Institute of Welsh Affairs
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Wales: A Work in Progress - Episode 7: the Review of the UK Constitution, with Steph Coulter
May 30, 2024 13:15 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBIn the seventh episode of our series Wales: A Work in Progress, the IWA's Policy and External Affairs Manager Joe Rossiter talks to Steph Coulter from the Bennett Institute for Public Policy. Wales: A Work in Progress is the companion piece of our project on the constitutional future of Wales supported by the Legal Education Foundation. In this series, we explore options for Wales' future in conversation with experts and people interested in shaping the way forward for our country. In keep...
20240319 - Building from the Bottom - Delivering wellbeing and resilience through community ownership
May 20, 2024 13:38 - 1 hour - 97.5 MBThis is a recording of Building from the Bottom: Delivering wellbeing and resilience through community ownership held by the Institute of Welsh Affairs in partnership with Bangor University. Despite our best efforts, we apologise that part of the recording is unintelligible due to equipment issues on the day. A transcript of the episode is available here.
25/03/2024 - Sharing Power, Spreading Wealth: Report Launch
April 02, 2024 07:15 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBYou can now listen to the launch of our latest report, Sharing Power, Spreading Wealth. Read the full report here: https://www.iwa.wales/our-work/work/sharing-power-spreading-wealth/
the welsh agenda - Living and working in the Welsh language - with Matthaus Bridge, Sion Jones, Leila Navabi, and Efa Gruffudd Jones (Welsh and English)
February 05, 2024 16:12 - 54 minutes - 50 MBWelcome to the welsh agenda podcast. In this episode, our resident editor Matthaus Bridge reflects on his journey as a bilingual English and Welsh speaking journalist as he enters the professional world after learning the language in school. A few words from Matthaus: 'Like many people my age, I learnt Welsh in school, and am now the first and, to date, only, fluent Welsh speaker in my family. In my life, I navigate different professional and personal identities, and it sometimes feels like...
the welsh agenda - Living and working in the Welsh language - with Matthaus Bridge, Sion Jones, Leila Navabi, and Efa Gruffudd Jones (English only)
February 05, 2024 16:10 - 54 minutes - 50 MBWelcome to the welsh agenda podcast. In this episode, our resident editor Matthaus Bridge reflects on his journey as a bilingual English and Welsh speaking journalist as he enters the professional world after learning the language in school. A few words from Matthaus: 'Like many people my age, I learnt Welsh in school, and am now the first and, to date, only, fluent Welsh speaker in my family. In my life, I navigate different professional and personal identities, and it sometimes feels like...
24/01/2024 - Event: Rising to the Challenge: Wales' Pathway to Net Zero with Derek Walker and Chris Stark
January 31, 2024 09:32 - 1 hour - 80.2 MBThe IWA are delighted to bring you a discussion between Chris Stark, CEO of the UK Climate Change Committee (UKCCC) and Wales’ Future Generations’ Commissioner, Derek Walker. In this conversation we will touch on where Wales stands on its net zero journey, how we compare to other nations, and how we can accelerate our transition and adaptation to the climate emergency.
Wales: A Work in Progress - Episode 6: Transport, with Mark Barry
December 19, 2023 10:50 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBIn the sixth episode of our series Wales: A Work in Progress, the IWA's Policy and External Affairs Manager Joe Rossiter talks to Professor Mark Barry about the future of Wales' transport networks. Wales: A Work in Progress is the companion piece of our project on the constitutional future of Wales supported by the Legal Education Foundation. In this series, we explore options for Wales' future in conversation with experts and people interested in shaping the way forward for our country. I...
Wales: A Work in Progress - Event recording: Social Security Spotlight, with Mairi Spowage
November 16, 2023 08:00 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MBThis week, we release the recording of our recent event Social Security Spotlight with Mairi Spowage. Mairi is a Professor of Practice and Director of the Fraser of Allander Institute, at the University of Strathclyde in Scotland. In this event, she and Auriol Miller discussed Scottish Government's policy on social security. Scotland has a significantly larger package of powers devolved in this area compared to Wales. The Scottish Child Payment, a new devolved benefit, is particularly pert...
