Changing the colour of the face of the media

Established in 2007, A Foot in the Door is Australia's only media-mentoring and work-experience placement program for Indigenous students.

The aim of the scheme is to address the under-representation of Indigenous Aussies in the media, by offering Years 10, 11 and 12 high school children targeted work-experience placements at major media and production outlets nationwide.

The scheme is open to students who are interested in becoming journalists, photographers, artists, cameramen, sound-recordists, vision editors, producers, cartoonists, TV presenters or sub-editors.

Who you know is just as important as what you know in the media and work experience gives students the opportunity to make the contacts that often get them the jobs once they've finished their studies.

The tyranny of distance being what it is, A Foot in the Door offers remote area children subsidised travel and accommodation, as well as accredited adult chaperones during their placements.