AS I steadily make my way to 50 years in journalism, I’m entitled to grow old disgracefully and have a pop at the way the media world works these days.
Of course, much has changed since I embarked on a career in print in the

IT’S called falling down a rabbit hole. Trust me, it’s not a painful experience. In fact, it can be very educational.
Of course, I’ve not fallen down an actual rabbit hole. I’ve just tripped into a virtual one, courtesy of the internet.
The latest tumble

BUCKLE-UP! It’s time to get controversial and venture into the swamplands.
In a journalism career spanning nearly 50 years, I have often wondered about the stupidity of some members of the population.
An early example came when reporting on a case at Swansea Magistrates’ Court.
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THE perils of social media, eh? You could probably write a decent 80,000-word PhD thesis on the topic.
Your dissertation could include chapters such as ‘How social media left me with egg on my face’ and ‘Is social media a dangerous tool for mobilising mob

IT’S a long story, but today I should have been working at the Palace of Versailles, a very long hop, skip and a jump from the Olympics city of Paris.
The team of volunteers preparing for next week’s modern pentathlon events at the palace will

CAN I ASK IF OVERUSED EXPRESSIONS HAPPEN FOR A REASON?
There are many expressions that people use, that when you pause to think about them, are completely meaningless.
A prime example is a six-word sentence that, if there was a competition to find the most