# Twenty one/two week media placements for charity staff

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2006/04/20/twenty-onetwo-week-media-placements-charity-staff/
- Published: 2006-04-20T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

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The Home Office’s Voluntary Action Media Unit (VAMU) and the Media Trust are offering
charity staff the chance to win one of 20 one or two-week placements at top media
organisations such as the BBC, ITV and national newspapers.
The Media Connections
2006 Awards are designed to enhance the media skills of people who work in the charity
sector by helping them learn how the media works and how they can best work with
the media.

The 20 selected charity staff will get a chance to work with experienced journalists
and producers, and learn how to improve their charity’s relationship with the media
and gain more publicity for its activities.

The Awards, funded by the Baring Foundation, are open to anyone based in the UK 
who has worked in the voluntary sector for at least two years and has some experience
of media relations, but has not already worked in a media organisation.

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Applicants can come from any sized charity, but the organisers say they will aim
to award the majority of places to organisations with an income of less £750,000
pa.

The closing date for entries is 17.00 on 5 May 2006.

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