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Gair Rhydd

Type	Free, fortnightly newspaper
Format	Tabloid
Owner(s)	Cardiff University Students' Union
Editor	Annabelle Lee
Founded	1972
Language	English and Welsh
Headquarters	Cardiff University Students' Union, Cardiff
Website	gairrhydd.com

Gair Rhydd (Welsh: [ˈɡair ˈr̥iːð], meaning "free word"; stylised as "gair rhydd") is the official student newspaper of Cardiff University. It is a fortnightly, free, 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.

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 The issue was withdrawn from publication (98% of copies retrieved) within a day of being released, and the Cardiff University Students' Union issued an apology. Cartoons were reinstated as a regular feature in issue #1081 in 2016.

References

1. "Latest Issue". Gair Rhydd. Gair Rhydd is a free weekly publication brought to you by the students of Cardiff University.
2. ^ "Paper withdrawn over cartoon row". BBC News. 7 February 2006. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
3. Richard Savill (8 February 2006). "University drops editor over cartoon". The Telegraph. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
4. "Gair Rhydd 1081 - 19th September 2016". Issuu. Retrieved 29 October 2016.

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