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Jonathan Edwards: The closure of the last remaining blast furnace at Tata Steel Port Talbot, marks a significant turning point in the UK's industrial history. He highlights the economic and strategic implications of the UK becoming reliant on imported steel, while also exploring the role of global corporations and their impact on national economies.
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Joan Westenberg: Is AI the future of democracy, or the end of it? The 2024 elections are the battleground for a new kind of warfare — where artificial intelligence could decide who wins.
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Joan Westenberg
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Janice Harayda: You won’t impress editors and agents with an outdated idea that doesn’t reflect modern publishing realities.
Janice Harayda
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Publishing Conference - call for papers
Background. The demise of the English language Welsh 'cultural' periodicals Planet, New Welsh Review and others has caused considerable consternation in Wales and questions about the path followed and priorities of cultural funding agencies. In addition, some aspects of the Welsh Books Council support for the sector is perceived to be 'not fit for purpose', dated or misdirected.
Purpose. The purpose of the conference is to bring together industry professionals and interested parties to discuss 'what's next' and to find 'innovative' ways forward for book and periodical publishing in Wales.
Although in an online dominated age threatened by political interference/ineptness, over reliance on grants, BREXIT, AI, unsustainable rises in production costs and a catastrophic drop in long-form 'reading' by the tictoc video generations, seems to spell doom for the industry, particularly in Wales, there are positive signs and innovations that should encourage publishers to adapt and thrive and these are the avenues which the conference wants to address.
Action. If you want to keep in touch, have an interest, or want to participate, you can let us know by emailing us or completing the form below. More details, venue, confirmed presenters and attendance cost - TBA soon.
