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Printosaurous 2.0

So, newspapers have potential to get back to the forefront of breaking news with their online presence, and Richard Burton’s been leading the way. And if this is what saves print, then this is a good thing – although to be honest I agree with

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Added by Dan O'Brien on January 9, 2008 at 4:44pm — No Comments

Capturing Cardiff: The International Sports Village

The first part of Cardiff’s International Sports Village opens in January, but the rest of the Olympic-standard project might have to be put on hold due to a lack of funding.

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Added by Dan O'Brien on December 21, 2007 at 12:40pm — 1 Comment

One but not the same - Integration at the Beeb

Great talk by Pete Clifton, really interesting stuff. Thinking about it afterwards though, I wasn't quite sure how one bit was going to work:

Online, TV, and Radio will al

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Added by Dan O'Brien on November 25, 2007 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

Daniel Meadows, Mr President

The democratisation of the media. Sounds worryingly like a Bushism, doesn’t it? But, the point its making is fascinating. Editors and journalists can no longer ride looking down on their audience with a sense of superiority built only on the traditional assumption that the audience sits down and listens while the journalist tells them what they need to know.

But this one-way r

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Added by Dan O'Brien on October 26, 2007 at 10:00am — No Comments

Capturing Cardiff Pitch - 20 years since Tiger Bay

I’d like to do a piece on the development of Cardiff Bay 20 years after the redevelopments began – where its come from, what its achieved, and where its heading,.

Twenty years ago Cardiff Bay was, frankly, a bit of a mess. During Wales’ industrial prime, the docks on Tiger Bay (

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Added by Dan O'Brien on October 25, 2007 at 9:52am — 1 Comment