Alan Edmunds and Clive Jones are Welsh media professionals with much on their plates.
And this week both are due to talk to gatherings of business bosses in South Wales.
Tomorrow (Wednesday, October 6) Edmunds will leave his Media Wales HQ to address the IoD in Cardiff; on Friday Jones will tell Swansea Business Club about his high-profile roles in organisations such as S4C, GMTV and ITV.
Edmunds is expected to have much to say about the evolving roles of newspaper operations.
Flagship
His own flagship title, the Western Mail, has seen circulation decline markedly over the past decade in line with most regional papers. Yet his online user numbers continue to rise healthily.
He and his colleagues must tackle with the great problem of meeting customer demand in news delivery whilst maintaining a commercial powerbase through traditional advertising and new forms of revenue generation.
All you need do to understand his conundrum is observe the opposites of how the Guardian and News International are meeting the challenge.
The Guardian is offering all content as free online whilst building new incomes through channels such as its club-style readership scheme; Rupert Murdoch, meanwhile, is charging for much online material from titles such as The Times.
Grassroots
Throw in the recession, the forthcoming austerity measures and the growth in low-cost grassroots media and you begin to see further into reasons for why Edmunds may suffer sleepless nights.
On the other hand, of course, great events such as the Ryder Cup and developments such as devolution and the growth of Cardiff Bay illustrate how exciting it can be to be helming titles such as the South Wales Echo and Wales on Sunday.
Edmunds, publishing director of Media Wales, is due to talk to Wales-based members of the Institute of Directors at the Park House Club, Cardiff, from 5.30-7.15pm tomorrow.
Clive Jones approaches the media world with a different perspective. He's the ex-boss of GMTV, formerly Britain’s most popular breakfast TV station, and is the sole non-executive director of S4C.
Award
A fellow of the Royal Television Society, he holds the society's highest award and holds a CBE for services to broadcasting.
In a time of enormous change for commercial broadcasters, he has been chief executive of ITV News and Regions, managing director of the ITV Network, CEO of Carlton Television, managing director of Central Television, and managing director of the London News Network.
Swansea Business Club members meet him at the city’s Village Hotel on Friday and are likely to learn a lot about modern broadcasting.
To find out how you can attend the events, give me a call on 07890 953 402.
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Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Welsh editors in the firing line
The South Wales media's ongoing radical changes crystallised further yesterday.
Journalism trade magazine Press Gazette reported that the roles of four newspaper editors across the region were likely to be made redundant.
The papers in question are the weeklies in the Celtic group, part of the Western Mail stable. They include the Merthyr Express, Gwent Gazette, Rhondda Leader, Pontypridd Observer, Cynon Valley Leader and Glamorgan Gazette.
Closed
A single editor-in-chief is expected to oversee the weeklies. The same group closed the Neath and Port Talbot Guardians a year ago.
Media Wales publishing director Alan Edmunds is quoted as saying: “The future development and operational requirements of these titles as well as the needs of the communities that they engage will be better served by a new approach, taking advantage of the opportunities afforded by our multimedia news operations.”
Economics
It's also likely that simple economics have much to do with the measure. The loss of three editor salaries will be a handy cost reduction on the balance sheet.
Media Wales isn't the only operation making hard decisions. In recent years the South Wales Evening Post group has experimented - and reconsidered - with joint editorship of its weekly titles the Llanelli Star and Carmarthen Journal.
Globally, the news trade continue to evolve too as media businesses struggle with new technology and recession.
Developments
In a key London lecture this week, former Washington Post executive editor Leonard Downie Jr looked at likely future developments of the journalism industry.
He said: "Much of the most-needed journalism is still best produced collaboratively by stable news organizations that can facilitate professional reporting by experienced journalists, support them with money, logistics and legal backing, and present their work to a large public.
"Credible, verifiable journalism about what is important in life is needed more than ever amidst the babble of the blogosphere and social networks, the polarizing opinion and propaganda, the tabloid invasions of privacy and the cynical audience appeal of news presented as entertainment and entertainment presented as news.
"The challenge I see is to turn this tumultuous moment of transformation into a beneficial reconstruction of journalism, enabling credible, verifiable, independent news reporting to emerge, enlivened and enlarged, from the current decline of long-dominant news media."
Journalism trade magazine Press Gazette reported that the roles of four newspaper editors across the region were likely to be made redundant.
The papers in question are the weeklies in the Celtic group, part of the Western Mail stable. They include the Merthyr Express, Gwent Gazette, Rhondda Leader, Pontypridd Observer, Cynon Valley Leader and Glamorgan Gazette.
Closed
A single editor-in-chief is expected to oversee the weeklies. The same group closed the Neath and Port Talbot Guardians a year ago.
Media Wales publishing director Alan Edmunds is quoted as saying: “The future development and operational requirements of these titles as well as the needs of the communities that they engage will be better served by a new approach, taking advantage of the opportunities afforded by our multimedia news operations.”
Economics
It's also likely that simple economics have much to do with the measure. The loss of three editor salaries will be a handy cost reduction on the balance sheet.
Media Wales isn't the only operation making hard decisions. In recent years the South Wales Evening Post group has experimented - and reconsidered - with joint editorship of its weekly titles the Llanelli Star and Carmarthen Journal.
Globally, the news trade continue to evolve too as media businesses struggle with new technology and recession.
Developments
In a key London lecture this week, former Washington Post executive editor Leonard Downie Jr looked at likely future developments of the journalism industry.
He said: "Much of the most-needed journalism is still best produced collaboratively by stable news organizations that can facilitate professional reporting by experienced journalists, support them with money, logistics and legal backing, and present their work to a large public.
