The next phase of Talking Wales
For those of you who have been reading our updates (they’re available here for those who haven’t) we have discussed at length the precarious state of independent news provision in …
The future of public interest journalism in Wales
The Guardian published an article today that laid bare the precarious state of the regional news business in the UK. ‘The model is broken’: UK’s regional newspapers fight for survival …
What is Talking Wales? And how is it different?
Talking Wales is a new national news service for Wales, focussing on public interest journalism at national, local, and hyperlocal levels.
Its aim is to ensure Welsh citizens are kept well informed regarding the matters and issues that impact their daily lives.
Talking Wales a Community Benefit Society
We received some good news this week, we have formally started the process of registering Talking Wales a Community Benefit Society. With support from Cwmpas we are preparing a set …
Is Adam Price right?
Whether you agree or disagree with his and his party’s politics Adam Price claimed yesterday that one of the reasons behind Plaid Cymru’s inability to cut through and gain more …
We need your support
We’re setting up Talking Wales as a cooperative, more specifically a Community Benefit Society. The purpose of a Community Benefit Society is to serve the broader interests of the community, …
Making a difference
Politics at a national and local level impacts all of our lives across every community in Wales. Yet engagement with politics varies greatly along socio-economic lines. 2021 saw the highest-ever …
How are you consuming news? And are you getting enough news from Wales?
These two questions are the motivation behind Talking Wales. Our experiences of running news services in Wales over the last two years have given us a unique insight into the …
Advisory Board
We are nearing the completion of the process to incorporate Talking Wales as Community Benefit Society. Our next step will be to launch a share issue where members of the …
The changing nature of radio
This week saw the latest publication of RAJAR’s radio listening statistics. Published every quarter they give an insight into the listening habits of people in the UK. It made interesting …