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The Northern Lighters have now finished their programme and had their final presentations on Friday 26th November ...

We’ve just hosted a visit from the DCMS (Department of Culture, Media and Sport) Select Committee, and ...

Kevin McManus reflects on October's In The City (Manchester) and MOBO Awards (Liverpool)

Freelancer Anthony Harding tells us of the impact budget cuts have had on the role of Graphic Designer.

Designer and industry trainer, Lucy Irvine discusses the ties between industry and education.

Russel Crewe, radio professional, looks at how audio producers can and need to look beyond the BBC for business

Tony Tickle hosts UKTI International Trade Adviser Karen Holden and Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Singapore ...

Kim Emson's blog continues as she discusses Tax & Finance

Apprentice Shaun Holsgrove describes his experiences on placement at BBC Radio Merseyside as part of ...

Reading conference speeches is, on the whole, a bad idea. The romance and drama of the live event are sadly ...

Industry expert Chris Pyke discusses the struggle to stay ahead of the game in the media industry

Kim Emson continues her blog with a few thoughts on marketing yourself as a freelancer

Reina Yaidoo blogs on the importance of professional skills...

Melissa Power talks about how Vision+Media's 4 week multiplatform course Northern Lights helped her into the ...

Our second blog from a former Northern Lights trainee is from Tom Kinniburgh, who explains how ...

Producer John Forrest muses on bits of media folklore

Former Northern Lights trainee Hayley McCool Smith explains how the programme helped her learn new skills and her ...

The real value of developing your professional skills

Our guest apprentice Blogger Thomas Lane recounts his impressions of his first placement at post production ...

Follow Kim Emson's blog on her freelance experience thus far..

The TV Festival in Edinburgh felt subdued this year. Mark Thompson’s keynote, by necessity, was a political ...

Andrew Thomas, Trainer on the Northern Lights project, talks a little about what it involves and how it works.

The development diary of the collaborative project between All Out Productions and Stardotstar for Project Canvas

I echo Latitude CEO Richard Gregory’s call that more talent is needed in the digital sector.

How a little advice and an intro to multiplatform gave Alban Thomson the confidence to go freelance...

Current apprentice and guest blogger, Thomas Lane looks back at the Induction Week of the Advanced ...

With the announcement of a £40k Northern Production Fund from the BBC radio 5Live, Vision+Media identified ...

If anyone else quotes the Chinese proverb about living in interesting times to me, I will not be responsible for ...

Memoirs of an MFPS trainee - by Chintu Suella, MFPS trainee Finance Assistant.

In order for companies to survive they must be in a position to allow them to diversify, react to and find new ...

The development diary of the collaborative project between All Out Productions and Stardotstar for Project Canvas

It has been a Monday of changing news. Early in the morning we heard that Jeremy Hunt was to make an announcement ...

The development diary of the collaborative project between All Out Productions and Stardotstar for Project Canvas

 Our Visionary Sessions Programme continued with a look at 'New Business Models'

Evaluation report for our Developments & Opportunities in the Education Market Visionary ...

BBC Trust oppose plans to axe digital radio station 6Music

Read about our Plug In placement scheme

Media Foundation Placement Scheme participant, Aidan Belizaire tells us all about his Great British Comedy ...

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On Tour is a series of video blogs by staff at Vision+Media recording visits to some of the digital and ...

Award-winning Executive Producer Cat Lewis blogs about her Accidental Leader experience so far...

How freelance print journalists are learning new skills in audio, video, online and mobile platforms

Vision+Media's Head of Music, Kevin McManus, reports back from this year's Music Week Awards.

The personal experiences of four women who have built hugely successful careers in the digital and creative industry

Sound Bite a few words from people making radio in the North West

By Andy Carter, MD of GMG Radio North West

Crosslab's MD, Melanie Harris gives us the low down on her plug-in trainee's first week on the job...

Radio Production In The North Conference - The Great Radio Renaissance

Listen to what our trainees have to say about our programmes

Media Apprentice Daniel Orwin, 18 from Clifton, Manchester takes us through a week's filming as part of his ...

Former Media Apprentice Michael Callaghan, from Wigan, recounts his apprenticeship experiences

Do we zig or do we zag? as we can't stay static