{"id":10810,"date":"2012-10-23T16:09:57","date_gmt":"2012-10-23T16:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=10810"},"modified":"2012-10-23T16:09:57","modified_gmt":"2012-10-23T16:09:57","slug":"drinking-culture-voxpop-misrepresented","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2012\/10\/23\/drinking-culture-voxpop-misrepresented\/","title":{"rendered":"Drinking Culture Voxpop: Misrepresented?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/10\/TheValleys.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10920\" title=\"TheValleys\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/10\/TheValleys-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10920\" title=\"TheValleys\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/10\/TheValleys-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>The drinking culture in Cardiff has come under fire in recent weeks, thanks to material such as \u2018The Valleys\u2019 and \u2018Cardiff after dark\u2019.<\/h2>\n<p>The recent MTV show, \u2018The Valleys\u2019 has had a host of mixed reviews after the pilot aired recently. It has shown youngsters from the Valleys coming to Cardiff to apparently make something of them selves. There have been numerous complaints as to the show\u2019s misrepresentation of life in Cardiff, specifically its nightlife.<\/p>\n<p>Photographer Maciej Dakowicz\u2019s collection of photographs in \u2018Cardiff After Dark\u2019 also highlight the apparent over the top nature of binge drinking in Cardiff.<\/p>\n<p>MP Chris Bryant has been quoted as saying, \u2018It\u2019s all about people getting very drunk and being as deliberately outrageous as they possibly can.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The drinking culture in Cardiff has come under fire in recent weeks, thanks to material such as \u2018The Valleys\u2019 and \u2018Cardiff after dark\u2019. The recent MTV show, \u2018The Valleys\u2019 has had a host of mixed reviews after the pilot aired recently. 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