English: There was an old National Union of Mineworkers banner that had as its main logo on it 'Knowledge is power', and that motif has never been more true. The reason why so many billionaires, millionaires and oligarchs want to own the media is not because of their love of journalism, love of the print world or the media, it's because they know it gives them power, and we have to recognise that the control of that information and that power has a direct impact on the quality of our democracy. I welcome many of the comments that have been made already. I welcome also, from the evidence that we received during this committee, the improvements in the quality of broadcasting in beginning to recognise devolution, even to such an extent that we now have UK Government Ministers who also are aware of devolution and refer specifically within the context of their responsibilities, as opposed to devolved responsibilities. I think that is a very significant step forward. I'd like to make just a few comments about aspects of evidence that emerged with regard to the state of the media within Wales, and it is a long-term issue. COVID has exacerbated, catalysed and brought focus, I think, on those particular problems that we have: the move away from the print media to online, the control of that, and also, one of the real concerns that I think were raised in the committee, and that is the point that David Melding made about the loss of community-based journalism. I would say also the loss of specialist investigative journalism. We have seen some excellent journalism recently, for example, by Martin Shipton in WalesOnline on issues, but those areas of investigative journalism are few and far between, and often, when they are done, they aren't actually put out then on social media because of the policy of the way the media is operating within Wales. Also, there are concerns about the way media is being increasingly domiciled outside Wales, admittedly, with all the assurances, but I don't think there was a great deal of confidence in those assurances. Can I finish with some comments about the way community radio has really begun to come into its own? Certainly, in my constituency, GTFM is a very professionally run and operated community radio service - a vital service, for example, that we had during the flooding last February, keeping communities informed of what was happening and where support was, but also now during COVID. One of the ways in which Government can support community radio is actually through things like public service broadcasting. Can I say it is better than it has been? But I think it is still inconsistent. There was a time when a lot of public service broadcasting done by Welsh Government on Welsh campaigns didn't go to community radio. That is changing, but it seems to me as a matter of course - . For example, with the vaccination public information we're going to have, one of the key sources of getting into our communities has got to be the use of community radio. And I think, in the longer term, we should see community radio as being a real opportunity for the provision of quality, impartial information into our communities about what happens in this place, about what happens in Wales more generally. But in order to do that, we have to support it. It is run on a shoestring, it is very variable across Wales, and I think we should now see it as a quality democratic asset. Thank you, Deputy Llywydd.
Welsh: Roedd hen faner Undeb Cenedlaethol y Glowyr yn cynnwys fel ei brif logo, 'Knowledge is power', ac nid yw'r ymadrodd hwnnw erioed wedi bod yn fwy gwir. Nid oherwydd eu cariad at newyddiaduraeth, cariad at y gair printiedig neu'r cyfryngau yw'r rheswm pam y mae cynifer o biliwnyddion, miliwnyddion ac oligarchiaid am fod yn berchen ar y cyfryngau, ond yn hytrach oherwydd eu bod yn gwybod ei fod yn rhoi pŵer iddynt, a rhaid inni gydnabod bod rheoli'r wybodaeth honno a'r pŵer hwnnw'n effeithio'n uniongyrchol ar ansawdd ein democratiaeth. Rwy'n croesawu llawer o'r sylwadau a wnaed eisoes. Rwy'n croesawu hefyd, o'r dystiolaeth a gawsom yn ystod y pwyllgor hwn, y gwelliannau yn ansawdd darlledu o ran dechrau cydnabod datganoli, hyd yn oed i'r graddau fod gennym bellach Weinidogion Llywodraeth y DU sydd hefyd yn ymwybodol o ddatganoli ac sy'n cyfeirio'n benodol yng nghyd-destun eu cyfrifoldebau hwy, yn hytrach na chyfrifoldebau datganoledig. Credaf fod hynny'n gam arwyddocaol iawn ymlaen. Hoffwn wneud ychydig o sylwadau am agweddau ar dystiolaeth a ddaeth i'r amlwg ynglŷn â chyflwr y cyfryngau yng Nghymru, ac mae'n broblem hirdymor. Mae COVID wedi gwaethygu, crisialu a rhoi ffocws, rwy'n meddwl, i'r problemau penodol sydd gennym: y symud ar-lein o'r cyfryngau print, rheoli hynny, a hefyd, un o'r pryderon gwirioneddol a godwyd yn y pwyllgor rwy'n credu yw'r pwynt a wnaeth David Melding am golli newyddiaduraeth gymunedol. Byddwn hefyd yn dweud colli newyddiaduraeth ymchwiliol arbenigol. Rydym wedi gweld newyddiaduraeth ragorol yn ddiweddar, er enghraifft gan Martin Shipton ar WalesOnline, ond prin yw'r meysydd hynny o newyddiaduraeth ymchwiliol, ac yn aml, pan gânt eu gwneud, nid ydynt yn cael eu rhoi ar y cyfryngau cymdeithasol oherwydd polisi'r ffordd y mae'r cyfryngau'n gweithredu yng Nghymru. Hefyd, ceir pryderon ynglŷn â'r ffordd y mae'r cyfryngau'n dod fwyfwy o'r tu allan i Gymru, gyda'r holl sicrwydd a roddir rhaid cyfaddef, ond nid wyf yn credu bod llawer iawn o hyder gan bobl yn y sicrwydd hwnnw. A gaf fi orffen gyda rhai sylwadau am y ffordd y mae radio cymunedol wedi dechrau dod yn effeithiol? Yn sicr, yn fy etholaeth i, mae GTFM yn wasanaeth radio cymunedol sy'n cael ei redeg yn broffesiynol iawn - gwasanaeth hanfodol, er enghraifft, a oedd gennym yn ystod y llifogydd fis Chwefror diwethaf, yn hysbysu cymunedau am yr hyn oedd yn digwydd a ble i gael cymorth, ond nawr hefyd yn ystod COVID. Un o'r ffyrdd y gall y Llywodraeth gefnogi radio cymunedol yw drwy bethau fel darlledu gwasanaeth cyhoeddus. A gaf fi ddweud ei fod yn well nag y bu? Ond rwy'n credu ei fod yn dal yn anghyson. Roedd yna adeg pan nad oedd llawer o ddarlledu gwasanaeth cyhoeddus a gâi ei wneud gan Lywodraeth Cymru ar ymgyrchoedd Cymru yn mynd ar radio cymunedol. Mae hynny'n newid, ond mae'n ymddangos i mi fel mater o drefn - . Er enghraifft, gyda'r wybodaeth gyhoeddus am frechu y byddwn yn ei chael, un o'r ffynonellau allweddol ar gyfer mynd i mewn i'n cymunedau yw'r defnydd o radio cymunedol. Ac yn y tymor hwy, credaf y dylem weld radio cymunedol yn gyfle gwirioneddol ar gyfer darparu gwybodaeth ddiduedd o safon i'n cymunedau am yr hyn sy'n digwydd yn y lle hwn, am yr hyn sy'n digwydd yng Nghymru yn fwy cyffredinol. Ond er mwyn gwneud hynny, rhaid inni ei gefnogi. Mae'n cael ei redeg ar y nesaf peth i ddim, mae'n amrywiol iawn ledled Cymru, a chredaf y dylem ei weld bellach fel ased democrataidd o safon. Diolch, Ddirprwy Lywydd.