Welsh Broadcasters Target Voters with Digital Election Coverage

Welsh broadcasters target voters with digital election coverage

Mareks Perkons/ShutterstockVoters in Wales will soon go to the polls to elect members of an expanded Senedd (Welsh parliament) under a new proportional voting system. As the campaign has developed, public service broadcasters have sought not only to report events but to educate, inform and engage audiences with an unfamiliar electoral process. Our analysis suggests they are increasingly doing so through digital platforms. We analysed all electio…

How will the 2026 Senedd election change Welsh politics?

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