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Some of the feeds are coming from people who are registered as Community Reporters. Community Reporters are ordinary people who have got something to say, and enjoy saying it. If you've got access to a computer, you can be a Community Reporter. You can use words, pictures, audio or video - whatever you feel most comfortable with, it doesn't really matter. Likewise it doesn't really matter what you talk or write about (within reason! See our editorial policy) – it doesn't have to be 'news', as such, it can just be something you want people to know about.
If you're already doing something- perhaps you write a blog - you can become a Community Reporter without doing anything more than what you're doing at the moment. Being a Community Reporter means that you'll get access to free training and media equipment, such as video cameras and laptops, which you can then use to produce even more content, in even more imaginative ways! All we ask from you is that you produce something that we can link to on the site.
If you're new to all this stuff, but want to get involved, we can offer you training, starting with the basics of using a computer, to how to make and edit your own films.
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61.Learner diaries(Wednesday 09th of July 2008 02:28:08 PM
2 weeks, 1 day ago )
Have a look at people experinces of learning in the Community Reporters Progarmme
Maries blog
Vicky thoughts
Sylvias Blog
JT thoughts
62.Artbeat Podcast 060708(Wednesday 09th of July 2008 08:32:53 AM
2 weeks, 1 day ago )
Andrew Edwards talks to pianist Richard Markham about his experience of touring over the last 30 years with a musical partner, David Nettle, and a rare double grand piano. And founder of the London Shakespeare Workout Dr Bruce Wall tells Andrew why the Bard is so popular with some big...
63.Manchester Evening News double page spread on Mega-Photo(Tuesday 08th of July 2008 10:39:06 PM
2 weeks, 2 days ago )
The Manchester Evening News featured my Manchester Mega-Photo in a fabulous double page spread. The date of publication was Monday 8 July 2008, and it was on page.
Earlier editions carried a smaller reproduction of the Mega-Photo. I was flabbergasted to open a later edition with the photo displayed...
64.Self-Serve #2(Tuesday 08th of July 2008 07:06:36 PM
2 weeks, 2 days ago )
Just finished the weekly shop and the assistants were encouraging everyone to have a go on the new self-serve checkouts. We asked whether it was just limited to a few items or whether we could do our trolley-load. Go ahead they said.
Well the scanning is OK, but it’s...
65.Thought of the day(Tuesday 08th of July 2008 05:09:00 PM
2 weeks, 2 days ago )
Community Learning @ the OCC I started doing IT at Ordsall Community Café one year ago and have found it fantastic! I have learned to do digital video, and I am good at it. Thus my video blog (‘JonThm’ on youtube.com) has got...
66.Thought of the day(Tuesday 08th of July 2008 05:08:00 PM
2 weeks, 2 days ago )
The Year Turns! By JT This time last year, life was in a rut! It was another year that tends to come along until you die, I tried that in a car accident, and being alive is so much better!...
67.2nd Thought of the day(Tuesday 08th of July 2008 05:00:00 PM
2 weeks, 2 days ago )
Community Learning – Ordsall CommunityCafe I have been coming to these sessions for over 12 months and would like to give an overview of my experience. 1. Basic Skills - When I first...
68.Thoughts of the day(Tuesday 08th of July 2008 04:55:00 PM
2 weeks, 2 days ago )
I feel that the training we are being afforded at present is community based and if it were to change and be linked to having to obtain qualifications we would lose some of our members. It started as a scheme to give people of all ages the chance...
69.My thoughts on the day(Tuesday 08th of July 2008 02:17:00 PM
2 weeks, 2 days ago )
I have been coming to Ordsall Community Cafe for at least the past seven months.in this time i have learnt a few new skills, when i started, the course had already started, but i was included in the class and i was made to feel very Welcome. I...
70.Todays thoughts of the day(Tuesday 08th of July 2008 02:01:00 PM
2 weeks, 2 days ago )
I have been coming to these computer classes for only 3 weeks i have found it to be very interesting and very friendly. I have up until now been learning to use a mouse and learning keyboard skills and also create an online diary, i was apprehensive at first because...
