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New format for Eisteddfod digital newspaper

28 July 2016

Llais y Maes returns to provide a fresh perspective on the National Eisteddfod

The Aberfan memorial garden

Marking 50 years since the Aberfan disaster

27 July 2016

A conference at Cardiff University this September will reflect upon the immediate and continued impact of the media’s coverage of the 1966 Aberfan disaster.

Phillip Zarrilli opens the Martial Arts Studies conference

Conference builds next phase of Martial Arts Studies network

22 July 2016

Second international conference explores the impact of martial arts on culture

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Supporting journalists of the future

21 July 2016

Sue Lloyd Roberts Journalism Scholarship receives £50,000 boost from Google

Artist and producer David Gunn

Re-Imagining Challenging History conference – day two

1 July 2016

Day two opened with artist/producer David Gunn #challhist

David Anderson

Re-Imagining Challenging History conference – day one

29 June 2016

Conference explores how cultural practitioners are working in innovative and responsive ways #challhist

Online Surveillance

British citizens worry about their online presence amid state surveillance concerns

24 June 2016

Three years after the Snowden revelations began, major UK study presents research on their impact

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Reporting Dangerously: Journalist Killings, Intimidation and Security

20 June 2016

The new book provides case studies and first-hand accounts from journalists working in some of the most high-risk places in the world today

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Journalism and public relations retain top spot in Guardian university guide

27 May 2016

Guardian's university guide ranks journalism and PR 1st for the second successive year

Hack the Local's logo

Journalism students and software developers launch hackathon

26 May 2016

Cardiff University brings together journalism students and software developers to ‘Hack the Local’

Cardiff University student Olivier Van den Bent-Kelly

PR student secures prestigious graduate scheme job at Edelman

24 May 2016

Leading global communications firm Edelman have recruited an up-and-coming Cardiff University student.

 A girl holding a digital tablet

Festival of digital storytelling

13 May 2016

A week of events to highlight the best in digital journalism and digital storytelling.

Professor Stuart Allan signs the new agreement with Associate Professor Dr Shahzad Ali of Bahauddin Zakariya University, Pakistan.

New visiting student agreement with Bahauddin Zakariya University

25 April 2016

Postgraduate research agreement aimed at promoting scholarly activities and international understanding.

Professors Ian Hargreaves (left) and John Hartley

Creative citizenship - the emerging story of our time

21 April 2016

Professor Ian Hargreaves new book, The Creative Citizen Unbound, reports on a 3-year AHRC-funded project

Special issue of Digital Journalism

Special issue of Digital Journalism marks Twitter’s 10th anniversary

14 April 2016

To mark Twitter’s 10th anniversary, Professor Bob Franklin explores the relationship between journalists and social media

Cardiff student Niko Kommenda and The Guardian’s editor-in-chief Katherine Viner

Google News Fellowship for Niko Kommenda

8 April 2016

MSc Computational and Data Journalism student selected for prestigious Fellowship at The Guardian

Five Cardiff University students working at laptops at the Build the News event

Coding the story

25 March 2016

Journalism and Computing students tackle national news innovation challenge

European newspapers on a news stand

British media coverage of ‘migrant crisis’ amongst the most aggressive in EU

17 March 2016

‘Anti-refugee’ and ‘Fortress Europe’ approaches very strongly endorsed by British right-wing press

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Public Service Television Inquiry announces Cardiff event

11 March 2016

Welsh audiences to feed in to national Inquiry led by Lord Puttnam

Senedd Building in Cardiff Bay

Understanding the Welsh elections

9 March 2016

University launches new online projects to help public better understand forthcoming Welsh Assembly Elections