Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:59 pm on 24 October 2018.
Now then, we have to have a clearer understanding than that of the nature of generating news and analysing news; we must share the ability to be creative and critical among our young people; and then consider the question of whether we need to strengthen regulation. But, the priority that I will seek to take forward, following a previous discussion on the budget two years ago, is that we should seek a way of developing journalistic practice at a local level and at a hyperlocal level. And, I think the importance of expenditure on that and the importance of developing creativity through the new national curriculum are two ways by which we, as a Government, can have an influence here.
I don't have a great opinion of what the UK Government is doing in this area at the moment, where a review has been established, but we will follow developments there, of course, in case they do come up with anything constructive. But what I would like to see is whether the culture committee would be interested in returning to this particular point as part of its activities over the next few months so that we can continue with the discussion. Having said that, I am grateful to Bethan Sayed for placing an international emphasis, centrally, on our activities as an Assembly, because we are not just an Assembly for Wales, but an Assembly for Wales in the world.