Posts Tagged ‘journalism’

Ken Clarke – The voice of reason

Ken Clarke – The voice of reason

The Westminster government needs Ken Clarke. So do the rest of us

Voice of the People

Voice of the People

Local newspapers are facing a serious threat to their future, yet they have proven time and again to be the voice of local democracy. Former newspaper journalist Felicity Waters says it’s time to value the role they play and invest in their future

The producer said to me…

The producer said to me…

Jonathan Morgan leaves politics behind and looks to a new career, albeit only for a day…

Postcard from Cornwall – the Ferret on holiday

Postcard from Cornwall – the Ferret on holiday

Wales has got a lot closer to Cornwall in recent months than we might expect

Tomorrow’s questions today

Tomorrow’s questions today

The debate over the future of Welsh newspapers has ignored our changing tastes and is instead looking to answer yesterday’s questions over the media – not what comes next

The power of the bucket

The power of the bucket

The end of the News of the World also speaks to longer-term issues facing the newspaper industry

Immoral and unnecessary

Immoral and unnecessary

Will the recent phone hacking scandal change the course of journalism in the future?

Legislate to improve social care in Wales

Legislate to improve social care in Wales

One of Labour’s brightest new AMs sees in the problems of Southern Cross a chance to improve the regulation of social care in Wales. He outlines his thoughts exclusively here

Lost in translation

Lost in translation

How do the half a billion citizens, living within a Diaspora of cultures, histories and languages, connect with the overarching governance of a whole continent? The EU is failing to communicate with those who fund it

Far from poor

Far from poor

Martin Shipton’s chronicle of the first 10 years of the National Assembly is as timely as it is readable, since its central contention is that without primary law making powers the Assembly will never reach its proper potential

Paper dragon breathes fire

Paper dragon breathes fire

A piece of research on the future of Wales’ biggest newspaper company prompted an unprecedented response from Media Wales’ editorial director. Here, the author of that piece of research give his point of view

‘If people value investigative journalism, they will have to pay for it’

‘If people value investigative journalism, they will have to pay for it’

The Rebecca website went live in April, nearly four decades after the original magazine hit the streets of Wales. The site revives its forebear’s reputation for tough investigative journalism, but enters a radically different media landscape. So can it charge?