Darksome Media is an independent media bureau and consultancy, offering a range of bespoke services to business and PR clients, including expert content provision for print and web, media training, and digital media production services, including podcasting and video.

Our advantage is our three-pronged approach: editorial expertise; production excellence; and top-quality training. You can combine these in any way you choose. For example: podcast content development, recording and training.

We are run by Stuart Lauchlan and Chris Middleton, business and broadsheet journalists with over thirty years' combined experience as magazine editors, authors, and digital media experts. Click Who we are for our USP and bios.

Training (click icon, right, for full list of courses)
Media training
Technology trend-watching seminars
Messaging workshops – delivered with freelance PR pros
Presentation skills and public speaking
NEW: Podcasting training: technologies and best practice

Editorial services (click icon, right)
Features, news stories, opinion pieces (print and web)
Speech writing
Production editing and print design
(Quark/InDesign/Adobe Creative Suite)

Digital media services (click icon, right)
Podcasting – content development/recording/editing
Video podcasting – development/recording/editing
Soundtracks and music idents in surroundsound