Sion Tecwyn
@siontecwyn.bsky.social
Cymraeg. Cyn-newyddiadurwr, ond dal yn rhyw fath o newyddiadurwr weithiau. Former journalist who is still an occasional journalist.
Scotland: We want to leave the UK BBC: Huh? Wales: We want to leave the UK BBC: What? Northern Ireland: We want to leave the UK BBC: Lolz Some shithole in Oxfordshire: We want to leave the UK because racism BBC: REPORT THE HELL OUT OF THIS #Piddington
The BBC website hasn’t found space to report on Jenrick’s defence of assaults on a woman protestor by Reform members, but it has devoted an entire page to this puff for Reform’s attempts to appeal to women
Reform UK hopes new group will attract more women to party
The party launches Women for Reform at its party conference this weekend, after criticism about its policies.
bbc.co.uk
Peth arall o bwys: Prif gyfranddalwyr Valero yw BlackRock a'r grŵp Vanguard, cwmnïau sydd â buddsoddiad enfawr mewn diwydiannau carbon uchel ledled y byd, a enwir gan y Cenhedloedd Unedig am eu cyfranogiad yn yr hil-laddiad parhaus ym Mhalestina. Solidariaeth ffug yw solidariaeth anghyson.
Cyhoeddais yr erthygl yma ar gyfer y cylchgrawn Barn heddiw. Dyma'r unig stori rydw i wedi'i gweld am noddiant moesol amheus Pentref Gwyddoniaeth @eisteddfod.cymru gan Valero, un o gwmnïau puro olew mwyaf y byd. barn.cymru/cy_gb/yr-eis...
Yr Eisteddfod a’r diwydiant olew – Barn
Braf oedd darllen datganiad yr Eisteddfod, yn fuan wedi prifwyl y Garreg Las, eu bod yn ‘bwriadu cyflwyno…
barn.cymru
A cricket-playing groom faces a cross-country helicopter dash to play in a dream cup final for his team | ✍️ @sharmojourno.bsky.social
Newlyweds face helicopter race to groom's village cricket final at Lord's
The couple, who marry in North Wales less than 24 hours before the game starts, must dash across the country on the morning of the Cawston Press Village Cup final
thecricketer.com
'O'n i'n devastated' Mae dysgwr Cymraeg wedi galw ar yr Eisteddfod i sicrhau bod sylwadau beirniaid yn gleniach ar ôl i feirniaid awgrymu ar lwyfan y Pafiliwn ei bod wedi defnyddio AI i ysgrifennu nofel.
Why has reporting on the murder of Ann Widdecombe murder pushed legal boundaries? Press Gazette asked media law experts to explain why publishers pushed limits with the coverage of this case and why they are unlikely to face civil action pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/an...
Why reporting of Ann Widdecombe killing pushed legal boundaries
Online speculation and potential privacy breaches following Ann Widdecombe’s murder have fuelled concerns on the quality of court reporting.
pressgazette.co.uk
Achos sy'n haeddu lot mwy o sylw. Cafodd Michael Stone ei garcharu er nad oedd fawr ddim tystiolaeth mai fo oedd y llofrudd. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Witnesses name new suspect in Chillenden murders of Lin and Megan Russell
A family member of Raymond Buck says he confessed he had "done something unforgivable".
bbc.co.uk
Nigel Farage failed to declare staff, security and housing gifted to him by a convicted fraudster and crypto gambler who was charged for his role in a “dark web” money laundering plot www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Revealed: Nigel Farage secretly funded by convicted criminal
The Reform UK leader did not declare benefits including staff, security and housing by crypto-gambler George Cottrell, our investigation reveals
thetimes.com
What *is* the point of public funding if it's not to subsidise things we need but commercial broadcasters won't do?
Guy De Launey@guydelauney.bsky.social · 3mo agoIs binning expert correspondents in eastern Europe a good idea at a time like this? Disinformation on the rise, Russia interfering in many countries, threatening several and actually at war with one? Well, BBC News management seems to think so. It's disposing of me and 4 of my colleagues.
How many PMs will the United Kingdom have. What can a PM achieve in a few months. What ever the party. It is a shame for people and for your country.
It’s been 5 hours since BBC first reported this story and the national pick up is fairly sparse. Has violent Islamophobia been normalised to this extent?
Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · 3mo agoFour people in hospital after knife attacks in Edinburgh. An arrest made. BBC report say man shouted about "protecting the country". Sone signs the attacks near a mosque at petrol station & pizzeria may have had anti-Muslim or anti-migrant/minority motives (tbc) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Is binning expert correspondents in eastern Europe a good idea at a time like this? Disinformation on the rise, Russia interfering in many countries, threatening several and actually at war with one? Well, BBC News management seems to think so. It's disposing of me and 4 of my colleagues.
