Edrych yn nol: Sgorio Rhaglenni i Blant ar S4C

Geiriau gan Angharad Roberts. Pob bore cyn mynd iÔÇÖr ysgol wnaeth fy Mam rhoi S4C arno pan roeddwn iÔÇÖn bwyta fy brecwast. DwiÔÇÖn cofio cwyno gan roeddwn i eisiau gwylio rhywbeth arall ar ÔÇÿCartoon NetworkÔÇÖ neu ÔÇÿNickelodeonÔÇÖ; ond pob tro roedd Mam yn sicrhau yr oeddwn i yn gwylio S4C yn y bore i gwella fy Nghymraeg. Nawr, fel oedolyn, yr wyf yn ddiolchgar iawn … Continue reading Edrych yn nol: Sgorio Rhaglenni i Blant ar S4C

How Media Did BDSM Dirty

Image by Anna Kerslake- @starryeyeddoodles By Maja Metera Th issue of misrepresentation has been studied by researchers for probably just as long as the area of media studies exist. It has covered various types of sexual and racial minoritiesÔÇÖ portrayal in media. This text ÔÇô in a less scholarly but not less educational way ÔÇô will try to explain how film and TV mistreats BDSM … Continue reading How Media Did BDSM Dirty

Stories Told by the Media

Words by Muskan Arora From listening to the radio to having our news a few touches away, media has rapidly grown to be the biggest storyteller. Mostly, our perception of any event that has happened across the world is influenced by the way media platforms project it. Media chooses what should be consumed by the reader and vice versa. As a media student, I understand … Continue reading Stories Told by the Media

The Riverside FarmerÔÇÖs Market: A Run Down.

Like many other cities in the UK, Cardiff has its own Sunday Farmer’s Market, however, differently from the others, it has an astounding variety. From traditional British products, such as pork and vegetables, to more exciting products like regionally grown spices! The Riverside Farmer’s Market took its current form in 1998 when it set up shop in Fitzhamon Embankment. The same core group who set … Continue reading The Riverside FarmerÔÇÖs Market: A Run Down.

Review: Avenue Q, New Theatre

“The Internet is really, really great…” Avenue Q is a musical that makes frequent contemptuous references to black people, Jews, homosexuals, Republicans, pornography and sexÔǪ yet it could not be more hilarious if it tried. Avenue Q hit the New Theatre, Cardiff this week and did not disappoint. Providing a hilarious platform of discussion between puppets, everyday life and a few taboos thrown in for … Continue reading Review: Avenue Q, New Theatre

In The Media: Orange Is The New Black

This TV series has made headlines with the number of boundaries it has pushed in the TV world. QuenchÔÇÖs LGBT+ Editor Suryatapa Mukherjee discusses how it represents LGBT+ people I watched the entire first season of Orange is the New Black in a couple of days. And I have to say, IÔÇÖm impressed. It does a very good job of representing women, women of colour, … Continue reading In The Media: Orange Is The New Black

Can Bare Breasts Be Laid To Rest

As more than 40,000 people sign a petition calling for the editor of The Sun newspaper to stop printing pictures of topless women, features writer Vivian Yeung asks whether we should say goodbye to Page Three. Page Three girls just got slightly more controversial. Since the advent of the topless glamour model in the tabloids, there have been many unsuccessful attempts to ban the much-debated … Continue reading Can Bare Breasts Be Laid To Rest