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INFUZE is a creative workshop for professional journalists.

INFUZE is a multiplatform storytelling programme
INFUZE is a paid work placement in a digital newsroom.
INFUZE is learning from the Industry’s top multi-media talent.
INFUZE is your preparation for tomorrow’s media today

This activity is funded by the Skillset TV Freelance Fund and the Digital and Media Skills Programme, delivered by Northwest Vision and Media in partnership with Skillset, and supported by the North West Development Agency.

Infuze is intensive training for 10 professional broadcast journalists from the NW with creative flair and ability coupled with a willingness to learn. Successful applicants will work with a team of mentors including the cream of digital talent from the BBC and UCLan’s School of Journalism, Media and Communication.

Infuze starts on Monday March 23rd, runs for 6 weeks and includes a 4 week paid digital newsroom placement – a chance to test your new skills and impress potential employers.

If you’re interested in getting connected this is what we want you to do.

You’re journalists so we want you to tell us a story. We want it to be a story that you think is the kind of story needs to be told and, with the skills you will learn as part of infuze, you can tell more of.

You can tell it however you like but you cannot use text – so no written or typed scripts, cues, opEds or Leaders.

We want you to be creative. Use audio, video, animation, photography, drawings, paintings, sculpture or a combination of all of these things but absolutely no text!

Here are some sites you might want to explore

Dipity - make interactive timelines
Blip.tv,Vimeo orYouTube - for video
Animoto,SlideShare,Vuvox or Soundslides

There are loads more out there

Your story can be local or national. It needs to communicate clearly so we want to be able to understand what it’s about (so leave your Ingmar Bergman head at home).

Most importantly, we want to be wowed by your creative ambition.

Deadline for submissions is 5pm 27th February 2009

How to apply

Once you’ve finished your finely crafted masterpieces you’ll need to upload them to You Tube or any popular social media site

Once you've done that you need to register for the meld site and give us the link to your finished masterpiece.

Before you upload your work please make sure you own or have the right to use all the text, audio, video and images in it.

Don't worry. We won't be sharing your details with anyone else

This activity is funded by the Skillset TV Freelance Fund and the Digital and Media Skills Programme, delivered by Northwest Vision and Media in partnership with Skillset, and supported by the North West Development Agency.