After the first official week of the Senedd election campaign, a new analysis suggests that while broadcasters are reporting party activity, they are offering limited scrutiny of the pledges and promises being made wp.me/p8Mk4U-1jt7

Anyone working in history of comedy/satire, television, modern British politics - there's a fully funded PhD to research the Spitting Image archive @theul.bsky.social, with supervision at Exeter Uni. All disciplines considered, pls do share widely.
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Where’s Reform? The 2026 Senedd election campaign so far Richard Wyn Jones I hate to have to admit it, but devolved election campaigns tend to be rather dull affairs. I’m not even convinced that they make much of a difference either. The overwhelming majori...

Obviously, I might end up looking very stupid! But here goes anyway... From me on the Senedd election campaign so far.

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Wales elections: what can we expect ahead of the polls? Wales will elect a new and expanded Senedd in three weeks time, there will be 96 new members rather than the current 60.

Want to understand the collapse of Labour in Wales?
And the Senedd elections more broadly?
Take 6 or 7 minutes to watch this report.
(#the implosion of the electorally most successful party in the democratic world.)
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Limited scrutiny of party claims in early Welsh election coverage – new analysis Broadcasters are covering the Senedd campaign, but new analysis suggests many party claims are going largely unchallenged.

Broadcasters are covering the Senedd campaign, but new analysis suggests many party claims are going largely unchallenged.

Wales elections: what can we expect ahead of the polls? Wales will elect a new and expanded Senedd in three weeks time, there will be 96 new members rather than the current 60.

Adroddiad etholiad y Senedd gan Channel 4 News gyda ein ymchwilwyr / @channel4news.bsky.social news report about the Welsh Parliament election with our researchers: Profs @richardwynjones.bsky.social, @lauramcallister30.bsky.social, and Dr @jaclarner.bsky.social 👇
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Starmer tells social media firms: ‘Things can’t go on like this’ PM demands real world changes in Downing Street meeting with senior figures from Meta, TikTok, Google and X

Social media leaders from major platforms including Meta, Snap, YouTube, TikTok & X met with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Downing Street yesterday to discuss how children can be better protected online.

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Our new research examining election coverage in Wales so far 👀

Research produced at the @cujournmedcul.bsky.social with @maxwellmodell.bsky.social @perkinskeighley.bsky.social and @mattwalshjourno.bsky.social

This matters because news coverage plays a key role in helping voters judge credibility & feasibility. Strong scrutiny holds parties to account .

With just under three weeks until election day, there are plenty of opportunities for journalists to question the parties' claims and help inform voters.

Around one in four policy stories applied substantial scrutiny.

Many simply presented parties arguing with each other, without independent journalistic assessment.

There were clear differences between broadcasters. Channel 4 stood out for more consistently interrogating party claims.

We have so far examined 60 TV, online and social media news items from BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky News during the first official week of the campaign.

We found over three‑quarters of items focused on party policies or campaign claims, but nearly half included no scrutiny at all of those claims.

Limited scrutiny of party claims in early Welsh election coverage – new analysis Broadcasters are covering the Senedd campaign, but new analysis suggests many party claims are going largely unchallenged.

📺🗳️ Our new research at the Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Culture shows the first week of Senedd election coverage was widely covered by news media, but with limited scrutiny of what parties were claiming in their manifestos and campaign events
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May elections: what five politics experts are looking out for Five experts tell us what they will be keeping their eye on during the May elections in England, Scotland and Wales.

With voters heading to the polls across England, Scotland & Wales on 7 May, this article offers a timely overview of the key dynamics likely to shape the UK’s political landscape.

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#impartiality #impartialityproject #Senedd #Seneddelection #elections2026

How the BBC is covering May’s elections An update from Jonathan Munro, Interim CEO, BBC News, and Rhuanedd Richards, Interim Director, Nations

New BBC guidance on the May elections acknowledges “the era of two-party politics, or the more recent period of ‘big parties’ and ‘smaller parties’, is not the world we now live in."

Our @cujournmedcul.bsky.social project will track how broadcasters handle this new context.

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Only 14% of young people in Wales aware of upcoming Senedd election Emily Price Only 14 per cent of young people in Wales are aware of the upcoming Senedd election, according to new research. The report, published on Monday (March 9) by the Electoral Commission explor...

