[Merlin John Online]

By Maureen McTaggart
Rose, Lia and Charleigh an early school leaver, an ex-young offender and an expectant teenage mum used to think a career in the media wasn't for the likes of them until they joined a group of seven other young unemployed teenagers to learn broadcasting skills with award-winning film production and education company Chocolate Films.

The project is based at south London's Stephen Lawrence Centre and their first production, today (March 9) at 3.30pm, Live From Stephen Lawrence, has the head of the Metropolitan Police's Status Dog Unit, Sergeant Ian McParland, in the hot seat discussing the current teenage status symbol dangerous dogs.

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