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English: We do move on, therefore, to item 2, and the annual scrutiny of ITV Cymru Wales. We welcome here today, once again, Phil Henfrey, head of news and programmes for ITV Cymru Wales; Jonathan Hill, editor, network programmes; Zoe Thomas, editor, English language programmes; and Branwen Thomas, acting editor for Welsh language programmes. As is customary, we have themed questions, so if it's okay with you, we'll go straight to those questions. But also, not all of you need to answer every question. I know that it's quite a substantial panel - not in terms of your physical size, of course, but in terms of the number of people we have in front of us today.[ Laughter.] Just in case anyone thought I was being offensive there. So, thank you to you for joining us this morning. I'll just start with a quick question from me in terms of the licence. Do you believe that the value of the licence has changed since the last time you were here? Could you give us an explanation of the value of the licence? Anyone?
Welsh: Dŷn ni'n symud ymlaen, felly, at eitem 2, a'r gwaith craffu blynyddol ar ITV Cymru. Dŷn ni'n croesawu yma heddiw eto Phil Henfrey, pennaeth newyddion a rhaglenni ITV Cymru Wales; Jonathan Hill, sef golygydd, rhaglenni'r rhwydwaith; Zoe Thomas, golygydd, rhaglenni Saesneg; a Branwen Thomas, golygydd dros dro, rhaglenni Cymraeg. Dŷn ni fel arfer yn gofyn cwestiynau ar sail themâu gwahanol, felly os mae'n iawn gyda chi, awn ni'n syth i hynny. Ond hefyd, does dim angen i bawb ateb pob cwestiwn. Dwi'n sylweddoli bod y panel yn un weddol swmpus yma heddiw - nid o ran maint eich cyrff, ond faint o bobl sydd yn eistedd yma o'n blaenau ni heddiw.[ Chwerthin.] Rhag bod unrhyw un yn meddwl fy mod i'n dweud rhywbeth anghywir yma'r bore yma. Felly, diolch i chi am ddod i mewn atom. Jest i gychwyn yn glou gen i o ran y drwydded: ydych chi'n credu bod gwerth y drwydded wedi newid ers i chi ddod i mewn yma'r tro diwethaf? Ydych chi'n credu'ch bod chi'n gallu rhoi esboniad i ni o werth y drwydded? Rhywun?
English: So, when you came here in 2016, clearly you said similar things in terms of the fact that there was a decrease in the value of the licence, and you said that Ofcom can place fewer obligations with regard to public service on licence holders as a result of that. Are you concerned about that, because, time and time again, the licence value is decreasing, despite the good work that you're doing?
Welsh: Felly, pan oeddech chi wedi dod yma yn 2016, yn amlwg roeddech chi wedi dweud pethau eithaf tebyg o ran y ffaith bod yna ostyngiad yn y gwerth, ac roeddech chi'n dweud bod Ofcom yn gallu gosod llai o rwymedigaethau gwasanaeth cyhoeddus ar ddeiliaid y drwydded oherwydd hynny. Ydych chi'n poeni am hyn oherwydd y ffaith, tro ar ôl tro, fod gwerth y drwydded yn lleihau, boed y gwaith da dŷch chi'n ei wneud?
English: Thank you. We have to move on, sorry.
Welsh: Diolch. Mae'n rhaid inni symud ymlaen, sori.
English: I just want to ask one additional question. You are speaking positively about regional news. But, compared to other regions of the United Kingdom, BBC One is on 64 per cent satisfaction, and ITV Wales is on 63 per cent. That's still less than other parts of the UK. So, what are you going to do to try and change that?
Welsh: Dwi jest eisiau gofyn un cwestiwn ychwanegol. Rydych chi'n siarad yn bositif am newyddion rhanbarthol. Ond, o gymharu â rhanbarthau eraill y Deyrnas Unedig, mae BBC One ar 64 y cant o ran bodlonrwydd, ac mae ITV Cymru ar 63 y cant o ran bodlonrwydd. Mae hynny dal yn fwy isel nag ardaloedd eraill o Brydain. Beth ydych chi'n mynd i wneud i geisio newid hynny?
