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Open mike at The Gate

Jason Soudah is a Cardiff-based singer/songwriter. He has just returned from a tour of the United States but still finds the time to perform at Cardiff’s open mike nights. One of the most striking things about Cardiff is the music scene… Continue

“The media was a toy I could play with.” This was how Richard Burton, former Fleet Street journalist, described his first experiences of online journalism. When he joined the telegraph.co.uk he was able to experiment and play around because it was still relatively new territory.

It was interesting to le

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Kim Hollamby is Head of IPC Media online which is responsible for magazines like NME and Countrylife. He is quite proud of the fact that he survived the boom-bust era and seems to have a solid grasp of the principles of online media.

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Daniel Meadows delivered an informative and enthusiastic lecture. As one of the icons of the digital storytelling movement, he painted a vivid picture of a medium that seeks to be expressive and meaningful.

The work produced is probably well received by its audience. In my opinion this is because the stories and format are simple. The viewer has less visual information to absorb and is able to appreciate the story more.

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Every time I go on the internet I usually end up on the BBC website. There is an endless amount of information on there and I think it is one of the most user friendly services offered on the web.

The lecture by Peter Clifton was very useful. He highlighted the fact that the BBC needs to be in touch with its audience in orde

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For my Capturing Cardiff proposal I would like to cover the open mike scene in the city. There are a number of places that hold these kinds of evenings and I perform myself so I feel this would be a good subject to do. My project would be centred around how open mike nights capture the true essence of the Cardiff music scene. I would interview both performers and spectators to get an idea of what people think and I would showcase acts that are of particular interest. As it takes a certain kind o… Continue