The attacks in Edinburgh, in which an armed bare-chested white man terrorised Muslims, leaving five people injured, don't feature on a single newspaper front page this morning. Two tier journalism
A recent report found that interest in engaging with the news has fallen. Around the world, 16% more people said they had little or no interest in news than in 2021. More crucially, trust in the news and news organisations is at an all-time low wp.me/p8Mk4U-1nqx
The National Union of Journalists has expressed grave concern at “devastating” cuts announced by the BBC, including the loss of 50 jobs at BBC Wales ✍️ Martin Shipton wp.me/p8Mk4U-1nmZ
Gair y dydd: BANGOR geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... Gair cyfarwydd fel enw ar ddinas Bangor, ond a wyddoch ei ystyr? Sef ffens neu wal blethiedig, wedi ei hadeiladu gan ffyn a pholion wedi eu cydblethu â brigau neu ganghennau, a cheir ystyron eraill iddo fel amddiffynfa a mynachlog.
Former Crown Court judge Nic Parry examines some of Wales’ most compelling criminal cases in new Y Podlediad Trosedd launching on 9 June
New true crime podcast with Nic Parry launches on BBC Sounds
Nation Cymru staff Former Crown Court judge Nic Parry examines some of Wales’ most compelling criminal cases in new Y Podlediad Trosedd podcast launching on 9 June. In this gripping series, Nic applie...
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Cardiff University has backed down from plans it was feared would result in the loss of thousands of rare and historic books ✍️Martin Shipton
Cardiff University withdraws library plan following backlash
Martin Shipton Cardiff University has backed down from plans it was feared would result in the loss of thousands of rare and historic books. Staff and students launched a petition aimed at stopping wh...
wp.me
Idea for a GB News programme - Neil Oliver snogs six ebola patients to prove it's all a hoax.
Farage picks plumber to fight by-election The new Private Eye is out now.
#Ukraine: Iryna Levchenko is a 64-year-old veteran journalist from Melitopol who has been detained by Russia without confirmed charges for nearly three years. NUJU, the IFJ, and EFJ continue to call for her release and the release of all other Ukrainian journalists in Russian captivity. Read more ⤵️
“We thought we’d be safe”: the story of Iryna Levchenko, a Ukrainian journalist detained by Russia
By Valeriia Muskharina, National Union of Journalists of Ukraine Journalism is not a crime. This principle drives the ongoing solidarity campaign ...
europeanjournalists.org
🏉 Roedd y ffilm wreiddiol, gan Gwenlyn Parry a John Hefin, yn serennu Dewi ‘Pws’ Morris, Sharon Morgan a Hugh Griffith
Mike Bubbins a Steve Speirs i ysgrifennu dilyniant i’r ffilm Grand Slam
Mae Mike Bubbins wedi datgelu ei fod wedi cael yr hawliau i ysgrifennu dilyniant i Grand Slam, ffilm sydd wedi dod yn glasur yng Nghymru.
newyddion.s4c.cymru
Cyflwynydd Heno yn torri record y byd mewn ras pum milltir Mae Angharad Mair wedi dychwelyd i fyd athletau wedi cyfnod yn gwella yn sgil llawdriniaeth ✍️ Efan Meilir Owen
Cyflwynydd Heno yn torri record y byd mewn ras pum milltir
Mae Angharad Mair wedi dychwelyd i fyd athletau wedi cyfnod yn gwella yn sgil llawdriniaeth
golwg.360.cymru
There are certain legacy habits that you wouldn’t adopt if you were starting from scratch now and near the top of the list is broadcasters doing a segment on the newspapers. Not just skewed towards the right (forever the case) but now skewed towards a shrinking demographic of nutters
Remembering the late, great Eric Morecambe, who was born 100 Years ago today.
If you like data, here is something interesting for you: Bridget Phillipson interview on LK: 9m 40" LK number of interruptions/talking over: 31 Richard Tice interview on LK: 8m 23" LK number of interruptions/talking over: 9
A former senior S4C executive has lodged a High Court claim against the broadcaster, claiming that bullying by its former chief executive Sian Doyle caused her to suffer heart failure and ongoing psychological distress ✍️Martin Shipton
Former S4C executive Amanda Rees lodges High Court claim over bullying by ex-CEO Sian Doyle
Martin Shipton A former senior S4C executive has lodged a High Court claim against the broadcaster, claiming that bullying by its former chief executive Sian Doyle caused her to suffer heart failure a...
nation.cymru
Happy Bank Holiday! Here’s a tongue-in-cheek #parody song about #nigelfarage accepting a massive gift from a #crypto billionaire and then hiding from a #BBC interview - to the iconic tune #500miles of the legendary Proclaimers … We’re calling it: “Five Million Quid” 💰🤑💰🤑💰🎶 youtu.be/z5A0qpWUrfg?...
"5 Million Quid" - Marsh Family parody of The Proclaimers "(I'm Gonna Be) 500 Miles" on Farage gift
YouTube video by Marsh Family
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