"Credible, verifiable journalism about what is important in life is needed more than ever amidst the babble of the blogosphere and social networks, the polarizing opinion and propaganda, the tabloid invasions of privacy and the cynical audience appeal of news presented as entertainment and entertainment presented as news.
"The challenge I see is to turn this tumultuous moment of transformation into a beneficial reconstruction of journalism, enabling credible, verifiable, independent news reporting to emerge, enlivened and enlarged, from the current decline of long-dominant news media."
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
July 27's Swansea Bay Media Highlights
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For all those interested in & working in the Swansea Bay media
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Social Media Twitter Swansea
6.56am – KevJohnscymru: The Apple iPhone named as the 'Coolest Thing on the Planet' http://www.swanseasound.co.uk/blog?id=8014
9.02pm – SwanseaCouncil: Fancy winning some Ryder Cup Tickets? Find out how by looking at the 'News' section of our digital TV channel http://bit.ly/c9nWTR
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Print Western Mail Click
News 1 – It'll be a while before you can escape Alex Jones, the new BBC TV One Show presenter who hails from Ammanford. She's on at least four pages of today's Western Mail, including the front and on her own spread in the WM pull-out.
News 2 – Wales' first free park and share car scheme is about to stay open round the clock. Swansea Council says its free car park facility close to the M4's J46 will soon be open seven days a week.
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Broadcast Swansea Sound 1170mw Click
News 1 – Difficulties with the planning process have seen the Swansea Valley's National Showcaves of Wales shelve a plan for hydro-electric power generation.
Typical ad break – Securahome conservatories, FRF Toyota, Autoglass, Safer Swansea Partnership, BT Vision.
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Online South Wales Evening Post Click
News – A wedding reveller sparked a 1am rescue operation by Port Talbot Lifeboat as he walked into the sea at Aberavon. He was described as being in "a highly intoxicated state." Click
Top ads – Super League at the Gnoll, Neath - Crusaders v Harlequins, Sat Aug 7 - Click. Samsung smartphones - Click.
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For all those interested in & working in the Swansea Bay media
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Social Media Twitter Swansea
6.56am – KevJohnscymru: The Apple iPhone named as the 'Coolest Thing on the Planet' http://www.swanseasound.co.uk/blog?id=8014
9.02pm – SwanseaCouncil: Fancy winning some Ryder Cup Tickets? Find out how by looking at the 'News' section of our digital TV channel http://bit.ly/c9nWTR
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Print Western Mail Click
News 1 – It'll be a while before you can escape Alex Jones, the new BBC TV One Show presenter who hails from Ammanford. She's on at least four pages of today's Western Mail, including the front and on her own spread in the WM pull-out.
News 2 – Wales' first free park and share car scheme is about to stay open round the clock. Swansea Council says its free car park facility close to the M4's J46 will soon be open seven days a week.
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Broadcast Swansea Sound 1170mw Click
News 1 – Difficulties with the planning process have seen the Swansea Valley's National Showcaves of Wales shelve a plan for hydro-electric power generation.
Typical ad break – Securahome conservatories, FRF Toyota, Autoglass, Safer Swansea Partnership, BT Vision.
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Online South Wales Evening Post Click
News – A wedding reveller sparked a 1am rescue operation by Port Talbot Lifeboat as he walked into the sea at Aberavon. He was described as being in "a highly intoxicated state." Click
Top ads – Super League at the Gnoll, Neath - Crusaders v Harlequins, Sat Aug 7 - Click. Samsung smartphones - Click.
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Friday, July 9, 2010
July 9's Swansea Bay Media Highlights
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For all those interested in & working in the Swansea Bay media
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Social Media Twitter #Swansea
06.00am - DaveTencin RT @WAFC_headlines: Jones staying with Wigan despite Swansea rumours - Wigan http://aggbot.com/docs/link.php?id=10031569&r=tw&c=54
02.36am - MAILfootball Coleman set for Swansea, Coventry eye King and Doncaster want Keogh http://bit.ly/9EuRuY
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Broadcast Scarlet FM 97.5fm Click
News - A new bowling alley could soon be built in Carmarthen thanks to an £800,000 funding boost agreed by the Big Lottery Fund and the Welsh Assembly Government.
Morning Show - Presenter Tommo greets Scarlets commercial chief Rupert Moon looking forward to the region's week ahead and to the July 19 season tickets launch.
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Online Western Mail Click
News - Hundreds of temporary jobs within the Assembly Government and quangos are being axed to save money in the current financial year, we can reveal. Click
Sport - Journalists Jon Doel, Simon Roberts and Andy Howell debate which Welsh players need a big season to make the World Cup. Chat about Gavin Henson, Dwayne Peel, Tom Shanklin. Click
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For all those interested in & working in the Swansea Bay media
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Social Media Twitter #Swansea
06.00am - DaveTencin RT @WAFC_headlines: Jones staying with Wigan despite Swansea rumours - Wigan http://aggbot.com/docs/link.php?id=10031569&r=tw&c=54
02.36am - MAILfootball Coleman set for Swansea, Coventry eye King and Doncaster want Keogh http://bit.ly/9EuRuY
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Broadcast Scarlet FM 97.5fm Click
News - A new bowling alley could soon be built in Carmarthen thanks to an £800,000 funding boost agreed by the Big Lottery Fund and the Welsh Assembly Government.
Morning Show - Presenter Tommo greets Scarlets commercial chief Rupert Moon looking forward to the region's week ahead and to the July 19 season tickets launch.