Wales: A Work in Progress - Event recording: Devolution across the UK, with Akash Paun
October 02, 2023 07:30 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBThis week, instead of an episode, enjoy a recorded version of our recent event with Akash Paun, Programme Director at the Institute for Government. Akash came to speak to the IWA's Director Auriol Miller to discuss his recent paper, submitted to the Independent Commission for Wales' Constitutional Future. In it, Akash proposed a comparison of the UK nations' settlements. In this event, Akash discussed: What the gaps are in Wales’ current settlement What we can learn from other parts of t...
Wales: A Work in Progress - Episode 5: The Talking Shop: An Experiment in Democracy, with Yvonne Murphy
September 13, 2023 06:30 - 37 minutes - 33.9 MBIn the fifth episode of our series Wales: A Work in Progress, the IWA's Policy and External Affairs Manager Joe Rossiter talks to Yvonne Murphy, the mind behind the Talking Shop, an innovative space created for people wishing to learn more about their institutions in order to become more active in their communities. Wales: A Work in Progress is the companion piece of our project on the constitutional future of Wales supported by the Legal Education Foundation. In this series, we explore op...
Wales: A Work in Progress - Episode 5: The Talking Shop: An Experiment in Democracy
September 13, 2023 06:30 - 37 minutes - 33.9 MBIn the fifth episode of our series Wales: A Work in Progress, the IWA's Policy and External Affairs Manager Joe Rossiter talks to Yvonne Murphy, the mind behind the Talking Shop, an innovative space created for people wishing to learn more about their institutions in order to become more active in their communities. Wales: A Work in Progress is the companion piece of our project on the constitutional future of Wales supported by the Legal Education Foundation. In this series, we explore op...
Wales: A Work in Progress - Episode 4: Our Media and Democracy, with Dylan Moore
September 06, 2023 06:30 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBIn the fourth episode of our series Wales: A Work in Progress, the IWA's Policy and External Affairs Manager Joe Rossiter talks to the IWA's own Media and Democracy project lead Dylan Moore. Dylan discusses the aims of his research on media and democracy, the causes and impact of the media and information deficit in Wales, and what can be done to address it. Wales: A Work in Progress is the companion piece of our project on the constitutional future of Wales supported by the Legal Education...
Wales: A Work in Progress - Episode 4: Our Media and Democracy
September 06, 2023 06:30 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBIn the fourth episode of our series Wales: A Work in Progress, the IWA's Policy and External Affairs Manager Joe Rossiter talks to the IWA's own Media and Democracy project lead Dylan Moore. Dylan discusses the aims of his research on media and democracy, the causes and impact of the media and information deficit in Wales, and what can be done to address it. Wales: A Work in Progress is the companion piece of our project on the constitutional future of Wales supported by the Legal Education...
Wales: A Work in Progress - Episode 3: Dialogue and Democratic Renewal, with Anwen Elias and Jennifer Wolowic
August 30, 2023 07:57 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBWelcome back to Wales: A Work in Progress. In our third episode, we tackle dialogue and democratic renewal. The IWA's director Auriol Miller speaks to Dr Anwen Elias, a member of the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales and a reader at the University of Aberystwyth, and to Dr Jennifer Wolowic, Principal lead at Aberystwyth University's Dialogue Centre. Wales: A Work in Progress is the companion piece of our project on the constitutional future of Wales supported by t...
Wales: A Work in Progress - Episode 3: Dialogue and Democratic Renewal
August 30, 2023 07:57 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBWelcome back to Wales: A Work in Progress. In our third episode, we tackle dialogue and democratic renewal. The IWA's director Auriol Miller speaks to Dr Anwen Elias, a member of the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales and a reader at the University of Aberystwyth, and to Dr Jennifer Wolowic, Principal lead at Aberystwyth University's Dialogue Centre. Wales: A Work in Progress is the companion piece of our project on the constitutional future of Wales supported by t...
Wales: A Work in Progress - Episode 2: Federalism (Part 2)
June 19, 2023 08:00 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBWelcome to the second episode of our podcast series Wales: A Work in Progress, the companion piece of our project on the constitutional future of Wales supported by the Legal Education Foundation. This week, we continue our in-depth exploration of federalism. In this series, we explore options for Wales' future in conversation with experts and people interested in shaping the way forward for our country. In keeping with the IWA's independence, we don't take position - rather, we want to gi...
Wales: A Work in Progress - Episode 2: Federalism (Part 2), with David Melding and Glyndwr Cennydd Jones
June 19, 2023 08:00 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBWelcome to the second episode of our podcast series Wales: A Work in Progress, the companion piece of our project on the constitutional future of Wales supported by the Legal Education Foundation. This week, we continue our in-depth exploration of federalism. In this series, we explore options for Wales' future in conversation with experts and people interested in shaping the way forward for our country. In keeping with the IWA's independence, we don't take position - rather, we want to gi...