English: I will respond in terms of our relationship with S4C. Now, clearly, we have a commercial relationship with S4C. So, we have to win commissions, just like any other independent company in Wales would have to do. We have a whole range of programmes, going from Cefn Gwlad, rural output like that, to current affairs, to things that appeal more to young people, including current affairs on Hansh, which is a digital platform on S4C. And in partnership with S4C, we have recently employed two trainee journalists to do that work particularly for young people on the Hansh platform, and I think that's important. It shows that we do more than simply produce television programmes. We are contributing to the social life of Wales and are investing in the next generation of journalists, too, particularly through the medium of Welsh, which I think is hugely important, that there's plurality for the BBC and that we do invest in future talent, too. So, that's one of the important things that we've been doing with S4C over the last year.
Welsh: So, fe wnaf i ateb o ran ein perthynas ni gyda S4C. Yn amlwg, perthynas masnachol sydd gyda ni gyda S4C. So, mae'n rhaid i ni ennill comisiynau yr un peth ag unrhyw gwmni annibynnol arall yng Nghymru. Mae gyda ni range o raglenni yn mynd o Cefn Gwlad, rhaglenni gwledig fel yna, i faterion cyfoes, i bethau sy'n apelio mwy at bobl ifanc, gan cynnwys materion cyfoes ar Hansh, platfform digidol S4C. Rŷn ni, mewn partneriaeth gyda S4C, yn ddiweddar wedi cyflogi dau newyddiadurwr dan hyfforddiant i wneud y gwaith yna, yn arbennig ar gyfer pobl ifanc ar blatfform Hansh, a dwi'n credu bod hwnna'n bwysig. Mae'n dangos ein bod ni'n gwneud mwy na jest rhaglenni teledu. Rŷn ni fan hyn yn cyfrannu at fywyd cymdeithasol Cymru ac yn buddsoddi yn y genhedlaeth nesaf o newyddiadurwyr, yn enwedig drwy'r iaith Gymraeg, dwi'n credu, sy'n bwysig iawn, fod yna blwraliaeth i'r BBC a'n bod ni'n buddsoddi yn y talent ar gyfer y dyfodol. Felly, mae hwnna'n un o'r pethau pwysig dŷn ni wedi bod yn gweithio gyda S4C arno fe dros y flwyddyn diwethaf.
English: We have come to the end of the session, so thank you very much to you for giving your evidence this morning. Thank you for joining us this morning as well. If there's anything that you want to add, perhaps in terms of the point that John Griffiths was talking about, about some of the things that you are doing or thinking about doing in the future, further along the line, for Jonathan Hill, perhaps that's something that we could look at as a committee, further to this. But thank you to you for coming in. We will take a break of five minutes now before we scrutinise the BBC.
Welsh: Dŷn ni wedi dod i ddiwedd y sesiwn, felly diolch yn fawr iawn ichi am roi tystiolaeth inni. Diolch yn fawr iawn ichi am ddod i mewn atom. Os oes unrhyw beth rydych chi eisiau ei ychwanegu, efallai o ran y pwynt roedd John Griffiths yn siarad amdano ynglŷn â rhai o'r pethau y byddwch chi'n eu gwneud yn y dyfodol, lawr y lein, i Jonathan Hill, efallai bod hynny'n rhywbeth y gallwn ni edrych arno fel pwyllgor ymhellach. Ond diolch yn fawr iawn ichi am ddod i mewn atom. Gwnawn ni gymryd seibiant o bum munud nawr cyn inni sgrwtineiddio'r BBC.
English: Thank you, and welcome back to the committee meeting. We're moving on now to item 3, annual scrutiny of BBC Cymru Wales, and we welcome Rhodri Talfan Davies, director of BBC Cymru Wales, and also Elan Closs Stephens, BBC board member for Wales. Welcome to you both. We know that you're used to coming in to give evidence now. So, we're going to ask themed questions, and, if it's okay with you, we'll go straight to questions from Members, starting with Delyth Jewell.
Welsh: Diolch, a chroeso nôl i'r pwyllgor. Dŷn ni'n symud ymlaen yn awr at eitem 3, craffu blynyddol ar y BBC, a dŷn ni'n croesawu Rhodri Talfan Davies, cyfarwyddwr BBC Cymru Wales, ac wedyn Elan Closs Stephens, sef aelod o fwrdd y BBC ar gyfer Cymru. Croeso i chi'ch dau. Dŷn ni'n gwybod eich bod chi wedi arfer â dod mewn atom erbyn hyn. Felly, dŷn ni'n mynd i ofyn cwestiynau ar sail themâu gwahanol, ac, os mae'n iawn gyda chi, awn ni'n syth mewn i gwestiynau gan Aelodau penodol, gan gychwyn gyda Delyth Jewell.