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Online Western Mail Click
News - Hundreds of temporary jobs within the Assembly Government and quangos are being axed to save money in the current financial year, we can reveal. Click
Sport - Journalists Jon Doel, Simon Roberts and Andy Howell debate which Welsh players need a big season to make the World Cup. Chat about Gavin Henson, Dwayne Peel, Tom Shanklin. Click
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Tuesday, July 6, 2010
July 6's Swansea Bay Media Highlights
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For all those interested in & working in the Swansea Bay media
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Social Media Twitter #Swansea
7.00am – EdwMayor1 ... Collins on the mend to fire Ospreys ambitions: “This year now is a massive one, not only for me personally ... http://bit.ly/9w3IPM
6.36am – BelTel_Sport ... Magilton ready for return to management with Swansea City: JIM Magilton is poised to return to football management... http://bit.ly/cEdaxE.
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Print Western Mail Click
Paulo – Gareth Southgate, an early favourite to become new Swansea City manager, has distanced himself from the vacancy.
Dylan – A new walking trail is being developed in Laugharne to celebrate the life and work of Dylan Thomas. A £12k grant will help the Laugharne Corporation in its plan.
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Broadcast Swansea Sound 1170mw Click
News – Trade union Unite is to take legal action against the Ford Motor Company, accusing it of mis-selling pensions to workers including hundreds from its former Swansea plant.
Commercial – Ads this morning included: Acorn Fencing, Swansea Regional Business Awards.
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Online South Wales Evening Post Click
News – A Gower 77-year-old has had her bid to quash her three-year Asbo rejected by a judge and two magistrates at Swansea Crown Court. Click
Awards – Evening Post advertisement director Lisa Cameron invites readers to the paper's first Women in Business Awards luncheon at the Mermaid Restaurant, Mumbles on 30 September. Click
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For all those interested in & working in the Swansea Bay media
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Social Media Twitter #Swansea
7.00am – EdwMayor1 ... Collins on the mend to fire Ospreys ambitions: “This year now is a massive one, not only for me personally ... http://bit.ly/9w3IPM
6.36am – BelTel_Sport ... Magilton ready for return to management with Swansea City: JIM Magilton is poised to return to football management... http://bit.ly/cEdaxE.
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Print Western Mail Click
Paulo – Gareth Southgate, an early favourite to become new Swansea City manager, has distanced himself from the vacancy.
Dylan – A new walking trail is being developed in Laugharne to celebrate the life and work of Dylan Thomas. A £12k grant will help the Laugharne Corporation in its plan.
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Broadcast Swansea Sound 1170mw Click
News – Trade union Unite is to take legal action against the Ford Motor Company, accusing it of mis-selling pensions to workers including hundreds from its former Swansea plant.
Commercial – Ads this morning included: Acorn Fencing, Swansea Regional Business Awards.
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Online South Wales Evening Post Click
News – A Gower 77-year-old has had her bid to quash her three-year Asbo rejected by a judge and two magistrates at Swansea Crown Court. Click
Awards – Evening Post advertisement director Lisa Cameron invites readers to the paper's first Women in Business Awards luncheon at the Mermaid Restaurant, Mumbles on 30 September. Click
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Friday, July 2, 2010
July 2'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 Llanelli Star Click
News - Ammanford firm TRJ has been awarded the contract to build Llanelli's £14.6m theatre complex, featuring main and smallers auditoriums, teaching rooms, social enterprise facilities, bar, cafe and admin areas.
Commercial - Full page ad for Swansea's Ebony Sofas and Dining; bosses plan a store refurb.
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Broadcast Scarlet FM 97.5fm Click
News - Network Rail are being criticised by Amman Valley politician Kevin Madge for failing to repair part of a faulty level crossing in Garnant.
Events - Tomorrow (Saturday) brings the 65th anniversary Pembrey and Burry Port Summer Carnival, with air displays, rides and competitions. Click
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Online Western Mail Click
News - Salesman John Jones is celebrating after cornering the Prince of Wales and winning royal backing for small Llandysul firm Teifi Harps. Click
Web drama - New and innovative! The Western Mail's internet service WalesOnline has launched a drama series. Mini-series Pizzaman is from film fans Teilo Trimble and James Robson; it follows the trials and tribulations of a South Wales fastfood deliveryman. Click
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For all those interested in & working in the Swansea Bay media
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Print Llanelli Star Click
News - Ammanford firm TRJ has been awarded the contract to build Llanelli's £14.6m theatre complex, featuring main and smallers auditoriums, teaching rooms, social enterprise facilities, bar, cafe and admin areas.
Commercial - Full page ad for Swansea's Ebony Sofas and Dining; bosses plan a store refurb.
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Broadcast Scarlet FM 97.5fm Click
News - Network Rail are being criticised by Amman Valley politician Kevin Madge for failing to repair part of a faulty level crossing in Garnant.
