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Youth Times was a pioneering media project for young people that over 6yrs gave over 2000 young people the opportnity to take part in media training, gain new skills and have a voice through the award winning online magazine www.insitemag.net
Through an exciting programme of media skills workshops in film making, animation, journalism, digital photography and digital storytelling, young people increased their confidence and were actively involved in local democracy. InSITE was one of the only professional online publications in the UK where all the content was created by young people.
In 2005 this unique project was nominated for The Guardian Public Service Awards and short listed for the Phillip Lawrence Citizenship Awards. In 2007 the Insite website was awarded the Young People Now Positive Images Award for 'Best website by young people for young people'.
The project came to an end in 2009 but the InSITE website will continue to grow and develop. The website has new been adopted by the Herefordshire Creative and Media Diploma as their platform for students to share their films, photographs, ideas and designs with a global audience.
An integral part of the Youth Times project was the Youth Media Trainee Scheme which over 6 years gave 8 young people the practical opportunity to learn valuable new skills in both media and youth work.
Ruben Robinson joined the Rural Media Company as a GAP Trainee in 2008. His role involved providing support to the staff working on the Youth Times Project, assisting in the delivery of media workshops and providing support to young people developing skills in media
During his time with us Ruben worked with groups of young people to complete an incredible amount of new video work including the Summer school 08 evaluation video, a Youth Times promo video, a 10min promo for Kingstone High school and a Media Literacy video for the Community Media Association. The Gap scheme was the perfect opportunity for Ruben to develop the skills and confidence he needed to go onto further education and he plans to go on to do a Film Production degree at Bournemouth Arts Institute.
"The nine months I spent with Youth Times gave me a good grounding in working life. The gap scheme was an exciting alternative for me, one that I couldn't possibly have expected to be as rewarding as it was. I have grown up a lot through helping others. I feel that I have truly made a difference to Rural Media's Youth Times project, I will miss it greatly but now I know myself better and that I can do and be anything I want."
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