Gair Rhydd
{{short description|Student newspaper of Cardiff University}}
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{{Use British English|date=November 2014}}
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{{Infobox newspaper
|name = Gair Rhydd
|logo = Gairrhydd logo.png
|type = Free, fortnightly newspaper
|format = Tabloid
|owners = Cardiff University Students' Union
|editor = Annabelle Lee
|foundation = 1972
|headquarters = Cardiff University Students' Union, Cardiff
|website = [http://www.cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk/gairrhydd/ gairrhydd.com]
|italic title= no
|language=English and Welsh
}}
Gair Rhydd ({{IPA|cy|ˈɡair ˈr̥iːð|lang}}, meaning "free word"; stylised as "gair rhydd") is the official student newspaper of Cardiff University. It is a fortnightly, free,{{cite web |title=Latest Issue |url=http://cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk/gairrhydd/latest-issue/ |website=Gair Rhydd |quote=Gair Rhydd is a free weekly publication brought to you by the students of Cardiff University.}} tabloid-sized paper established in 1972. Its sections cover local news, politics, science, student opinions, entertainment media, campus and Cardiff city life, and sport. It also features a Welsh-language section "Taf-od".
History
Gair Rhydd has won several student media awards, including Newspaper of the Year at the Guardian Student Media Awards 2005.{{cite news|title=Paper withdrawn over cartoon row |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/4689442.stm |work=BBC News |date=7 February 2006 |access-date=14 July 2014}}
Past editor Tom Wellingham and two other student journalists were suspended when, on 4 February 2006, they reproduced a controversial cartoon depicting Mohammed. The issue was withdrawn from publication (98% of copies retrieved) within a day of being released, and the Cardiff University Students' Union issued an apology.{{cite news|author=Richard Savill |title=University drops editor over cartoon |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1509975/University-drops-editor-over-cartoon.html |work=The Telegraph |date=8 February 2006 |access-date=14 July 2014}} Cartoons were reinstated as a regular feature in issue #1081 in 2016.{{Cite news|url=https://issuu.com/gairrhydd/docs/1081|title=Gair Rhydd 1081 - 19th September 2016|newspaper=Issuu|access-date=2016-10-29}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.gairrhydd.com/ gair rhydd]
{{Media in Cardiff}}
{{Cardiff University}}
{{Student newspapers in the United Kingdom}}
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Category:Newspapers published in Wales
Category:Newspapers established in 1972
Category:Welsh-language newspapers