Events - Tomorrow (Saturday) brings the 65th anniversary Pembrey and Burry Port Summer Carnival, with air displays, rides and competitions. Click
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Online Western Mail Click
News - Salesman John Jones is celebrating after cornering the Prince of Wales and winning royal backing for small Llandysul firm Teifi Harps. Click
Web drama - New and innovative! The Western Mail's internet service WalesOnline has launched a drama series. Mini-series Pizzaman is from film fans Teilo Trimble and James Robson; it follows the trials and tribulations of a South Wales fastfood deliveryman. Click
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Tuesday, June 29, 2010
June 29's Swansea Bay Media Highlights
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Broadcast Swansea Sound 1170mw Click
Community – Swansea Sound has teamed up with South Wales Police to fight anti-social behaviour. The station is running a create-an-ad campaign for schoolchildren. Click
News – South Wales firefighters are concerned at the rising number of attacks on personnel. The figure stands at 24 in six months. Click
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Online South Wales Evening Post Click
News – Police have kicked down doors across Neath and Port Talbot during a two-day blitz on suspected drug dealers. Operation Anvil also saw officers arrest people on suspicion of offences ranging from assault to shoplifting. Click
Most commented story – Six minutes on a sunbed left a Swansea 14-year-old so burned she had to take time off school, according to her mum. Comments include: She's your daughter, your responsibility, Peter, Swansea; Does she comply with other age-related laws such as smoking, drinking, driving? R, Swansea; Maybe this will teach the girl to follow the rules, Stuart, Swansea. Click
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Broadcast Swansea Sound 1170mw Click
Community – Swansea Sound has teamed up with South Wales Police to fight anti-social behaviour. The station is running a create-an-ad campaign for schoolchildren. Click
News – South Wales firefighters are concerned at the rising number of attacks on personnel. The figure stands at 24 in six months. Click
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Online South Wales Evening Post Click
News – Police have kicked down doors across Neath and Port Talbot during a two-day blitz on suspected drug dealers. Operation Anvil also saw officers arrest people on suspicion of offences ranging from assault to shoplifting. Click
Most commented story – Six minutes on a sunbed left a Swansea 14-year-old so burned she had to take time off school, according to her mum. Comments include: She's your daughter, your responsibility, Peter, Swansea; Does she comply with other age-related laws such as smoking, drinking, driving? R, Swansea; Maybe this will teach the girl to follow the rules, Stuart, Swansea. Click
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Tuesday, June 15, 2010
June 15'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
News – A hundred years ago today, Captain Scott set sail from Wales on his ill-fated expedition to the South Pole.
Commercial – Institute of Directors Wales director Robert Lloyd Griffiths makes his opinions known on the new Office for Budget Responsibility's first report on national finances. Pages 5 & 21.
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Broadcast Real Radio 105-106fm Click
News – A multi-million pound campaign is being launched today, aiming to get hundreds of Neath Port Talbot people back into work through social regeneration organsation NSA Strides. Click
Music – Songs from 6.45-7am today: Scissor Sisters, Fire With Fire; Texas, I Don't Want A Lover; Eternal, I Wanna Be The Only One; Girls Aloud, The Promise; Kings Of Leon, Sex On Fire.
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Online South Wales Evening Post Click
Most commented story – Work on Swansea's European boulevard could start at the end of next year: I urge planners to visit Bath, a wonderful place to aspire to be, Tony, Mayals; Imagine a monorail system from Mumbles Pier to the West Pier, James, Killay; Why haven't the council and AMs fought to deliver heritage status to the Copperworks district? Gowerview, SA1. Click
Commercial – The local business services directory offered by Evening Post sister titles is a useful tool for tradespeople. Check it out ... and look forward to its expansion to south-west Wales. Click
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For all those interested in & working in the Swansea Bay media
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Print Western Mail Click
News – A hundred years ago today, Captain Scott set sail from Wales on his ill-fated expedition to the South Pole.
Commercial – Institute of Directors Wales director Robert Lloyd Griffiths makes his opinions known on the new Office for Budget Responsibility's first report on national finances. Pages 5 & 21.
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Broadcast Real Radio 105-106fm Click
News – A multi-million pound campaign is being launched today, aiming to get hundreds of Neath Port Talbot people back into work through social regeneration organsation NSA Strides. Click
Music – Songs from 6.45-7am today: Scissor Sisters, Fire With Fire; Texas, I Don't Want A Lover; Eternal, I Wanna Be The Only One; Girls Aloud, The Promise; Kings Of Leon, Sex On Fire.
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Online South Wales Evening Post Click
Most commented story – Work on Swansea's European boulevard could start at the end of next year: I urge planners to visit Bath, a wonderful place to aspire to be, Tony, Mayals; Imagine a monorail system from Mumbles Pier to the West Pier, James, Killay; Why haven't the council and AMs fought to deliver heritage status to the Copperworks district? Gowerview, SA1. Click
Commercial – The local business services directory offered by Evening Post sister titles is a useful tool for tradespeople. Check it out ... and look forward to its expansion to south-west Wales. Click
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Links Twitter | Website
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Friday, June 4, 2010
June 4'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 Llanelli Star Click
News - Llanelli 's Ty Gwyn Community Church is to bring a £10,000 cage to the town to stage two-minute two-a-side soccer matches.
Commercial - The Llanelli Star is offering leaflet distribution, targeted by town, village, street or postcode. Useful to any business looking to explore the local market. Phone them on 01792 514108.
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Broadcast Real Radio 105-106fm Click
News - The cost of fighting grass fires across South Wales has cost £6m over the past year.
Competition - From June 22 Real Radio is giving listeners the chance to win their dream wedding by becoming station’s Bride on the Run. The wedding will take place on the set of Mamma Mia! at Cardiff's Wales Millennium Centre. Click
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Online Western Mail Click
Arts video - Dave Owens and Matt Thomas discuss the career of Tom Jones as The Voice celebrates his 70th birthday. Click
Sports video - Journalists Jon Doel, Simon Roberts and Andy Howell preview tomorrow's Wales v South Africa clash and debate reader selections in the Wales Online Fans' Regional Team of the Year. Click
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For all those interested in & working in the Swansea Bay media
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Print Llanelli Star Click
News - Llanelli 's Ty Gwyn Community Church is to bring a £10,000 cage to the town to stage two-minute two-a-side soccer matches.
Commercial - The Llanelli Star is offering leaflet distribution, targeted by town, village, street or postcode. Useful to any business looking to explore the local market. Phone them on 01792 514108.
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Broadcast Real Radio 105-106fm Click
News - The cost of fighting grass fires across South Wales has cost £6m over the past year.
