I’m journalist, author and student located in Merthyr Tydfil South Wales. I have written for news tabloids, magazines and I’m a published author. This website showcases some of my published work as well as some of my work submitted to the University of South Wales.
Viva Porthcawl is a published book outlining the full history of the Porthcawl Elvis Festival.
University of South Wales Publications:
Students stuck inside lift as USW Cardiff suffers power outage
Digital Journalism Project:
Graduate Finds Dream Job During Coronavirus Pandemic.
In this video I created for Facebook we meet Matthew Lofthouse. Matthew graduated as a photojournalist from the University of South Wales during the coronavirus pandemic and this original story is told in the first person by him. He explains how he made the move from Cardiff to Newcastle to begin work as a photojournalist for North News. Within months of starting work, Matthew saw his photos published in the national press. But excitement turned to feelings of isolation as coronavirus continued to ravage the world, leaving Matthew working alone a lot and unable to visit his family. Although feelings of loneliness still creep in, Matthew is working in an industry he loves and learning new things every day. He sees a future with coronavirus beaten and looks forward to when that day comes.
Council Forced to Demolish Street After it Suffers Constant Flooding:
Here is a commentary I made for Facebook relating to an original news story I sourced about the demolition of Taff Street in Merthyr Tydfil. The street had been standing since the 1960’s but constant flooding forced Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council to gain ownership of the houses using a compulsory purchase order. During the demolition of Taff Street, housing developer Lovell, began building houses only a few hundred metres away from where Taff Street once stood. The contemporary homes are not yet finished but already the mighty River Taff has threatened to devastate the brand new street. During Storm Dennis the nearby river burst its banks and water flowed onto the road. How long could it be before the new street suffers the same fate as Taff Street?
Cardiff Christmas Market Goes Ahead Despite Covid Fears.
Here is the link to The Cardiff at Christmas page created by the BA Journalism year 2 students.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/697979574481844
Cardiff Christmas Market has run in the heart of Cardiff’s city centre for over twenty years. Stall holders sell unique and handmade work from small wooden sheds covered in twinkling fairy lights.
We created a Facebook page to cover a live day at the market. For my contribution I initially set up the basics of the page and interviewed Cathy Icardo via Zoom. Cathy was a regular stall holder until this year when she decided that because of the pandemic she would not be returning to the market.
On the day I decided to use KineMaster to make and edit various videos for the Facebook page, showcasing the work of the stall holders. I began the day early before the stalls had opened and filmed a short commentary. I went on to interview the owner of Celteg Country Wines and he talked viewers through his best selling products. I also shared this video to my Twitter and it was retweeted by the official Cardiff Market page.
Discarded Covid Face Masks Littering Streets.
Above is the link I posted on Twitter to a Shorthand page I created about discarded face masks. I noticed many blue surgical masks carelessly dropped on the floor during the school run I make every day in my village in Merthyr Tydfil and really wanted to write about it.
The Shorthand site includes pictures of the masks I found, a map of my trip with red pegs marking the dropped masks. There is also a video interview with Gareth Pearson, a volunteer who uses his own time to pick up the masks he finds and properly dispose of them.
On the page there are links and information from important campaigners fighting against the issue of discarded masks and an article written by me.
Emily Price 