Steven Hayes's Blog (8)

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It was apt that Dan Meadows’ lecture took the same form as the narratives which he has pioneered with the 'Capture Wales' idea.

Beginning with his 'epiphanal moment' and ending with reflections about the future, his message was an extension of what various speakers have been stressing since the course started. The digital revolution is changing the media dramatically and it is our task as journalists to meet the challenges.

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It was extremely refreshing to hear a journalist of both print and online media utter the words "print is not dead."

It is precisely because Burton fell into his job at the Telegraph.co.uk that his opinion carries so much weight. Those who had the pleasure of hearing the anecdotal accounts about his days on various newspapers could see this was someone who knew both media incredibly well.

The message from his lecture was clear: online

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Journalism is in decline. Or at least it’s consumption is.

As Pete Clifton pointed out: the key demographic in this decline is young adults (or 16-24s as his slightly ambiguous figures labelled them).

No doubt he is right. Young people are generally more apathetic abou

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"There's only one Liam Ridgewell," roared fans at St. Andrews only ten minutes into the second city derby.

But It wasn't the home side that sang, instead it was Ridgewell's former side, after his disastrous 10th minute own goal gifted them a priceless lead.

I can honestly say that I am never more nervous than for these matches. To an outsider there is nothing at stake except three points but the fan of either side knows the second city derby can bring overwhelming joy or painf… Continue

Nokia is a business, let's not forget that.

It's a very good starting point for those of us who naively expected a journalism-themed, audience tailored tutorial, telling us how these handsets will impact upon our daily lives as journalists (which is after all what many of us want to know).

But let's be honest, in business everything is a give and a take. What Nokia gave, was an insight into the handset, how it is developing and a quick tour of how to use it. What they took was a

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At a recent meeting Cardiff County Council announced further investment from Lottery Funding will be given to help maintain and improve Cardiff Castle. A new cafe and conference centre is due to open at the start of next year and a pedestrian bridge from Bute Park has been sanctioned so that the park can be fully integrated with the castle.

The castle is a wonderful example of a medieval structure and as well as a rich history there is some superb architecture inside the main building.

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Any team that isn't Arsenal, Chelsea or Liverpool will go into a match against Manchester United as underdogs, whether home or away. Unless of course you are Aston Villa, in which case you aren't so much underdogs as odds-on losers. Villa haven't beaten Manchester United in the league since 1995, a woeful record which has given the fixture a sense of overwhelming inevitability.

For the last four or five seasons the sense of loss has been tempered by the fact that Villa teams have b

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