2015 sees the launch of shmu's brand new youth journalism group. They will be out and about, covering stories for the shmu website and each of the community magazines. Watch this space for updates on what they are up to. The group have already started working on articles which will be included in the spring editions of the community magazines.
Scottish Book week is a week where you go to libraries and schools and there are books being sold. It is a time to read books and find out about new books and illustrators. Illustrators come to schools to tell them stories and tell them about how they get their inspiration for their books and poems.
The SHMU Youth Media Team interviewed Denise Reid, the youth media manager about her role at SHMU. Over the past few week SHMU has hosted several young people from our target communities to come along and do media tasters in film, music, journalism and radio.
This Halloween our new youth media recruits have been studying the spooky holiday.
The History of Halloween
Today's Halloween customs are thought to have been influenced by folk customs and beliefs from the Celtic-speaking countries, some of which have pagan roots, and others which may be rooted in Celtic Christianity.
Lights! Camera! Action! Eight young people came to SHMU for two days to take part in our new youth media programme. The group then wrote an article about their time at SHMU...
SHMU Youth Media Taster sessions will be taking place at shmu between 20th-24th October where young people of academy age will get the opportunity to try radio presenting, film making, music production and magazine production/journalism.
