News consumption didn’t just “move online.” It is fractured across generations, platforms, and formats, and the institutions that produce public-interest journalism have not kept pace. That gap isn’t just an industry story. With Senedd elections due on 7 May 2026, it has become a democratic risk.
A plan for Wales I regularly write about the challenges public interest news faces in Wales and further afield, mainly due to legacy news publishers’ failing business models. There is …
People’s views and opinions are influenced by what they see and read online. The psychologist Albert Bandura developed the Social Learning Theory, which suggests that people imitate behaviours they observe …
The value of public interest news is clear; research and survey after survey demonstrate that the public values it. Quantifying that value in people is more challenging; values differ from …
The news is very much in the news these days. Or should that be the lack of news? It’s not just the news that’s suffering, but the people who bring …
The report highlights a significant shift in news consumption patterns, with audiences fragmented across various platforms and sources based on age. Younger age groups, particularly 16-24-year-olds, heavily rely on online sources, especially social media, for news consumption.
A JL Partners poll of 16-17-year-olds suggests that almost one in four would vote for Reform UK. Reform is standing candidates in most seats at the General election, including its recently announced leader, Nigel Farage, who is standing for election to Westminster for the ninth time.
Many of you will have already decided where your vote is going on the 4th of July, and some will be out campaigning for a party. Have you ever wondered …
With a General Election called for the 4th of July Talking Wales is launching a pilot service to cover the election from a Welsh perspective. We’ll be looking at the …
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