On Monday we brought together a number of companies that went on a trade delegation to Beijing and Shanghai at the tale-end of the Games. The open conversation was captured, and a more accurate description of the thoughts will appear, but here is my take on how the UK creative media industries can make hay . . . → Read More: 2012 – taking advantage of the Games
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I visited The NET last year. Tucked away in a national print works in Docklands, they’re an educational charity that provides a real-life newsroom for pupils so they can be a journalist for the day. Schools can book either of two editing suites: one for Primary and one for Secondary and Post-16 student groups. They also do a guided . . . → Read More: The Newspaper Education Trust’s ‘Save the NET’ campaign Neil Garner is a professional trainer I have known (and respected) for over a decade. He used to train the trainees I looked after at the BBC – and was a perfect judge of character as well as a wonderful communicator, enthuser and sage. Here are his thoughts on the difference between education and training. As a . . . → Read More: Guest Blog from Neil Garner – Training vs Education Last week saw the launch of the draft skills strategy consultation for UK publishing. We are encouraging those in the industry to read and provide comments on whether the strategy resonates by Thursday 9 April. The strategy aims to ensure that employers in publishing can recruit people with the right skills for the job and to strengthen . . . → Read More: Consultation launched to strengthen skills in UK publishing Traditionally the creative media industry is split into different categories – Film, TV, Radio, Photo Imaging, Publishing, Computer Games, Advertising, etc. The boundaries and divisions of these seemingly stand-alone sectors are based output; the final format or product. They have historically had their own supply chains, their own workforce, and their own audiences. The merging of these . . . → Read More: CONCEPT – CONSTRUCT – CONNECT: a different way to look at the creative media industry |
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