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Cardiff City Kings break-dancing and graffiti mash-up at Cathays community centre

http://www.capturecardiff.com/topic/yourcommunity/break-dancing-and-graffiti-mash-up/ Keep up to date with all the news in Cardiff by checking out this new hyper-local blog run by myself and my colleagues.

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Is this the future?

So Apple have finally unveiled their much hyped and highly anticipated piece of software, the i-pad. It looks like something half way between an i-phone and a laptop and I am not convinced by it. It looks a bit ridiculous … Continue reading

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Two Words-Sachgate!

The ramifications of Sachgate are still being felt by those in the media industry as Tom Binns found out after his radio performance on Christmas day. His joke to cover the mistake of the Queens Speech being broadcast on air … Continue reading

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Capturing Cardiff – shopping paradise or cracked landscape?

As the Christmas shopping buzz takes hold of Cardiff city centre the real test begins for the shiny new shopping development, which was finally opened fully on 22nd October this year, creating a new beating heart to the Cardiff shopping … Continue reading

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It’s not rocket science!

I made the mistake once of telling my mum cooking “wasn’t rocket science”. I have lived to regret this statement ever since. It has been thrown back in my face any time I have attempted to cook, which unfortunately for … Continue reading

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Soapbox issues with dad…

I had an argument with my dad on the phone last night. However, this was not the usual drill “You need to stop spending money!” No, this was about newspapers. The future of print media and the perils of the … Continue reading

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Fight or flight

As I sat typing away on my laptop this evening it occurred to me that it is where I seem to spend the majority of my time recently as I embark on my journey of journalistic wonder (which will hopefully … Continue reading

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To tweet or not to tweet? That is the question…

A Twitter revolution seems imminent. The social networking site has been growing slowly since 2006, creeping up on unsuspecting journalists and converting them to the ways of the online world. When Twitter began, few understood its purpose nor had any … Continue reading

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A picture’s worth a thousand words…

This blog was inspired by a lecture I had last week by Daniel Meadows who spoke to us about digital stories and his work with BBC Capture Wales, but the part of his lecture which impacted on me was his … Continue reading

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Only in America….

It was a story which captured the attention of millions; quickly people, not only across America but across the globe, were talking about balloon boy. A 6-year-old boy trapped in a saucer-shaped mini blimp soaring high above the ground. Would … Continue reading

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