Y Cymro

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Y Cymro

Cover of Y Cymro, 5 October 2007
Type Weekly newspaper
Format Compact
Owner Tindle News
Publisher North Wales Newspapers
Editor William Owen
Founded 1932
Language Welsh
Price 50p
Headquarters 9 Bank Place, Porthmadog, Gwynedd, LL48 9AA
Circulation 4,000

Y Cymro ("The Welshman") is a Welsh language newspaper, first published in 1932.[1]

Y Cymro was founded in Wrexham, and succeeded other newspapers of the same name that had existed during the 19th and early 20th century. It is the only national newspaper in the Welsh language, and is published weekly, on a Wednesday.

In 1945, John Roberts Williams became editor. His seventeen years in the post saw the paper increase its circulation and introduced a new, more "professional" journalistic style.[2]

In 2004 it was sold by North Wales Newspapers to entrepreneur Sir Ray Tindle. Prior to this, the publication day was Saturday.

Current circulation is estimated at 4000.[3]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. John Davies, Nigel Jenkins, Menna Baines and Peredur Lynch (2008) pg615 ISBN 9780708319536
  2. ^ Obituary: John Roberts Williams, The Independent, October 30, 2004
  3. ^ Mercator Media Monographs — The Welsh Language in the MediaPDF (347 KiB), Mercator Media, 2006


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