media Cubs - a kids
Our community film project sees young people learn and grow in confidence We love working with fellow social enterprises and in late 2022, our Media Cubs project teamed up with Art with Heart and 4CT Limited to bring a group of 20 children aged 7-11 together to create a short film all about their community
WATCH: Mini reporters interview Greater Manchester Lord-Lieutenant Mini reporters from our Media Cubs project had the pleasure of hosting a virtual press conference with the Lord-Lieutenant of Greater Manchester, Diane Hawkins. The Lord-Lieutenant is responsible for arranging visits by members of the Royal family and escorting Royal visitors ensuring
WATCH: Older reporters create video to support others to stay 'Winterwise' We are excited to reveal a new video created by our team of reporters from our Talking About My Generation project has gone LIVE to support older people to be 'Winterwise' The short film was commissioned by the
We are thrilled to announce that our team of community reporters have been awarded the prestigious Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. The Talking About My Generation news team is the UK’s first older people’s-led news team, covering news, views and nostalgia from across Greater Manchester, all while challenging ageist stereotypes, and we are delighted that
Our Media Cubs community reporter project for children and young people has reached 1000 children since launching. The pop-up TV studio and newsroom has delivered after-school clubs, holiday camps and virtual clubs across Greater Manchester since our first official club in Trafford in 2019. We set up Media Cubs to support all children to broadcast their confidence
I can’t say I was shocked to read that 80% of journalists come from professional and upper class backgrounds in a new report from the NCTJ – more deflated that nothing has changed – in fact worsened since I joined my first news room 20 years ago as a proud working class woman. The newly-released Diversity
https://youtu.be/f7bqGW-N7pI As part of our community reporter project - Media Cubs - the Yellow Jigsaw team works with young people to up skill them in all things media and support them to broadcast their confidence. During the pandemic the mini reporters led their own Media Cubs #RaiseYourHand campaign and as part of that took
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