February 15's Swansea Bay Media Highlights

... For all those interested in & working in the Swansea Bay media
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Print South Wales Evening Post Click
Lead story – A knife robber is jailed after threatening a shop assistant gran in Newton, Swansea.
Key opinion – With South Wales Police saying they’re short of cash, some tough decisions will have to be taken soon.
Publicity power – Good piece of PR for the Penllergaer local produce market and Mama’s Muffins – a photo story about the introduction of an American craze, the whoopee pie.
Don’t miss – Rugby writer Mark Orders’ round-up of Wales’ victory over Scotland: “Harry Houdini would have probably given this one up as a bad job ... ”
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Broadcast The Wave Click
Key local story – Schools could be hit by a big cut in Swansea’s education budget; opposition councillors speak out.

Promo power – Morning show host Badger handed out a nice plug for Facebook; a page on the social media site dedicated to rugby player Andy Powell’s Saturday night out with a golf buggy now has more than 12,400 friends.
You heard it here – The Wave’s website has a sparkling new look today, with a welcome simplified click-through for Listen Live and a more ordered panel featuring advertisers who today include the Army and ChemDry.
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Online Andy Pearson Publicity Click
From the left - Things get green, red and spiky with Celyn. Click
Publicity power – If you’ve got anything to do with literature in need of publicity, try A470. Click
Recommended – Swansea Bay journalists to debate industry issues. Click
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Swansea Bay literary scene has a big media pal

Swansea Bay folk with things literary to plug are advised to take a good look at quarterly magazine A470.
It carries information on Welsh literary events and encourages those organising or promoting such activity to get in touch.

The man to contact is Peter Finch - post@academi.org.
A470 is a pleasing low-noise fixture on the media landscape. It's described as an "information magazine" and is produced bilingually by The Welsh Academy, the country's literature promotion agency and society for authors.
Swansea Bay individuals with an influence on the content of A470 include literature officer David Woolley, of the Dylan Thomas Centre.
By my reckoning, the next issue should be available at arts centres in March 2010 - and you can be assured a thoughtful, eclectic collection of features.
Savvy businesses buying ad space include Welsh publishers Cinnamon Press (Marianne Jones, Shelagh Weeks, Holly Howitt) and Y Lolfa (Nigel Owens, Chris Needs, Mel Nurse).
The present edition, pictured, has elements such as an in memoriam piece to Dylan Thomas's daughter Aeronwy Thomas and news that celebrated Swansea University author James Hawes is to be a Wales Book of the Year judge.
It's a useful mix and a welcome addition to any coffee table or magazine rack.
Look out for the next issue.