Gair rhydd
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| Type | Weekly newspaper |
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| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Cardiff University Students' Union |
| Editor | Maria Mellor |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Headquarters | Cardiff University Students' Union, Cardiff |
| Website | www.gairrhydd.com |
gair rhydd (Welsh: [ˈɡair ˈr̥ɨːð], meaning "free word" ) is the official student newspaper of Cardiff University. It is a weekly, free, tabloid-sized paper established in 1972. Its sections cover local and international news, politics, opinion, science, events listings and sport. In addition, there is a Welsh-language section called "Taf-Od". In 2003, gair rhydd launched Quench, a fortnightly student lifestyle magazine. In 2013, Quench transitioned to a monthly format, and is now editorially independent of gair rhydd.
The first paid editor, Meirion Jones (now on the BBC's Newsnight), was elected in 1980. Since then, gair rhydd has won several student media awards, some in the early 1990s and, in the 2000s the title of Best Paper at the NUS/Daily Mirror National Student Journalism Awards 2004, Best Newspaper at the Guardian Student Media Awards 2005, with deputy editor James Anthony also being named overall Student Journalist of the Year, and Quench winning Best Magazine, adding to its award for Student Publication of the Year 2005 at the EMAP Fanzine Awards. At the 2008 Guardian Student Media Awards, Quench was named Magazine of the Year. gair rhydd was named runner-up in the Newspaper of the Year category at the following year's awards. Most recently, as part of Cardiff Student Media, it won 'Best Student Media' at the NUS Wales awards in 2013.
The position of gair rhydd editor formed part of the role of VP Media & Marketing, one of the seven elected officer positions at Cardiff University Students' Union. The role was removed during the 2014–15 academic year, reverting the role of editor back to a non-sabbatical position, meaning the paper had a student editor for the first time since before Meirion Jones.
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