Wales: a Work in Progress - Episode 1: Federalism, with David Melding and Glyndwr Cennydd Jones
June 12, 2023 08:00 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBWelcome to the first episode of our podcast series Wales: A Work in Progress, the companion piece of our project on the constitutional future of Wales supported by the Legal Education Foundation. This week, we explore federalism. In this series, we explore options for Wales' future in conversation with experts and people interested in shaping the way forward for our country. In keeping with the IWA's independence, we don't take position - rather, we want to give voice to different options ...
Wales: a Work in Progress - Episode 1: Federalism
June 12, 2023 08:00 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBWelcome to the first episode of our podcast series Wales: A Work in Progress, the companion piece of our project on the constitutional future of Wales supported by the Legal Education Foundation. This week, we explore federalism. In this series, we explore options for Wales' future in conversation with experts and people interested in shaping the way forward for our country. In keeping with the IWA's independence, we don't take position - rather, we want to give voice to different options ...
Wales: a Work in Progress - Intro Episode
June 05, 2023 08:30 - 6 minutes - 5.98 MBToday, we kick off a new podcast series to accompany our new project supported by the Legal Education Foundation: Wales: A Work in Progress. In this series, we will explore options for Wales' future in conversation with experts and people interested in shaping the way forward for our country. In keeping with the IWA's independence, we don't take position - rather, we want to give voice to different options and examine the evidence to understand what the best path might be for Wales, and wh...
9/03/2023 - IWA Report Launch: Broadcasting Regulation in Wales: What can we learn from Europe?
March 21, 2023 09:37 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MBThis is a recording of the launch of our report 'Broadcasting Regulation in Wales: What can we learn from Europe?', which took place on 9 March 2023. This event was chaired by the IWA's Director Auriol Miller and included a presentation from the authors of the report, Dr Marlen Komorowski (Media Cymru), Dylan Moore (Media and Democracy Policy Lead, IWA) and Enrique Uribe-Jongbloed (Media Cymru). The devolution of broadcasting is under active consideration, with an Expert Panel set up as p...
The Role of Trade Unions in Wales - Featuring Harry Thompson in conversation with Hannah Blythyn MS and Nisreen Mansour
February 22, 2023 18:43 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MBHear from Harry Thompson, author of the IWA's report Beyond Social Partnership? Devolved Levers to support Trade Unions in Wales, which was launched on 16 February 2023. This podcast is a recording of a discussion about the role of trade unions. Harry Thompson, the IWA's Economic Policy Lead, spoke to Hannah Blythyn MS, Deputy Minister for Social Partnership, and to Nisreen Mansour, a Policy Officer at the Wales TUC.
16.02.2023 - IWA Report Launch: Beyond Social Partnership? Devolved Levers to Support Trade Unions
February 20, 2023 08:00 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MBThis is a recording of the launch of our report Beyond Social Partnership? Devolved Levers to Support Trade Unions in Wales, which took place on Thursday 16 February 2023. This event was chaired by the IWA's Policy and External Affairs Manager Joe Rossiter and included a presentation and Q&A delivered by Harry Thompson, the IWA's Economic Policy Lead and author of the report. As part of our work towards a fair economy for Wales, we have undertaken a short study into the trade union movement...
Fiscal Firepower: Effective Policy-Making in Wales, featuring Harry Thompson, Rebecca Evans and Llyr Gruffydd
October 18, 2022 14:38 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBIn the IWA's report Fiscal Firepower and Effective Policy Making in Wales, our Economic Policy Lead Harry Thompson argues that reforming the Welsh Government’s borrowing powers is a key option to better enable transformative policy making in Wales. In this podcast, you can hear Harry in conversation with Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for Finance and Local Government, and Llyr Gruffydd MS, about the challenges of fiscal policy in Wales.
31/08/2022 - Levelling Up in Wales, in conversation with Sam Rowlands MS
September 02, 2022 13:53 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBA new Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative & Unionist Party will be announced on 5th September 2022. The new government formed will take over the promises made in the 2019 Conservative Manifesto around levelling up and regional funding post-Brexit. These include the nascent UK Shared Prosperity Fund and the future of the Levelling Up Fund, as part of the wider levelling up agenda. In this episode, Harry Thompson discusses the effects of Levelling Up in Wales, and what is needed to ...