Competition - From June 22 Real Radio is giving listeners the chance to win their dream wedding by becoming station’s Bride on the Run. The wedding will take place on the set of Mamma Mia! at Cardiff's Wales Millennium Centre. Click
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Online Western Mail Click
Arts video - Dave Owens and Matt Thomas discuss the career of Tom Jones as The Voice celebrates his 70th birthday. Click
Sports video - Journalists Jon Doel, Simon Roberts and Andy Howell preview tomorrow's Wales v South Africa clash and debate reader selections in the Wales Online Fans' Regional Team of the Year. Click
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Thursday, June 3, 2010
June 3'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
News - Cumbria: Massacre of the innocents.
Sport - Shane Williams has revealed he pulled out of Wales' summer tests to protect his dream of playing at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
Makeover – The Western Mail has a discreet but satisfying new look today. Check out - amongst other innovations - new headline fonts, byline styles, info boxes, promo panels and comment & debate pages.
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Broadcast The Wave Click
News - Cumbria: Home Secretary Theresa May is expected to make a statement to the House of Commons this afternoon.
Competition - There's a nice Wave hook-up with SellYourJewellery.com in a competition which offers a prize of £500 to spend at Bridgend Designer Outlet and a holiday to Ibiza for two. You just need to know your Pink, Lady Ga Ga and Madonna. Click
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Online Gower News Click
News - June 18 is golf's nationwide Four Course Classic fundraiser for Muscular Dystrophy. Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson is encouraging support for the events which will see golfers play four course. The challenge courses include Langland Bay, Fairwood Park, Gower and Clyne. Click
Yee ha! – Events listings include the Gower Bluegrass Festival from September 11-12, with live fiddle, banjo, mandolin and dobro. Click
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For all those interested in & working in the Swansea Bay media
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Print Western Mail Click
News - Cumbria: Massacre of the innocents.
Sport - Shane Williams has revealed he pulled out of Wales' summer tests to protect his dream of playing at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
Makeover – The Western Mail has a discreet but satisfying new look today. Check out - amongst other innovations - new headline fonts, byline styles, info boxes, promo panels and comment & debate pages.
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Broadcast The Wave Click
News - Cumbria: Home Secretary Theresa May is expected to make a statement to the House of Commons this afternoon.
Competition - There's a nice Wave hook-up with SellYourJewellery.com in a competition which offers a prize of £500 to spend at Bridgend Designer Outlet and a holiday to Ibiza for two. You just need to know your Pink, Lady Ga Ga and Madonna. Click
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Online Gower News Click
News - June 18 is golf's nationwide Four Course Classic fundraiser for Muscular Dystrophy. Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson is encouraging support for the events which will see golfers play four course. The challenge courses include Langland Bay, Fairwood Park, Gower and Clyne. Click
Yee ha! – Events listings include the Gower Bluegrass Festival from September 11-12, with live fiddle, banjo, mandolin and dobro. Click
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Tuesday, June 1, 2010
June 1'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
News – The private company which operates the Severn bridges has raised nearly £226m over the past three years - but spent only £15m on essential maintenance on the original crossing's damaged cables.
Commercial – Great Waterstones hook-up with today's WM lifestyle pull-out ... 25 top summer reads listed and detailed, including Look Back in Hunger by Jo Brand, The Return Journey by Maeve Binchy and Oh, Carol! by Carol McGiffin.
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Broadcast Swansea Sound 1170mw Click
News – Dyfed-Powys Police arrested eight people in Pembrokeshire after an illegal rave in Dale.
Commercial – Typical ad break: Days Ford, Digital Radio, Splenda, Leekes, Enterprise 2000, Mercedes Benz.
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Online South Wales Evening Post Click
News – Canadian singer Celine Dion, 42, is reportedly pregnant with twins after her sixth attempt at IVF, according to the Evening Post's Daily Mail sister site. Click
Comment – Gavin Henson and Charlotte Church are said to be devastated following the break up of their five-year relationship: "I feel sorry for these youngsters who've had to deal with the weight of expectation from the Welsh public and massive press intrusion," says Mayals' Tony Buckleigh. "Yes, they may be wealthy but we all know wealth can't buy happiness. I wish them well and hope they will be able to perform on the big stage and remind us all why they became household names in the first place." Click
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For all those interested in & working in the Swansea Bay media
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Print Western Mail Click
News – The private company which operates the Severn bridges has raised nearly £226m over the past three years - but spent only £15m on essential maintenance on the original crossing's damaged cables.
Commercial – Great Waterstones hook-up with today's WM lifestyle pull-out ... 25 top summer reads listed and detailed, including Look Back in Hunger by Jo Brand, The Return Journey by Maeve Binchy and Oh, Carol! by Carol McGiffin.
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Broadcast Swansea Sound 1170mw Click
News – Dyfed-Powys Police arrested eight people in Pembrokeshire after an illegal rave in Dale.
Commercial – Typical ad break: Days Ford, Digital Radio, Splenda, Leekes, Enterprise 2000, Mercedes Benz.
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Online South Wales Evening Post Click
News – Canadian singer Celine Dion, 42, is reportedly pregnant with twins after her sixth attempt at IVF, according to the Evening Post's Daily Mail sister site. Click
Comment – Gavin Henson and Charlotte Church are said to be devastated following the break up of their five-year relationship: "I feel sorry for these youngsters who've had to deal with the weight of expectation from the Welsh public and massive press intrusion," says Mayals' Tony Buckleigh. "Yes, they may be wealthy but we all know wealth can't buy happiness. I wish them well and hope they will be able to perform on the big stage and remind us all why they became household names in the first place." Click
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Tuesday, May 25, 2010
May 25'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
Dylan in words – Friends and admirers of Dylan Thomas have rushed to his defence after historian Paul Johnson dismissed him as a "liar and a rotter" in his memoirs.
