After graduating with a degree in French and Spanish, like many young people, Fayida Jailler found it difficult to find a job. She took on several internships to gain experience in the media sector and...
Posted 14 April 2021
March 2020 saw the world plunged into a crisis, the likes of which none of us could have anticipated or ever imagined. A year on, what are the challenges charities are still facing? When the...
Posted 13 April 2021
Jess Jarrold, Deputy Digital Ops Director within Hearst UK’s Commercial Operations Team, shares her experience of volunteering at our Women’s Voices event in celebration of International Women’s Day 2021. I work at Hearst UK in...
Posted 18 March 2021
Media Trust CEO Su-Mei Thompson shares why Race Equality Week is the perfect time to turn lip service into action when it comes to tackling racism. At Media Trust, we believe that giving everyone a...
Posted 1 February 2021
22-year-old Jeeven Rihal had finally plucked up the courage to leave a job that was not only draining but that made him dread going into work. He then spotted a Facebook ad in January 2020...
Posted 22 January 2021
At Media Trust, everything we do is about media representation. That’s because we believe that it’s only by giving everyone a voice that we’ll get a more equal society. This past year, one of our key...
Posted 16 December 2020
After being crowned the 2020 Vlogstar Challenge Champion on 3 November, Charly Humphreys wrote to us about her experience and what she’s excited for in the future. I’d never even tried vlogging before because although...
Posted 3 December 2020
Media Trust CEO Su-Mei Thompson discusses representation and why hashtag activism isn’t going to work in 2020. Representation in the media has been in the spotlight this month with a number of high-profile industry events...
Posted 3 November 2020
With the Vlogstar Challenge Grand Final on the horizon, finalist Callum Giles shares his thoughts on why he applied and how it’s helped him through the pandemic. I first got involved with Vlogstar Challenge through...
Posted 26 October 2020
Media Trust CEO Su-Mei Thompson on the rapid migration to digital driven by COVID-19 and the role of funders and media industry partners Hello from Media Trust. Amid all the uncertainty with the outlook ahead,...
Posted 19 May 2020