29/06/2022 - The Swiss Decentralisation Experience and Wales' Constitutional Perspectives
August 03, 2022 11:42 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBIn this conversation recorded after our event with the Swiss Embassy, Auriol Miller, Co-Chair of the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales Laura McAllister, and Swiss Ambassador to the UK Markus Leitner have an in-depth conversation about Swiss Federalism and what we can learn from it in Wales. Our event, The Swiss decentralisation experience & Wales’ constitutional perspectives, was held on 29 June 2022 at Capital Law's office in Cardiff. We are grateful for their su...
31/03/2022 - Taxing Twilight: The Health Economics of North Wales (with Bangor University)
April 05, 2022 10:44 - 1 hour - 90.9 MBThis was the first of a series of joint events planned as part of the IWA's partnership with Bangor University. The North Welsh population is shifting dramatically. This is not only due to the ageing experienced by other developed nations, but local factors including inward migration of retirees from across the UK and working age people leaving the area. In the two decades leading up to 2018, the proportion of North Walians aged 65 and over increased from 18% to 23%, a trend projected to c...
17/02/2022 - IWA Report Launch: Our Land: Communities and Land Use
March 01, 2022 12:35 - 56 minutes - 52 MBThis event was dedicated to the launch of our latest report, Our Land: Communities and Land Use. The project is funded by the Friends Provident Charitable Foundation and the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. Our report tells a story of Wales severely lagging behind in giving communities a right to access land and other assets, with an arduous and demoralising process that seems almost designed to keep assets out of community control, at a time when we emerge from a period of austerity that has dr...
20/12/2021 - IWA Economy Summit Podcast
December 20, 2021 11:27 - 44 minutes - 40.3 MBOn the 30th of November and 1st of December 2021, the IWA held a two-day summit on the future of the Welsh economy. In this episode, our policy team, Will Henson, Harry Thompson, and Dr Jack Watkins, look back on the event and discuss some of its key moments. The first section looks at our Q&As with Vaughan Gething MS, Minister for Economy in the Welsh Government, and Neil O’Brien MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Levelling Up, The Union and Constitution at the Department for L...
7/10/2021 - IWA Report Launch: Stepping Up: How Covid-19 Tested the Resilience of Welsh Places
October 13, 2021 10:14 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBCo-written with Welsh consultancy firm The Means, this report draws on original research and the Understanding Welsh Places online tool to explore how Welsh places responded to Covid-19. We use stories from communities across Wales to understand how residents used local facilities and assets during the crisis, and what we learned about Welsh places’ preparedness to respond to an event of this scale. We then make recommendations about how the Welsh government and local authorities can inves...
23/09/2021 IWA Report Launch: Regulation and the Foundational Economy
September 30, 2021 17:55 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBAt this free online event, attendees heard about our latest report, part of our project on the Foundational Economy, funded by CREW. Produced in collaboration with The Means, a consultancy working on economic regeneration across the UK, our report outlines how regulations and their enforcement can disproportionately impact small and medium sized businesses, making it hard for new firms to enter established markets and to expand. Hear more about the series of recommendations we make of how ...
08/07/2021 Rethinking Wales: Volunteering in a Pandemic
July 21, 2021 13:16 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBThis event discusses the surge in volunteering during the Covid-19 pandemic, and explores the challenges the sector has faced as well as whether there has been a shift in policy over the past 15 months. Since the pandemic began in March 2020, interest in volunteering in Wales has seen a significant increase. It has played a crucial role in supporting communities and helping people meet their basic needs. In this last edition of our Rethinking Wales series we explore the reasons behind this...
01/07/2021 Beyond the BBC: Reimagining Public Service Media in Wales
July 05, 2021 14:10 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBThis event, jointly organised by the Media Reform Coalition and the Institute of Welsh Affairs, is part of ‘The BBC and Beyond’, an MRC campaign which aims to reimagine public media for the digital age. The event focusses on what a reformed public service media landscape within Wales could look like. The BBC has set out its strategic goal to recreate itself as a ‘truly UK wide organisation (…) decentralising power and decision-making across the four nations’. But a healthy media landscape c...
