Over the past few years, we have seen schemes such as First Light and Mediabox set up to respond to young people's enthusiasm for creative media, recognising that skills are still important if the full creative and social benefit is to be wrested from the technology.
All over the country, independent media organisations have been working alongside youth workers to help young people express themselves and learn more about producing media content. This has led to the creation of thousands of videos, websites, podcasts and magazines.
What we are beginning to see is the evolution of a generation of hybrid youth media workers, yet they are poorly recognised by both the youth work and the media industry sectors. This is hardly surprising, given that there are so few formal training and accreditation routes to underpin these unique and increasingly sought-after combinations of skills.
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