Task and Finish Group on the future outlook for the media in Wales

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 1 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Thursday, 1 December 2011

 

 

 

Meeting time:

12:35 - 15:11

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at: http://www.senedd.tv/archiveplayer.jsf?v=en_700000_01_12_2011&t=0&l=en

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

Ken Skates (Chair)

Peter Black

Janet Finch-Saunders

Bethan Jenkins

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Aled Eirug, Institute of Welsh Affairs

Hywel Wiliam, Institute of Welsh Affairs

Alan Edmunds, Media Wales

Bev Thomas, Tindle Newspapers

Barrie Phillips-Jones, NWN Media

Bethan Williams, Cymdeithas yr laith Gymraeg

Colin Nosworthy, Cymdeithas yr laith Gymraeg

Dr Simon Brooks, Cymdeithas yr laith Gymraeg

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk)

Sarah Bartlett (Deputy Clerk)

Rhys Iorwerth (Researcher)

 

 

 

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1.  Introductions, apologies and substitutions

There were no apologies.

 

2.  Inquiry into the future outlook for the media in Wales

 

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2.1  Institute of Welsh Affairs

 

The Task and Finish Group heard evidence from Aled Eirug and Hywel Wiliam from the Institute of Welsh Affairs.

 

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2.2  Media Wales

 

The Task and Finish Group heard evidence from Alan Edmunds, Managing Director of Media Wales.

 

Alan Edmunds invited the group to visit the Media Wales Offices.

 

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2.3  Tindle Newspapers and NWN Media

 

The Task and Finish Group heard evidence from Bev Thomas, Managing Director of Tindle Newspapers and Barrie Phillips-Jones, Editorial Director of NWN Media.

 

 

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2.4  Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg

 

The Committee heard evidence from Bethan Williams, Chair of Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg, Colin Nosworthy, Communications Officer of Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg and Dr Simon Brooks representative of Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg.

 

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3.  Paper to Note

The paper was noted.

 

Transcript

View the meeting transcript.

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