By Stephen Cushion, Professor, Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Culture, Cardiff University
Keighley Perkins, Research Associate, Cardiff University; Swansea University
Maxwell Modell, Research Associate, Cardiff University
With the Senedd (Welsh parliament) election campaign now under way, voters in Wales are beginning to see more political coverage across television, online and social media. Broadcasters have reported on manifesto launches and party messaging.
But how far is this coverage helping voters understand what the parties are actually proposing? And how much of it is being properly scrutinised?
After the first official week of the campaign, our new analysis suggests that while broadcasters are reporting…
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By Ge Chen, Associate Professor in Global Media & Information Law, Durham University
When people think about censorship, they often imagine an obvious ban: a book prohibited, an exhibition closed, or a speaker silenced.
But the recent revelation that London’s Victoria and Albert Museum changed exhibition catalogues at the request of its Chinese printer points to something subtler. It suggests that Chinese censorship is increasingly capable of shaping cultural production…
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By Viet Nguyen-Tien, Research Economist, London School of Economics and Political Science
Gavin D. J. Harper, Research Fellow, Birmingham Centre for Strategic Elements & Critical Materials, University of Birmingham
Robert Elliott, Professor of Economics, University of Birmingham
When the Strait of Hormuz first closed in March and oil hit US$120 a barrel, a very old question came back: is this finally the moment electric vehicles take off for good – or just another false start?
EVs have been here before. They surged after the 1973 oil embargo, collapsed when oil fell, and surged again. Each wave died when the external pressure eased.
We think this time is different. In a…
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By Anna Turns, Senior Environment Editor, The Conversation
This roundup of The Conversation’s environment coverage was first published in our award-winning weekly climate action newsletter, Imagine.
Every scalable solution has to start somewhere small. With a spark of an idea, an anomaly during an experiment or, perhaps, an empty seashell on an Irish beach.
Juan Diego Rodriguez-Blanco at Trinity College Dublin has found a clever use for discarded oyster shells – a byproduct of the shellfish industry. Remarkably, these shells can capture rare earth elements from water and lock them into new minerals. Rare earth elements…
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By Joanna Pozzulo, Chancellor's Professor, Psychology, Carleton University
From #BookTok picks to silent reading meetups, a new generation of readers is transforming how we think about books, community and mental health.
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Thursday, April 16, 2026
UN independent human rights experts called on Thursday for justice and accountability for young women and girls who were trafficked systematically as part of allegations contained in the so-called Epstein files.
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By Global Voices Announcements
Every month, Global Voices will be choosing an urgent theme to explore in depth across all our regions. In May we are looking at the actions people are taking to fight the climate crisis.
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By Amnesty International
Proposed amendments to India’s digital regulation rules would grant authorities wide-ranging powers to police, censor and remove users’ content, Amnesty International has warned in a new legal analysis of the proposals. The amendments to India’s IT rules – which govern digital media content – are currently open for public consultation before they are debated in the country’s parliament. They include new powers that would enable the authorities to take down content […] The post India: Proposed changes to digital media regulation would facilitate abusive powers over users’ content – new Amnesty…
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By Amnesty International
The decision by French authorities to deny visa access to prominent Palestinian human rights defender and General Director of Al-Haq, Shawan Jabarin, who was due to travel to the country this week as part for an advocacy trip, is an alarming setback for human rights. Al-Haq, the oldest Palestinian human rights organisation and a pioneer […] The post France: Decision to deny entry to veteran Palestinian human rights defender a blatant assault on human rights appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Joanna L'Heureux, Postdoctoral Researcher, Public Health and Sport Sciences, University of Exeter
Social media videos are claiming that mouthwash can raise risk of blood pressure – and potentially damage heart health.
According to some of these videos, this is caused by mouthwash wiping out “good” oral bacteria that are important for the cardiovascular system. While it’s a striking message, don’t throw your mouthwash away just yet. The reality is far more complex.
Our mouths contain a wide variety of bacteria. Together,…
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