Dylan in pictures – Photo of the day: A sand sculpture of Dylan Thomas has been created as part of an exhibition in Weston-super-Mare.
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Broadcast Bay Radio Click
Editorial – RNLI lifeguards have had a busy few days as the sun sends bathers to Gower's beaches. There have been rescues at Rotherslade and Port Eynon.
Commercial – An excellent advertising featuring on the Bay Radio website flags up Shop Gorseinon Week in conjunction with traders such Top Notch Bargains, The Old Mill Health Store, Gorseinon Pet & Aquatics Superstore and Swallow Taxis and Minibuses. Click
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Online South Wales Evening Post Click
Editorial – Dozens of South West Wales patients have left hospitals across the region suffering with malnutrition, according to new findings uncovered by AM Alun Cairns. Click
Commercial – Key home page ads include: PlusNet, Nurofen, Littlewoods, Virgin Media.
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Print Western Mail Click
Dylan in words – Friends and admirers of Dylan Thomas have rushed to his defence after historian Paul Johnson dismissed him as a "liar and a rotter" in his memoirs.
Dylan in pictures – Photo of the day: A sand sculpture of Dylan Thomas has been created as part of an exhibition in Weston-super-Mare.
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Broadcast Bay Radio Click
Editorial – RNLI lifeguards have had a busy few days as the sun sends bathers to Gower's beaches. There have been rescues at Rotherslade and Port Eynon.
Commercial – An excellent advertising featuring on the Bay Radio website flags up Shop Gorseinon Week in conjunction with traders such Top Notch Bargains, The Old Mill Health Store, Gorseinon Pet & Aquatics Superstore and Swallow Taxis and Minibuses. Click
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Online South Wales Evening Post Click
Editorial – Dozens of South West Wales patients have left hospitals across the region suffering with malnutrition, according to new findings uncovered by AM Alun Cairns. Click
Commercial – Key home page ads include: PlusNet, Nurofen, Littlewoods, Virgin Media.
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Thursday, May 20, 2010
May 20's Swansea Bay Media Front Pages
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South Wales Evening Post Click
News - A teachers' union has questioned why a case involving a Neath teacher cleared of assaulting a pupil with a glue stick ended up in court in the first place.
Advertising - Coastal Galleries, Swansea: Rolf Harris, A Life in Art launches on May 22. Click
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Llanelli Star Click
News - A victim of a prolific Llanelli criminal has called for him to be given a public flogging, and says she'd be first in line when it came to dishing it out.
Advertising – LTC Mobility, Llanelli: Life is for Living with our complete mobility range. Click
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Western Mail Click
News - Families across Wales were yesterday given medals to honour relatives lost in military operations over the past 60 years. Three of the soldiers were from Swansea.
Advertising - FRF Vauxhall, Swansea: Pre-reg specials - delivery mileage only. Click
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South Wales Evening Post Click
News - A teachers' union has questioned why a case involving a Neath teacher cleared of assaulting a pupil with a glue stick ended up in court in the first place.
Advertising - Coastal Galleries, Swansea: Rolf Harris, A Life in Art launches on May 22. Click
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Llanelli Star Click
News - A victim of a prolific Llanelli criminal has called for him to be given a public flogging, and says she'd be first in line when it came to dishing it out.
Advertising – LTC Mobility, Llanelli: Life is for Living with our complete mobility range. Click
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Western Mail Click
News - Families across Wales were yesterday given medals to honour relatives lost in military operations over the past 60 years. Three of the soldiers were from Swansea.
Advertising - FRF Vauxhall, Swansea: Pre-reg specials - delivery mileage only. Click
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Tuesday, May 18, 2010
May 18's Swansea Bay Media Highlights
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Print Western Mail Click
Editorial – Sir Anthony Hopkins' latest big screen role has been under the critical gaze of the movie world at Cannes. He plays a wealthy 60-something in Woody Allen comedy You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger.
Commercial – Even in tough times it's worth advertising, as Abta illustrate today. Against the latest ash cloud backdrop, the travel association urges holidaymakers to book with confidence through a member.
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Broadcast Bay Radio Click
Editorial – South Wales Police are urging pubs and clubs to be on their guard against raiders who've been targeting gaming machines.
Commercial – Typical ad break: Ace Window Systems, Baglan; Neath Port Talbot Fostering; Sinclair VW, Swansea.
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Online South Wales Evening Post Click
Editorial – A man who cooked up a story about being robbed in Neath town centre just so he could get a free lift home has been fined for wasting police time. Click
Commercial – Key home page ads include: HSBC, Welsh Assembly Government's Flexible Support for Business (FS4B), Capital One credit cards.
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Print Western Mail Click
Editorial – Sir Anthony Hopkins' latest big screen role has been under the critical gaze of the movie world at Cannes. He plays a wealthy 60-something in Woody Allen comedy You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger.
Commercial – Even in tough times it's worth advertising, as Abta illustrate today. Against the latest ash cloud backdrop, the travel association urges holidaymakers to book with confidence through a member.
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Broadcast Bay Radio Click
Editorial – South Wales Police are urging pubs and clubs to be on their guard against raiders who've been targeting gaming machines.
Commercial – Typical ad break: Ace Window Systems, Baglan; Neath Port Talbot Fostering; Sinclair VW, Swansea.
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Online South Wales Evening Post Click
Editorial – A man who cooked up a story about being robbed in Neath town centre just so he could get a free lift home has been fined for wasting police time. Click
Commercial – Key home page ads include: HSBC, Welsh Assembly Government's Flexible Support for Business (FS4B), Capital One credit cards.
