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In the last few months the Cardiff press have dedicated much attention to the issue of youth crime. But despite the negative headlines, there are people working to help both the youths and their victims. Ruth Stokes discovers the benefits of cultural activity and giving something back to the community.

Yobs. A word repeatedly used by the

Antony Mayfield (Spannerworks) put the Digital Revolution into context in his lecture, by setting it alongside the much earlier Print Revolution. Both have altered the way people communicate. But the defining feature of this revolution, he argued, is that complexity has replaced stability. Geography no longer defines audiences, the content is vast, and new

A large part of news has always been about getting to the story before anyone else does. Indeed, Richard Burton went so far as to state that it is 'all about' being first. But what about the quality of the story?

Online news sites are under even greater pressure from newspapers to be the first to break news, because they are constantly updated. According to Burto

The Internet. It is expanding, offering more and more material in an increasingly varied form. We can now get music, video footage, cartoons, podcasts, articles, blogs and reports and other mediums are being pushed aside. It's to do with the internet's interactive nature, and convenience. We can be as involved as we want, and our concentration span only has to be

'Everyone has a story to tell'. That was the message from Daniel Meadows in his vibrant and informative lecture last week. Digital storytelling can be a vehicle for any story - big or small, happy or sad - and is something that is accessible to everyone. It is at its best when the camera succeeds in capturing something transient, a moment or a person that can never be recreated again exactly the