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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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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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