17/06/2021 Rethinking Wales: Banking for the Community
June 17, 2021 14:36 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBThis event discusses changes to how communities in Wales are using banking services, and explores the possibilities of more community-oriented models. One of the most dramatic changes to Welsh high streets in the last decade has been the decline of banking, with the closure of just over 40% of bank branches leaving customers and businesses struggling to manage their cash. In this edition of our Rethinking Wales series, we explore the reasons behind this change and what can be done to ensur...
27/05/2021 Rethinking Wales: Community Sport and Inequality
June 03, 2021 13:10 - 1 hour - 55.4 MB“If you can’t afford a bike, having the freedom to go cycling doesn’t mean anything.” This event discusses access to sport for Welsh communities and how the pandemic has exacerbated inequalities. Whilst elite sport has been able to continue fairly uninterrupted since the first wave, we examine the public’s access to sport and exercise, and explore how inequalities have manifested themselves. We explore inequalities of access to sports equipment and facilities, what effect this has had on ...
24/05/2021 Welsh Places Charter
May 25, 2021 09:51 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBThe Welsh Places Charter has been created by the Welsh Places Influencing Group, convened by the IWA. We are a coalition of organisations, practitioners, and academics passionate about creating a Wales in which people’s social, economic, environmental and cultural wellbeing is at the centre of our communities. It is clear that the way in which we live and work will not be the same as we emerge from the pandemic and big questions need to be asked about what we need to do to ensure that our p...
13/05/2021 Senedd 2021: Looking Back and Looking Ahead
May 14, 2021 12:00 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MBOur panel look back at the 2021 Senedd election and assess what the outcome means for the future of Wales. We look at the implications of the Covid-19 pandemic on the results, the impact of young people being given the right to vote for the first time and whether the electoral landscape of Wales has shifted in the wake of the results. Our panel discusses the election campaigns and share their opinions of the outcomes, including what drove voters to make the decisions they did. We also dis...
13/04/2021 Prof. Gerry Holtham: Rejuvenating Wales
April 15, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 61.4 MBIn December, Professor Gerry Holtham stepped down as an IWA Trustee after nearly twenty years and in this event one of the evergreens of Welsh public life seeks to balance the inter-generational books. Wales has the highest median age in the UK and in 20 years 1 in 4 of the population will be over 65. This figure reflects the fact that educated, young people are leaving in their tens of thousands resulting in Wales facing the lowest retention rates – with regards to both the proportion of ...
24/03/2021 Mobility in Our Fast-growing Capital City
March 25, 2021 13:45 - 1 hour - 80.9 MBOur panel of transport experts and local leaders discussed how to create a region-wide travel network that works for everybody who lives and works in the capital. Is it time for Cardiff to have a congestion charge? What are the politics of big changes to the transport system? The panel explore the challenges and opportunities for transport in the Cardiff City Region as we move from the Covid-19 crisis and towards the ‘new normal’. We looked at plans for the region and delved into what les...
18/03/2021 Rethinking Wales: Re-defining Community and Connections
March 18, 2021 17:55 - 49 minutes - 45.9 MBDuring this panel discussion we hear from people with a learning disability about their experiences during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, specifically in regards to relationships and connections. Mencap Cymru have been collecting oral histories which show how important friendships and relationships are for people, often supporting our identity and validation of our worth. However, there remain significant challenges for people with learning disabilities when it comes to connecting with oth...
02/03/2021 IWA Report Launch: Business Support for the Foundational Economy
March 03, 2021 16:27 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBThis report presents an analysis of policy and practice in business support in Wales and its impacts on the Welsh economy. We argue that business support needs to be reoriented to be more accessible to firms in the foundational economy, and that doing so will have both economic and social benefits. This launch event will include a presentation of our findings and recommendations, along with an opportunity for questions, comments and debate with our audience. We want this report to be the be...
02/03/2021 Live Learning Partnership: Findings and Analysis
March 03, 2021 16:06 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBTo understand the ongoing impact of the pandemic on individuals, work, the community and the world around us, we need to listen to people’s experiences. That is why the Institute of Welsh Affairs and the Wales Co-operative Centre, alongside 8 other partner organisations, launched a new initiative to gather these stories using the online storytelling tool Sensemaker®. This event launches a second report on our findings and outlines why this unique method of collecting people’s unfiltered ex...
