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From BBC Politics Show Wales, 12/06/11

Digital deficit = democratic deficit?

June 14, 2011   |   Posted by Rachel Howells

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In an article on the CNN Money website last year, ten ‘sages’ were asked to predict the future of the newsprint industry. Eight of them said tablet devices would play a key role; all of them foresaw news would migrate [...]

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ITV Wales features MST, Cardiff University local news project

February 3, 2011   |   Posted by Media Standards Trust

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The joint project on local news and the democratic deficit, run by the Media Standards Trust and Cardiff University’s School of Journalism, featured in ITV1 Wales’ Wales This Week on Tuesday. The programme, ITV Wales’ flagship current affairs show, looked [...]

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Local news is important – whatever 10 O’Clock Live says

February 1, 2011   |   Posted by Rachel Howells

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When Channel Four’s brand new and funky news satire show declares that local news is not cool, you know it must be in trouble. The inaugural 10 O’Clock Live – Channel 4’s attempt at The Daily Show – featured an [...]

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Local news and the democratic deficit – Port Talbot

January 31, 2011   |   Posted by Martin Moore

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In 2010 we – Media Standards Trust – started a joint project with Cardiff University’s School of Journalism looking at whether a democratic deficit was emerging due to the decline of local news. The project won backing from KESS – [...]


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