The Perpignan International Film Festival of Photojournalism has caused quite a stir across the pond this year. Usually it makes a nice review on the Arts pages of weekend papers, if it’s lucky. But this time it has created intense self-reflection and lively debate between newspapers… And all because of an exhibition on binge drinking… [Read more…]
September 8, 2011
At the foot of the Eiffel Tower, in distinctly autumnal weather for August, the one of the world’s largest international football events took place. Despite only having three 22 by 16 meter AstroTurf pitches, a total of just 12 event organisers and a budget of £3 million, the Homeless World Cup welcomed 64 teams from… [Read more…]
July 22, 2011
Reports from areas of conflict take up a large proportion of the news agenda, and the audience consumes them with avid interest. But who is making these reports? What effort goes into them? And, most importantly, why do these reporters choose to do the most dangerous job in their industry? James Brabazon, war reporter, speaks… [Read more…]
March 24, 2011
An essay written in January 2011 for the Reporters and Reported module of the newspaper PgDip. In October of last year the BBC was at the heart of two conflicting stories on the digital revolution in the media. Firstly, former political editor, Andrew Marr, brazenly dismissed the use of the bloggers and citizen journalism as… [Read more…]
March 7, 2011
This time last week The King’s Speech cleaned up at the Oscars, undoubtedly proving it as one of the most popular films of the year. The film’s historic accuracy and beautiful acting are what won it the Oscars. But the film also did something else rather excellently – it brought discussion of speech and language… [Read more…]
February 17, 2011
Purpose This blog was designed with a niche of language and linguistics – a theme that I felt was treated lightly by the media and blogosphere, despite people’s interest in it. My academic background also leant itself to the niche. I studied linguistics as an undergraduate, so had the knowledge and access to experts… [Read more…]
January 28, 2011
By Emma McFarnon, originally posted on her site Corridors of Power. Cardiff is a multi-cultural melting pot that attracts people from across the globe. Yet its metropolitan nature can often disguise the city’s growing Welsh community. Home to 33,000 Welsh speakers, the language is growing steadily in the capital, particularly in the West. Map showing numbers of Welsh speakers… [Read more…]
December 30, 2010
A whistle-blower website is not necessary to find out where Julian Assange, international anarcho-hacker of the moment, is being put up whilst on bail. It’s in a quaint, secluded, East Anglian manor, near the Suffolk town of Bungay. Elligham Hall is its name – the ancestral home of my good friend Lindsey Hines, and only… [Read more…]
December 16, 2010
Cardiff’s road safety chief says a proposed change to Daylight Saving Time (DST) could save lives, but local farmers claim it could hurt their business. The Daylight Saving Bill 2010-11 is a government paper backed by Conservative MP Rebecca Harris to shift the clocks so the UK has 55 minutes more daylight in the evenings.… [Read more…]
November 15, 2011
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