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010
May 11's Swansea Bay Media Highlights
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Print Western Mail Click
UK – Labour leader odds (thanks to William Hill): David Miliband 4/7, Harriet Harman 16/1, Alan Johnson 6/1, Ed Miliband 9/1, Ed Balls 16/1, Jack Straw 33/1.
Wales – A major new hotel, restaurant and housing development could soon be in the pipeline for Hafod Copperworks, one of Swansea's most historic industrial sites. Swansea Council has put the site on the market.
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Broadcast Bay Radio Click
Editorial – A Swansea pensioner has been convicted of sexually assaulting a passenger on a city bus.
Key home page ads include Directory Inquiries, Admiral Insurance.
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Online South Wales Evening Post Click
Editorial – Hain backs Brown as he pushes for Lib-Dem summit. Click
Most commented stories – 1 - Plaid attacks debates exclusion after failing to make ground in election - Click. 2 - Hain backs Brown as he pushes for Lib-Dem summit - Click. 3 - Hotel's marquee plea is set for council rejection - Click.
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Print Western Mail Click
UK – Labour leader odds (thanks to William Hill): David Miliband 4/7, Harriet Harman 16/1, Alan Johnson 6/1, Ed Miliband 9/1, Ed Balls 16/1, Jack Straw 33/1.
Wales – A major new hotel, restaurant and housing development could soon be in the pipeline for Hafod Copperworks, one of Swansea's most historic industrial sites. Swansea Council has put the site on the market.
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Broadcast Bay Radio Click
Editorial – A Swansea pensioner has been convicted of sexually assaulting a passenger on a city bus.
Key home page ads include Directory Inquiries, Admiral Insurance.
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Online South Wales Evening Post Click
Editorial – Hain backs Brown as he pushes for Lib-Dem summit. Click
Most commented stories – 1 - Plaid attacks debates exclusion after failing to make ground in election - Click. 2 - Hain backs Brown as he pushes for Lib-Dem summit - Click. 3 - Hotel's marquee plea is set for council rejection - Click.
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Friday, May 7, 2010
Post-election Swansea Bay Media Highlights
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Online BBC
Lembit goes - Liberal Democrat Lembit Opik loses Montgomeryshire. Click
Hain's plea - Peter Hain's work together call. Click
Out west - Labour wins Swansea West by 504 votes. Click
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Online South Wales Evening Post Click
Plaid win - Plaid hold Carmarthen East and Dinefwr on dramatic night. Click
Brown bid - Brown 'will try to form coalition government'. Click
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Online BBC
Lembit goes - Liberal Democrat Lembit Opik loses Montgomeryshire. Click
Hain's plea - Peter Hain's work together call. Click
Out west - Labour wins Swansea West by 504 votes. Click
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Online South Wales Evening Post Click
Plaid win - Plaid hold Carmarthen East and Dinefwr on dramatic night. Click
Brown bid - Brown 'will try to form coalition government'. Click
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Tuesday, May 4, 2010
May 4's Swansea Bay Media Highlights
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Print Western Mail Click
General Election – Meet Builth Wells' Polly Mackenzie on pages 1, 4 & 5 - she's Nick Clegg's top adviser; plus pages 2, 3, 6, 7, 16, 18, 19, 25 & 26 where there's a comment piece from the Swansea office of investment management specialists Brewin Dolphin.
Editorial – Traditional Welsh cottages may disappear from the landscape unless planning rules are changed, according to a heritage expert.
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Broadcast Bay Radio Click
Editorial – A detective constable from Port Talbot has been jailed for his part in a child pornography ring.
Typical music – Scissor Sisters, I Don't Feel Like Dancin'; Train - Hey, Soul Sister; Eternal, I Wanna Be The Only One; Karen Ramirez, Looking For Love; Fleetwood Mac, Dreams.
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Online South Wales Evening Post Click
Editorial – Police closed the A484 over Garngoch Common as firefighters tackled a five hectare grass blaze. Fire crews from Gorseinon, Llanelli and Morriston were called. Click
Commercial – Key home page advertisers include: Toyota, Vanish, Neath Port Talbot College.
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Print Western Mail Click
General Election – Meet Builth Wells' Polly Mackenzie on pages 1, 4 & 5 - she's Nick Clegg's top adviser; plus pages 2, 3, 6, 7, 16, 18, 19, 25 & 26 where there's a comment piece from the Swansea office of investment management specialists Brewin Dolphin.
Editorial – Traditional Welsh cottages may disappear from the landscape unless planning rules are changed, according to a heritage expert.
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Broadcast Bay Radio Click
Editorial – A detective constable from Port Talbot has been jailed for his part in a child pornography ring.
Typical music – Scissor Sisters, I Don't Feel Like Dancin'; Train - Hey, Soul Sister; Eternal, I Wanna Be The Only One; Karen Ramirez, Looking For Love; Fleetwood Mac, Dreams.
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Online South Wales Evening Post Click
Editorial – Police closed the A484 over Garngoch Common as firefighters tackled a five hectare grass blaze. Fire crews from Gorseinon, Llanelli and Morriston were called. Click
Commercial – Key home page advertisers include: Toyota, Vanish, Neath Port Talbot College.
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
April 27's Swansea Bay Media Highlights
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Print Western Mail Click
Editorial – Revealed: The secrets Richard Burton shared with his pocket diary - thanks to the Richard Burton Centre at Swansea University.
Commercial – Nice plug for one of South Wales' greatest pubs, Maesteg's Old House Inn, in a feature on new Peter Long book The Hidden Places of Wales (Travel Publishing).
