My friend and Cardiff cohort, Sofie Jenkinson, has put together this brilliant new online mag. Caked is for those of us who like a bit of mud, falling about in rivers and frollicking in snow. From windsurfing and quad-biking to surfing and skiing, it’s all about having fun in the great outdoors! I’ve just written [...]
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Caked…
Posted in My articles, online journalism, tagged archery, caked, jeep, quad biking, quad nation on September 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The L-shaped safety net
Posted in My articles, Other musings..., tagged driving instructor, DSA, learn our way, recession proof, the instructor college on June 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
At the end of 2008 the DSA announced an increase in the number of applications to become an instructor. In an economic crisis, Alexandra Davies asks whether driving tuition really is the recession-proof profession… “I was driving along and we came to a fork in the road,” laughs Darren, 23, who has failed his driving [...]
Will good journalism be the first casualty of the digital revolution in the media?
Posted in My articles, online journalism on June 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
‘He confidently predicted the imminent demise of print newspapers. “Everyone will be reading their papers on flexible computers in five years’ time,” he declared, with another cavernous cackle. “Rubbish,” I said.’ In his autobiography, The Insider: The Private Diaries of a Scandalous Decade, ex-tabloid editor Piers Morgan recalls having this conversation in 2000 with the [...]
Drop stitches, not bombs
Posted in My articles on March 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A piece for Substance on Guerrilla knitting… Alexandra Davies uncovers the new wave of woollen graffiti that is stitching up cities worldwide… In 2007, Shreddies released their ad campaign, ‘Knitted by Nanas’: a heartwarming tour around a fictional factory where little old ladies sit knitting the cereal and encouraging us to “Eat up! We’ll knit [...]
Inside Guantanamo: A guard’s tale
Posted in My articles, tagged Cageprisoners, Christopher Arendt, Guantanamo Bay, Moazzam Begg, Omar Deghayes on March 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A piece written for substance… Imagine – you’re 17 and have joined the army to raise money for uni. What do you expect? Some time in the barracks, marching exercises and early starts? Or to be shipped off to the world’s most notorious detention centre? Christopher Arendt tells his story… Christopher Arendt is looking uncomfortable. [...]
Say hello to Substance online…
Posted in My articles on March 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As part of our course we create an in-house publication totally from scratch – ideas, copy, design, photos, everything! The magazine I am working on is called Substance – a youth magazine with a brain, designed to get people interested, engaged and involved with current affairs, the environment and social issues. Take a look at [...]
Capturing Cardiff: The final curtain on “Valleywood”?
Posted in My articles, online journalism, Other musings..., tagged administration, bridgend, cofton, geraint hopkins, llanharan, pencoed, richard attenborough, valleys, valleywood on January 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As South Wales is thrust into the spotlight for television success, its very own Hollywood is yet to see a premiere… First it was Doctor Who. Then Torchwood hot on its sci-fi heels. And, more recently, hit comedy Gavin and Stacey. All three programmes have put Cardiff and South Wales on the entertainment map. February also expects [...]