25/02/2021 Rethinking Wales: Curriculum and Assessment Through the Lens of COVID-19
February 26, 2021 13:00 - 57 minutes - 52.2 MBThe topic of this discussion is proposed changes to GCSEs and qualifications for 16 year olds as part of the ongoing reform of the curriculum. How can assessment remain robust whilst supporting the curriculum’s radical vision? How can the new curriculum balance freedom for teachers with public expectations about content, including on Welsh history and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic history? We explore what these changes will mean for learners and teachers, and drawing on lessons learned...
4/2/2021 Rethinking Wales: Our Tough Choices for Health and Care
February 09, 2021 16:43 - 1 hour - 84.9 MBThis Rethinking Wales is led by the Bevan Commission and will explore health and care challenges in vulnerable communities and the mental health impacts of Covid-19. The event will also look at the wider picture, outside of the NHS itself, that is having a big impact on population health and wellbeing including; unemployment, poverty, inequality, social care and mental health. Panellists: Dame Sue Bailey, Bevan Commissioner Laura McAllister, Professor of Public Policy and Governance, Wal...
21/01/2021 IWA Media Summit: S4C - Ariannu, Covid a'r Dyfodol (English)
January 21, 2021 16:57 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBThe IWA Cardiff Media Summit 2021 is a series of four events focusing on the new landscape for media in Wales. This event uses a simultaneous translator to translate from Welsh into English. From April 2022 all of S4C’s public funding will come from the licence fee. With the discussion over the funding settlement for 2022 to 2027 underway, journalist Guto Harri interviews S4C Chief Executive, Owen Evans. This is an opportunity to hear from the Chief Executive of S4C about how the channel ...
21/01/2021 IWA Media Summit: S4C - Ariannu, Covid a'r Dyfodol (Cymraeg)
January 21, 2021 16:57 - 49 minutes - 44.9 MBThe IWA Cardiff Media Summit 2021 is a series of four events focusing on the new landscape for media in Wales. O Ebrill 2022 ymlaen bydd y cyfan o arian cyhoeddus S4C yn dod o ffi’r drwydded. Gyda’r broses o drafod setliad ariannu S4C o 2022 hyd 2027 wedi cychwyn, y newyddiadurwr Guto Harri sy’n holi Owen Evans, Prif Weithredwr S4C. Dyma gyfle i glywed gan Brif Weithredwr S4C sut bydd y sianel yn ymateb ac yn parhau i esblygu wedi cyfnod heriol iawn ym myd darlledu. From April 2022 all of...
13/01/2021 IWA Media Summit: Fact or Opinion? Who Decides What’s News?
January 21, 2021 16:51 - 1 hour - 85.4 MBThe IWA Cardiff Media Summit 2021 was a series of four events focusing on the new landscape for media in Wales. This, the third event in the series, will focus on news in Wales. Traditional news organisations are finding new ways to deliver content in the face of diminishing revenues and increased competition from online providers. At the same time they are increasingly coming under attack from politicians across the spectrum for perceived bias. The end result is that trust in the media a...
12/01/2021 IWA Media Summit: The Future of Screen Work
January 21, 2021 16:48 - 1 hour - 80.5 MBThe IWA Cardiff Media Summit 2021 was a series of four events focusing on the new landscape for media in Wales. This, the second event in the series, will look at the screen sector in Wales. The screen sector is a major success story for Wales demonstrating significant economic growth and major reputational gains as a place to make high quality screen content. Yet this industry is now at risk of being unsustainable, exclusive, and lacking a clear skills strategy to secure a Welsh talent ...
11/01/2021 IWA Media Summit: The State of Play
January 21, 2021 16:45 - 1 hour - 84.1 MBThe IWA Cardiff Media Summit 2021 is a series of four events commencing 11th January 2021, focusing on the new landscape for media in Wales. The first event ‘The State of Play’ will look at the headline findings from the IWA’s 2020 Media Audit and will be followed by a panel discussion looking at the new, post-Covid, landscape for media in Wales. Panellists: - Dr. Marlen Komorowski, Media Audit Consultant, IWA - Helen Mary Jones, Chair of Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Commit...
10/12/2020 Rethinking Wales: Has Wales Performed Well in Our Covid Response?
December 15, 2020 11:40 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBHas Wales actually performed better than other nations so far in our Covid response? Polling suggests that people in Wales think the Welsh Government has done a better job than the UK government in keeping us safe during the pandemic. Statistics show that after the first wave, excess deaths in England were 46% higher than last year, and in Wales only 26% higher, but should we have set a far higher bar for our response than just ‘being better than England’? Or have we done as well as what c...