School of Journalism, Media and Culture news

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New master’s degree launched for 2025

10 January 2025

An innovative new master’s programme in AI and digital media production has been announced by Cardiff University’s School of Journalism, Media and Culture for September 2025.

Welsh-speaking students bond on trip exploring Māori culture

19 November 2024

Launch of Māori-Cymraeg student exchange

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Wales and Ukraine remember journalist Gareth Jones 90 years after his death

1 October 2024

Welsh journalist drew the world’s attention to the Ukrainian famine of the 1930s

Cardiff University pilot initiative drives growth in creative industries across the Cardiff Capital Region

10 July 2024

Creative Industries Cluster Hubs were trialled in Newport, Monmouthshire and Rhondda Cynon Taf

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All-new league rankings highlight student satisfaction

5 June 2024

National and international guides have underlined Cardiff University’s place as a journalism and communication studies school of excellence.

Young entrepreneurs triumph at the 14th annual Student Start-up and Freelance Awards

29 May 2024

Twelve young entrepreneurs each win a share of the £18,000 prize pot that was up for grabs.

Nearly a third of Welsh journalists are considering leaving the sector

22 May 2024

Job insecurity, pay, stress and burnout cited as main reasons for those thinking of changing career

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The consequences of living in war - can theatre and reportage better inform the world?

2 April 2024

From hidden wars to hidden theatre: theatre reportage represents the lives of those living under oppression and war.

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Connor Love wins Best Student Film

28 March 2024

MA Digital Documentaries’ Connor Love has triumphed at the 2024 Lived Perspectives festival with his film ‘A Bridge to Mundania’.

Journalist Laura Trevelyan calls for urgent preservation of the Caribbean’s endangered historical archives

7 March 2024

Former Cardiff University student delivers inaugural Sir Tom Hopkinson lecture

Journalists pay tribute to lecturer who launched more than 1,000 careers

26 February 2024

David English has died at the age of 74

Journalist Laura Trevelyan to deliver inaugural Sir Tom Hopkinson Lecture

14 February 2024

The inaugural lecture will discuss why it’s been important for Laura and her family to confront their ancestors’ past as slaveowners on the Caribbean island of Grenada.

Academic examines morality in the marketplace and how brands respond to social injustice

10 January 2024

Book highlights the complicated relationship between branding, activism, social media, and pop culture

Public lecture: The Art of Class War

24 October 2023

An illustrated public lecture by Cardiff University Honorary Professor and former BBC Labour, Industrial, and Politics Correspondent Nicholas Jones.

When gaming meets Cardiff history

23 October 2023

Using video games to engage with the history and heritage of Cardiff and southeast Wales

Dr Emiliano Treré scoops journal article of the year at MeCCSA awards

5 October 2023

Co-authored article wins Outstanding Achievement Award with investigation of digital resistance against algorithm driven platforms in China.

Screen sector receives green funding boost

20 September 2023

Media Cymru working with Ffilm Cymru Wales to help industry achieve net-zero carbon emissions

Students visit USA as part of Urdd Gobaith Cymru’s anti-racism message

6 September 2023

This year marks 60 years since the bombing of the 16th St Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama

Collective Experiences in the Datafied Society

Rewatching the Data Justice Conference

11 July 2023

The three plenary sessions of the third Data Justice Conference are available to watch on YouTube.

South Wales media sector experienced £20m in additional revenue and 400 new jobs following research and development programme

21 June 2023

Findings present framework for achieving successful innovations in the creative industries