Broadcasting Sub-committee

Draft Minutes (BSC(3)-01-09)

Date: 22 January 2009
Time: 09:30 - 11:38
Venue: Committee Room 1, Senedd

Assembly Members in Attendance

Nerys Evans, Mid and West Wales (Chair)
Eleanor Burnham, North Wales
Paul Davies, Preseli Pembrokeshire

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Stefan Sanchez, Clerk
Annette Millett, Deputy Clerk

Others in Attendance:

Martin Shipton, National Union of Journalists
Dr Andy Williams, Cardiff University
Alan Edmunds, Editorial Director, Media Wales, Trinity Mirror
Geraint Talfan Davies, Chairman, Institute of Welsh Affairs
Aled Eirug - Committee Adviser

1: Introduction, Apologies and Substitutions

1.1 The Chair welcomed Committee Members and members of the public

1.2 Apologies were received from Joyce Watson

1.3 The Chair welcomed Eleanor Burnham to the Committee and thanked      Peter Black for his contribution

2: Evidence gathering on the current state of the Welsh Newspaper Industry (09:35 - 11:30)

Papers:
BSC(3)-01-09 (Paper 1)
BSC(3)-01-09 (Paper 2)

2.1 The witnesses responded to questions from the Committee

Action Point:

• Alan Edmunds agreed to provide published and on record figures for advertising revenues received by the Western Mail and Daily Post from the Welsh Assembly Government and how much that is as a percentage of all its public sector advertising

3:  Broadcasting Inquiry (11:30 - 11:38)

3.1 Committee agreed to refer the Broadcasting Inquiry to the parent committee - Communities and Culture Committee

Paper to Note:

Minutes of the last meeting

Paper: BSC(3)-02-08

The minutes of the 10 December 2008 meeting were ratified

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