English: Thank you, Chair. I wanted to ask about how the media is changing and how people are accessing digital material, although we're watching - what's 'content' in Welsh?
Welsh: Diolch, Cadeirydd. Roeddwn i eisiau gofyn am y ffordd mae'r cyfryngau'n newid ac fel mae lot mwy o bobl yn mynd at blatfformau digidol, er ein bod ni'n gwylio - beth yw ' content' yn Gymraeg?
English: Cynnwys. Thank you. How is BBC Cymru Wales responding to those challenges in terms of how audiences behave? That is changing so much.
Welsh: Cynnwys. Diolch yn fawr. Sut mae BBC Cymru'n ymateb i'r heriau yna o ran sut mae cynulleidfaoedd yn bihafio? Mae hwnna'n newid cymaint.
English: Could I just add - ? I think we should share the kind of numbers that we've seen on Welsh content on iPlayer.
Welsh: Allaf i jest ychwanegu? Dwi'n meddwl y dylid rhannu, efallai, y math o rifau sydd wedi bod yn dod at y cynnwys Cymreig ar iPlayer.
English: If you take the past year - I think the figures are in the report - but there were 14 million access requests for BBC Cymru Wales content on iPlayer two years ago - 14 million. Now, in the past year, it was 44 million. That is with regard specifically to commissioning, because iPlayer works in a different way to broadcasting on channels. Factual programmes or documentaries perform worse, drama and comedy programmes perform better. So, we need to cope with that change, and we need big bets - that's what we call them. It's not about the volume of content and having hundreds of hours of content, it's about having the right content, and we need to focus the investment on the projects that are going to work in that arena.
Welsh: Os cymerwch chi'r flwyddyn diwethaf, dŷn ni wedi symud o - dwi'n meddwl bod y ffigurau yn yr adroddiad. Roedd yna 14 miliwn o geisiadau am gynnwys BBC Cymru ar iPlayer ddwy flynedd yn ôl - 14 miliwn. Y flwyddyn sydd newydd fynd, roedd o'n 44 miliwn. Mae hynny ynglŷn â chomisiynu yn benodol, achos mae iPlayer yn gweithio mewn ffordd gwahanol i ddarlledu sianeli. Mae rhaglenni ffeithiol - . So, mae rhaglenni dogfen yn perfformio'n waeth, mae rhaglenni drama a chomedi yn perfformio yn well. So, mae angen ymdopi a newid, ac mae angen beth dŷn ni'n eu galw yn big bets. Dyw e ddim ynglŷn â volume o gynnwys a channoedd o oriau o gynnwys, mae e ynglŷn â'r cynnwys iawn, ac mae hynny angen canolbwyntio'r buddsoddiad ar y projectau sy'n mynd i weithio yn y maes yna.
English: If I could just add - the less positive aspect of this for each and every one of us is that these new media do tend to provide a means for you just to access the content that you think you want to see. It reinforces whatever view or prejudice you already have. So, if you only want to see drama, you go straight to Netflix, or you go to iPlayer and you view drama. Now, what you're not going to do, as linear television does, is just stumble across something, or that you catch the beginning of the news and then stay with that and view the whole programme, or it could be programming on political matters. And I think there is something lost there in terms of the totality of people's experience.
Welsh: Petaswn i jest yn gallu ychwanegu - yr ochr llai positif o hyn, dwi'n meddwl, i bob un ohonom ni ydy bod y cyfryngau newydd yma i gyd yn dueddol o roi ffordd ichi i jest fynd at y cynnwys rydych chi wedi meddwl dŷch chi eisiau ei weld. Hynny ydy, mae o'n atgyfnerthu pa bynnag farn neu ragfarn sydd gennych chi. So, os ŷch chi dim ond eisiau gweld drama, dŷch chi'n mynd i Netflix a dŷch chi'n gweld drama, neu dŷch chi'n mynd i iPlayer a dŷch chi'n gweld drama. Beth dŷch chi ddim yn mynd i wneud, fel mae teledu arferol yn ei wneud, ydy eich bod chi'n ddamweiniol yn dod ar draws rhywbeth, neu, wrth gwrs, eich bod chi'n dal dechrau'r newyddion ac yn aros gyda'r newyddion neu gyda gwasanaeth newyddion materion gwleidyddol. A dwi'n meddwl bod yna golled yn fanna o ran cyfanrwydd y profiad i bobl.
