WATCH: Press conference with Ukrainian journalist Maria Romanenko We had the pleasure of welcoming Ukrainian journalist Maria Romanenko into our online newsroom.   Maria is a journalist, editor, and writer from Kyiv, Ukraine, who is now living in Manchester.    Having fled the war in 2022, she continues to work as

Media Cubs shows support to Manchester gaining UNICEF Child-Friendly City status Manchester City Council has been officially accepted onto UNICEF's Child-Friendly Cities and Communities programme and hopes to gain the status with the help of other organisations in the region. Manchester joins eight other cities in the UK working towards the accreditation. The

Media Cubs young reporters loan sharks with campaign for national organisation Six of our young reporters from Wigan have launched a social media campaign in partnership with Stop Loan Sharks, the England Illegal Money lending Team, who investigates and prosecutes Loan Sharks in England.  Their mini news report, ‘TV style’ advert, TikToks, and Instagram reels have been created to

WATCH: Mini reporters interview Wigan council media manager and former journalist James Illingworth We had the pleasure of welcoming James Illingworth into our online newsroom.   James works for Wigan Council as their media manager and has been part of the team since 2019.   Prior to that, James worked

Media Cubs quacking day out at Ugly Duckling by Northern Ballet Media Cubs mini reporters Olive, Muzaynah and Arabella took a special trip to Stoke-On-Trent to watch Ugly Duckling by Northern Ballet, a special ballet for children. The team enjoyed the performance together and then got their journalist hats

WATCH: Mini reporters interview ITV Journalist Jahmal Williams-Thomas We had the pleasure of welcoming Jahmal (Jam) Williams-Thomas into our online newsroom. As a camera operator and reporter, Jam covers stories across Manchester and the North West for ITV Granada. The mini reporters turned the tables on Jam, putting him

Media Cubs reporters create special 'Stop Loan Sharks' content for national organisation   A team of young reporters recruited at Wigan Youth Zone have been busy creating a wide range of engaging digital content for Stop Loan Sharks, who investigate and prosecute illegal money lenders in England. They have worked hard to produce a

Mini reporters’ favourite book: World Book Day 2023 Happy World Book Day! We love books and storytelling at Media Cubs and to mark the special day, we asked some of our mini reporters to tell us what their favourite book is, and why, and who they will be dressing