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Calls for media reforms to 'represent Welsh culture' | Calls for media reforms to 'represent Welsh culture' |
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An open letter calling on the UK and Welsh governments to prevent "damaging media concentration" has been signed by politicians, unions and academics. | An open letter calling on the UK and Welsh governments to prevent "damaging media concentration" has been signed by politicians, unions and academics. |
The missive - signed by six Assembly Members (AMs) and Ceredigion MP Mark Williams - called for a reversal of proposed budget cuts to BBC Wales and S4C. | |
It also said local newspapers should be re-classified as community assets. | |
The Welsh government said it had "made clear" its own concerns. | |
The UK government has been asked to comment. | |
"The media landscape across the UK is dominated by a handful of large corporations who fail to adequately represent the UK population and, in particular, the communities and cultures that exist in Wales," the letter read. | "The media landscape across the UK is dominated by a handful of large corporations who fail to adequately represent the UK population and, in particular, the communities and cultures that exist in Wales," the letter read. |
Unions, including the NUJ, Unite, Unison and BECTU, joined The Welsh Language Society as co-signatories, along with a series of media and journalism academics. | Unions, including the NUJ, Unite, Unison and BECTU, joined The Welsh Language Society as co-signatories, along with a series of media and journalism academics. |
AMs from Welsh Labour, Welsh Liberal Democrats and Plaid Cymru also added their names to the letter, issued by the Media Reform Coalition. | AMs from Welsh Labour, Welsh Liberal Democrats and Plaid Cymru also added their names to the letter, issued by the Media Reform Coalition. |