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Broadcast Bay Radio Click
Editorial – The bosses of Swansea's closure-threatened Ethnic Cuisine say a WAG grant to upgrade its plant wouldn't have saved its 230 jobs ... a new customer contract was needed.
Commercial – Typical ad break: Ace Windows, Welsh Blood Service, Neath Port Talbot Council Recycling Services, Fortress Wales at Margam Park, Skoda UK, Car Arena Swansea.
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Online South Wales Evening Post Click
Editorial – The family of a young woman attacked on Llanelli beach are furious with the way police dealt with the case. They claim she was taken from the scene in a police van which contained one of her attackers. Click
Most viewed stories – An apology to Robert William Stevens - Click. Man dies as crews called to early-morning kitchen blaze - Click. We're down but we are not out - Click.
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Print Western Mail Click
Editorial – Revealed: The secrets Richard Burton shared with his pocket diary - thanks to the Richard Burton Centre at Swansea University.
Commercial – Nice plug for one of South Wales' greatest pubs, Maesteg's Old House Inn, in a feature on new Peter Long book The Hidden Places of Wales (Travel Publishing).
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Broadcast Bay Radio Click
Editorial – The bosses of Swansea's closure-threatened Ethnic Cuisine say a WAG grant to upgrade its plant wouldn't have saved its 230 jobs ... a new customer contract was needed.
Commercial – Typical ad break: Ace Windows, Welsh Blood Service, Neath Port Talbot Council Recycling Services, Fortress Wales at Margam Park, Skoda UK, Car Arena Swansea.
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Online South Wales Evening Post Click
Editorial – The family of a young woman attacked on Llanelli beach are furious with the way police dealt with the case. They claim she was taken from the scene in a police van which contained one of her attackers. Click
Most viewed stories – An apology to Robert William Stevens - Click. Man dies as crews called to early-morning kitchen blaze - Click. We're down but we are not out - Click.
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Friday, April 23, 2010
April 23's Swansea Bay Media Highlights
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Online BBC Cymru Wales Click
Local top story - A ready meals plant is set to close, putting 234 jobs at risk in Swansea after it fails to reach a deal with a supermarket chain. Click
Bumpy ride - Traders in Burry Port are demanding some of its 72 speed bumps are removed claiming they are driving customers away. Click
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Broadcast The Wave Click
Editorial - Swansea Council has helped overcome the social worker shortage by recruiting from Germany and Sweden.
General Election - Plaid's Ieuan Wyn Jones remains angry that his party were left out of last night's televised prime ministerial debate.
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Print Western Mail Click
Editorial - Wales needs to back calls for St George's Day to be recognised as a bank holiday in England if it too is to succeed in getting a public holiday for St David's Day, campaigners claim.
Commercial - The Magners League promotional folk are cranking up excitement for the competition's first grand final, to be played on May 29. Savvy Swansea Bay businesses should back the Ospreys on this one and start looking at commercial hook-ups.
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Online BBC Cymru Wales Click
Local top story - A ready meals plant is set to close, putting 234 jobs at risk in Swansea after it fails to reach a deal with a supermarket chain. Click
Bumpy ride - Traders in Burry Port are demanding some of its 72 speed bumps are removed claiming they are driving customers away. Click
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Broadcast The Wave Click
Editorial - Swansea Council has helped overcome the social worker shortage by recruiting from Germany and Sweden.
General Election - Plaid's Ieuan Wyn Jones remains angry that his party were left out of last night's televised prime ministerial debate.
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Print Western Mail Click
Editorial - Wales needs to back calls for St George's Day to be recognised as a bank holiday in England if it too is to succeed in getting a public holiday for St David's Day, campaigners claim.
Commercial - The Magners League promotional folk are cranking up excitement for the competition's first grand final, to be played on May 29. Savvy Swansea Bay businesses should back the Ospreys on this one and start looking at commercial hook-ups.
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Thursday, April 22, 2010
Swansea Bay media big guns' new jobs offensive
The local newspaper industry is campaigning to cling on to its valuable but diminished employment advertising.
Situations vacant columns, including those in the Swansea Bay media, have been hit hard by the internet, the recession and competition from increasingly sophisticated employment agencies.
But titles such as the South Wales Evening Post and the Western Mail are fighting back. And that's a good thing for staff hunters, not least because most newspapers now offer a decent editorial vehicle with jobs pages. Wales on Sunday offers a good example of this.
Trade body The Newspaper Society is currently on a nationwide tour flagging up the results of a study which showed that nearly twice as many jobseekers turn first to local media when looking for a job than second choice source Jobcentre Plus.
Society sages are delivering that message to media agencies and advertisers across the UK, with at least one session being hosted in Cardiff by Western Mail parent group Media Wales.
It'd be wise of the local media to flag up the results of this study in their own news columns.
More info - http://bit.ly/ar5MDp
Situations vacant columns, including those in the Swansea Bay media, have been hit hard by the internet, the recession and competition from increasingly sophisticated employment agencies.
But titles such as the South Wales Evening Post and the Western Mail are fighting back. And that's a good thing for staff hunters, not least because most newspapers now offer a decent editorial vehicle with jobs pages. Wales on Sunday offers a good example of this.
Trade body The Newspaper Society is currently on a nationwide tour flagging up the results of a study which showed that nearly twice as many jobseekers turn first to local media when looking for a job than second choice source Jobcentre Plus.
Society sages are delivering that message to media agencies and advertisers across the UK, with at least one session being hosted in Cardiff by Western Mail parent group Media Wales.
It'd be wise of the local media to flag up the results of this study in their own news columns.
More info - http://bit.ly/ar5MDp
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