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Midlands titles to offer internships to students

Neil WhiteA new awards scheme will see promising student journalists offered internships by daily and weekly titles across the Midlands.

The Midlands Media Student Awards, scheduled to take place in March as part of the Birmingham Press Club’s 150th anniversary celebrations, aim to recognise the talent of the next-generation of journalists, photographers and broadcasters across the region.

Senior editors have endorsed the project by offering work placements to winners of the scheme’s twelve categories.

Marc Reeves, editor-in-chief of Trinity Mirror’s titles in the Midlands, including the Birmingham Post, Birmingham Mail, Coventry Telegraph and Sunday Mercury, is to provide a six-week internship to the overall winner of the Club’s Student Journalist of the Year accolade, during which time the company will also pay a basic wage and work related expenses.

One week internships will also be offered by the Derby Telegraph, Wolverhampton’s Express & Star, the Worcester News, Tamworth Herald and Worksop Guardian.

Similar placements will also be offered by Midlands radio stations and magazines under the scheme.

Derby Telegraph editor Neil White, pictured left, said: “I have always been grateful for the chance that I was given in our industry by the Birmingham Post & Mail back in 1984.

“If I can provide a similar opportunity to a young journalist, I would be delighted to do so.”

Press Club chairman Ed James said: “For well over a decade, the Midlands Media Awards has been an important part of the Club’s calendar, acknowledging the achievements of top journalists, broadcasters and photographers.

“Now we are pleased to be able to highlight the exciting blend of new talent that is emerging from journalism and media courses – talent that augurs well for the future of regional journalism.”

For more information about the awards click here.

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  • December 15, 2014 at 9:54 am
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    Wow! Some of these papers are offering a WHOLE WEEK of work experience!

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  • December 15, 2014 at 10:58 am
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    “the exciting blend of new talent that is emerging from journalism and media courses – talent that augurs well for the future of regional journalism.”
    What future might that be? It’s amazing that this sort of stuff is spouted every week. Still, I guess the kids out of college will swallow it until they actually start a real job (if they are lucky enough to find one). Good luck to them anyway.

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  • December 15, 2014 at 1:41 pm
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    A student from a video course would be useful, as the mulit-thousand pound video camera and microphone kit TM bought for Brum and Cov each has only been used once in 6 months.

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