2020 Vision: Forecasts for the year ahead from Cardiff University School of Journalism, Media and Culture
Four small words; the future of journalism. What should we expect to see making a dent in our profession over the 12 months ahead?
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Local Journalism
Poverty is everyone’s business
BBC 2’s new three part documentary series, Broke, is perfectly timed. Though in truth it would have been relevant and crucial at any time over the last ten years.
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How the State of Local News Varies (and Doesn’t) Around the World
Too often, discussions about the state of journalism tend to be national-centric. Given differences across markets, this is not surprising.
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Top 8 Trends in Local Journalism
Local journalism — like the wider news media — has been massively disrupted by the advent of new digital technologies and behaviors.
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Is Local News On The Cusp Of A Renaissance?
It’s not an easy time to be a journalist in the United States. Since 2000, nearly half of newsroom jobs – more than 20,000 of them – have disappeared.
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Don’t pretend political PR is journalism: The National Assembly for Wales and the independence of our news
When it comes to public communication about politics, Wales has issues.
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Croydon Assault and the Reporting of Asyulm
There are difficulties with asylum and immigration – but is what is needed is calm and measured debate without prejudice and untruths.
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Stop Press: The Future of Newspapers
In a turbulent era of fake news, Donald Trump, and Brexit, the need for accurate reporting and informed comment and analysis is all too clear.
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Students in the news room
Posted by Sian Morgan Lloyd Last week we highlighted opportunities for you to use Welsh in your studies, including choosing
Read moreThe Conference: Remembering, forgetting and moving on
Posted by Dr Janet Harris The conference began with a story of a child. Standing in front of a picture
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