Our Head of Media Trust Films, Celia Taylor, highlights how high entry fees are shutting charities out of major film awards, and why it’s time for change. The power of recognition I still have the...
Posted 12 March 2025
Media Trust and News UK gave charities that opportunity in 2024 through Speed Pitching events, connecting them with journalists to amplify unheard voices. What if you had just 60 seconds to pitch a story that...
Posted 10 March 2025
Our Head of Charity Services Madeleine Ellis-Petersen explores both the potential and the risks of AI for charities and marginalised communities. The growing role of AI in the third sector Recent advances in AI, particularly...
Posted 28 November 2024
We spoke to Justine Leahy and Lauren Marks about their experiences on the ScreenSkills HETV: Building Your Career Portfolio programme, delivered by Media Trust, and how it has prepared them for a future career in...
Posted 21 June 2024
On International Women’s Day 2023, APP participated in Media Trust Women’s Voices event at Google Academy in London. This made a real difference to APP, as they transformed their campaign for Maternal Mental Health Awareness...
Posted 10 January 2024
Based on the historic Regent’s Canal, The Pirate Castle is a community boating charity, with Kal Webb at the helm of fundraising and business development. Having received previous support from Media Trust, Kal took part...
Posted 14 December 2023
Chloe Dowdle, the Senior Social and Digital Manager at Warner Bros. Discovery, took part in our Women’s Voices event where she was partnered with Loving Me, a charity dedicated to supporting trans, non-binary and gender-queer...
Posted 20 November 2023
Dean Moore is an award-winning director who has worked with impressive commercial clients, ranging from Adidas to Virgin. He volunteered on our Media Trust Films programme and was paired with Synergy Theatre Project, a charity...
Posted 15 November 2023
Imaan Samson is a Creative Producer who works on arts campaigns and projects. His visual arts interests led him to the Mayor’s Fund for London’s Creativity Works Programme – an opportunity to connect with like-minded...
Posted 2 November 2023
Gavin Wilson, based in Sunderland, had always dreamed of having a career in TV broadcasting, but faced many challenges along the way. When he discovered Media Trust & News UK’s Reframing Disability Mentoring Programme, he...
Posted 18 October 2023
