April 13's Swansea Bay Media Highlights

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For all those interested in & working in the Swansea Bay media
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Print Western Mail Click
Editorial – Lib Dem Treasury spokesman Vince Cable makes one of the day's biggest photos ... for strolling along High Street, Swansea, with Welsh party leader Kirsty Williams and would-be city MP Peter May.
Commercial – Fancy some stylish publicity? Try some retro movie glamour. Yesterday it was cyclist Victoria Pendleton posing as Holly Golightly for Hovis, today it's actress Thandie Newton posing as Cleopatra for Virgin Media.
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Broadcast Bay Radio Click
Editorial – Swansea police are looking for witnesses to an accident in which a pedestrian was in collision with a coach near the Tesco Marina superstore.
Commercial – The station's website is now supported by: Sinclair Group, Port Talbot Town FC, Welsh Blood Service, Love in Wales, Mobiles Mean Money.
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Online South Wales Evening Post Click
Editorial – Great cross-section of reader replies to a story about plans for a multi-million pound watersports centre in Swansea Bay. From "This is great news for Swansea and should be applauded" to "This is taxpayers' money - what about investing in real jobs?" Click
Fact-finder – Did you know that the Evening Post website lists the latest crime figures for Neath, Port Talbot, Swansea and Carmarthenshire? The service is tucked away but worth taking a look, especially if you're a community or political statto. Click
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More tabloid tales as Swansea West mimics the media

The General Election campaign's tabloid tide continues as the race for Swansea West hots up.
As previously reported, Lib Dem hopeful Peter May has busily issued Mirror lookalike publications.
Now tried and tested media style is being harnessed by May's national colleagues ... and by Labour candidate Geraint Davies.
A four-page red-top from Nick Clegg and co dropped through the Media Master letterbox this week.
The Cleggster's pictured on the front with warzone troops, there's a huge red CHANGE topping the page one lead and a predictable dig at the Tories.
The centre spread features a cleverly done Mirror-style feature complete with Labour report card, urgent tickertape fonts and headline lifts from the national press.
Nick Clegg photo count: Six.
Labour's punchy effort is a localised plea for support. It's called Swansea Families and plays the language card with a hint of Welsh.
The splash is an attack on Swansea Council's non-Labour administration and how it's handling education budget cuts.
Would-be MP Geraint Davies is pictured across half the front page in an uncaptioned image with three schoolkids, possibly his daughters.

Headlines inside include: Our NHS for all our futures, Jobs and services ... or cuts?, Building a stronger, greener Wales and For children, wildlife and hearts.
In tabloid terms, it's not quite as polished an effort as the Lib Dems' Your Community News - but it was printed in Wales and is a lively, worthwhile effort. I'm not sure when it was published but I picked it up yesterday in the foyer of a St Helen's Road office building occupied by chartered accountants McAlister & Co and the Castle ward's Communities First people.
Geraint Davies photo count: 15.