Media Magazine Conference Notes

7 ways to be Creative

1. Volunteer
2. Circle Diagrams
3. Beachcombing
4. No one comes from nowhere
5. Put everything into everything (But life is not a meritocracy) - Don't be fooled
6. Don't wait to be invited to the dance (But beware the Doppler effect!) - You need to show that you're a creative person and need to crack on with it but not waiting for the opportunity. Do anything you want to, you're own way
7. The day after you finish, what do you do? Think about the future.

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An Interview with Chucklefish Games

- Game tester that looks at different bugs etc which could improve the game.






Leon Mann

- Interviewer, sports consultant, film maker
- Made first film: 'The Fastest Man Who Ever Lived' (shown on BBC 1, 2 and 3)


Advice
- Seek new information
- Be prepared
- Believe in yourself
- Be YOURSELF


Diversity
- Sports media has a lack of diversity


BCOMS
- Black collective of Media in Sport
- Networking, Mentoring, Lobbying, Support Network
- D Word conferences


Be the Change
- Value diversity
- Challenge respectfully
- Stay true to your own values





Dr Shakuntala Banaji

- Many adult social scientists have written about a crisis of participation and democratic deficit
- Is lack of Trust bad for democracy?

- Increasing control of all media by a few corporations linked to particular political interests
- The economic crisis, vicious spend cuts, economic austerity measures, media narratives of scarcity and nationalism.
- Social cultural, economic and institutional racism

- YOUTH VOICE: There is a common chat about youth inclusion, youth consultation and youth empowerment...

- Inclusion/Exclusion

- mainstream media under-represent and misrepresent youths


Can youth participation be done better online ?

- The internet is really great for people who already have networks! But only using online forums, websites and other social media spaces for information and participation almost completely neglects many groups of youth - possibly even increasing their exclusion from democratic processes .



- Traditional media remain central tools for youth participation in political life; this is especially the case for community/free media.

- Most adults believe that they are in favour of democratic participation - but they don't help young people to participate democratically: for instance, young people t I'm more affluent background can afford to take a year off to volunteer or to assist as an intern on a political party campaign others cannot.