With the upcoming Senedd election approaching, this research from the Electoral Commission highlights a striking challenge for democratic participation in Wales: only 14% of young people are aware of the upcoming Senedd election.

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‘Seismic change’: how election wins for nationalists in Celtic nations could reshape UK With polls suggesting Plaid Cymru, the SNP and Sinn Féin could be in power after May vote, constitutional challenges may lie ahead

New analysis suggests that, following May’s elections, nationalist parties could be in power across Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland simultaneously.

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#Senedd #Seneddelection #politicalnews #impartiality #journalism #journalismstudies

Our new Cardiff University study featured in Nation Cymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 👇

Voters in Wales face Senedd election amid confusion over who holds power over what Study reveals major gaps in public understanding of devolved powers as voters prepare to head to the polls.

Ahead of the Senedd election, a new report by @stephencushion.bsky.social & Llion Carbis highlights a striking gap in public understanding of how politics actually works in Wales.

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Who will dominate news coverage of the Senedd Election campaign? — Researching the impartiality of political news The next five weeks of campaigning for the Senedd election represents one of the most fascinating periods in Welsh political history. With six parties competing in a new proportional voting system, t...

Our team @cujournmedcul.bsky.social will be monitoring news coverage of the Senedd Election. We will examine how broadcasters meet impartiality commitments, the degree of political scrutiny, and differences between Welsh and UK media.

Our latest blog previews the study: tinyurl.com/yc7fe4ew

Great piece by @stephencushion.bsky.social and Llion Carbis that demonstrates why it is so important for media coverage of devolved politics to explain the workings of the Welsh political system and how it differs from Westminster

Our new Cardiff University study about the reporting of UK politics and public opinion in Wales summarised in new @uk.theconversation.com article 👇

Academic Job Market Trends in Politics and International Relations - Political Studies Association Academic Job Market Trends in Politics and International Relations: Evidence from the UK, 2012-25 Authored by: Dr Ralph Scott, Dr Lawrence McKay, and Dr William Allen Read the full report here   Execu...

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What is the state of the UK academic job market in politics, and what does this mean for the field and #highered?

In a new @psaecn.bsky.social report, @lawrencemckay.bsky.social @williamlallen.bsky.social and I find worrying trends in job adverts and HESA data from 2012-25

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Voters in Wales failed by inaccurate UK media reports on devolved issues, study finds Reports on English policies seen in Wales as relating to whole of UK contribute to widespread confusion, researchers say

'Almost three-quarters (73%) of social media posts by the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and Sky News did not clarify whether the story was relevant to England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, the study found, along with 57% of TV news items '
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Unlike in Scotland, this is particularly bad for Welsh democracy because there’s no dominant Wales-centred English language media. As such anglophone Welsh voters get the London and England-dominated political news. Welsh language media is much better on clarifying Wales v UK matters.

Voters in Wales failed by inaccurate UK media reports on devolved issues, study finds Reports on English policies seen in Wales as relating to whole of UK contribute to widespread confusion, researchers say

Voters in Wales failed by inaccurate UK media reports on devolved issues, study finds

Voters in Wales failed by inaccurate UK media reports on devolved issues, study finds Reports on English policies seen in Wales as relating to whole of UK contribute to widespread confusion, researchers say

Voters in #Wales failed by inaccurate UK media reports on devolved issues, study finds www.theguardian.com/media/2026/a...

Voters in Wales failed by inaccurate UK media reports on devolved issues, study finds | Media - Britain UK media is failing to report properly on devolved issues in Wales, leaving voters ill-informed about May’s Senedd elections, a report has found.

Voters in Wales failed by inaccurate UK media reports on devolved issues, study finds | Media

https://www.europesays.com/britain/5658/

UK media is failing to report properly on devolved issues in Wales, leaving voters ill-informed about May’s Senedd…

Labour's Manifesto: Coalitions and Credibility YouTube video by Welsh Politics Pod

🚨New Pod drop🚨 - Our latest pod has just dropped in the feeds and on YouTube. @lauramcallister30.bsky.social , Lauren & Lee discuss the Labour Party Manifesto's content and credibility, the scope for coalition, and the Greens' prospects. #Senedd26 #Wales #Cymru
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Yes, particularly during peak of Covid when there were many different ways of dealing with it. Think there’s a paper about this published somewhere