English: Can I just add one thing in terms of challenges? We've talked a lot in this committee about the issue of representing Wales on the UK screen and networks, and the importance of Welsh culture being reflected in the broader market. I think that the UK is going to face the same challenges as Wales has faced. If you look at how younger people use Netflix or Amazon, the increase in the use of American content is very striking. Most of us were brought up in homes where the vast majority of broadcasting and the content that we accessed was British or Welsh content. That is changing quickly with the younger generation, and there's a cultural impact of that that we need to consider as well.
Welsh: Gaf i ychwanegu un peth arall, jest wrth sôn am heriau? Achos rŷn ni wedi trafod lot yn y pwyllgor yma yr issue ynglŷn â chynrychioli Cymru ar y sgrin Prydeinig, ar y rhwydweithiau Prydeinig, a phwysigrwydd bod diwylliant Cymreig yn cael ei adlewyrchu mewn marchnad fwy eang. Dwi'n meddwl bod Prydain bellach yn mynd i gael yr un heriau ag mae'r Cymry wedi eu cael am gyfnod. Os edrychwch chi ar sut mae pobl iau yn defnyddio Netflix neu Amazon, mae'r cynnydd yn y defnydd o gynnwys Americanaidd yn drawiadol iawn. Gwnaeth y rhan fwyaf ohonom ni gael ein magu ar aelwydydd lle'r oedd canran helaeth o'r darlledu a'r cynnwys roeddem ni'n ei ddefnyddio yn gynnwys Prydeinig neu yn gynnwys Cymreig. Mae hynny'n newid yn gyflym gyda'r to iau, ac mae yna effaith diwylliannol yn hynny mae'n rhaid inni ei ystyried hefyd.
English: Well, I think that's a cultural choice for us. I think that UK and Welsh content is as good as American content. I don't think we have to copy what the US -
Welsh: Wel, dwi'n meddwl byddai hwnna'n ddewis diwylliannol inni. Dwi'n meddwl bod cynnwys Prydeinig a Chymreig cystal â chynnwys Americanaidd. Dwi ddim yn meddwl ein bod ni'n gorfod copïo beth sydd gan yr Americanwyr -
English: It was the young people who were making these suggestions.
Welsh: Y bobl ifanc oedd yn gofyn.
English: Thank you. I wanted to talk about network productions - two questions, because I think they are linked questions. I wanted to talk about the impact of the new hours requirement from Ofcom, and also if you could tell us what lessons have been learned from what happened at the beginning of the year with Pitching In.
Welsh: Diolch. Roeddwn i eisiau gofyn am gynyrchiadau rhwydwaith - dau gwestiwn, achos dwi'n meddwl eu bod nhw'n gysylltiedig. Roeddwn i eisiau gofyn am beth oedd effaith gofyniad oriau newydd Ofcom, a hefyd os byddech chi'n gallu dweud wrthym ni pa wersi sydd wedi eu dysgu o beth oedd wedi digwydd ar ddechrau'r flwyddyn gyda Pitching In.
English: Okay. So, in terms of the hours, we've only had a year since the hours became a yardstick for the network contribution. I think it has done a number of things straight away: it has encouraged more discussion between commissioners in London and commissioners in Wales, because there is a desire to ensure that there are sufficient hours. The concern I had when the hours were introduced is that that would limit ambition in terms of drama, because drama is expensive and you produce fewer hours, but for the industry and for skills, it makes a huge contribution. The truth is, this year - and I'm not sure if this will be sustained - but certainly on the basis of the first year, as well as additional hours, factual and joint commissioning between London and Wales, we have also seen major drama projects arriving in Wales. Some programmes we've already discussed and, of course, there's also His Dark Materials, the Bad Wolf production that will be launching soon. So, at the moment, I'm not sure what the Welsh term is for 'cherry on the bun', but that's how it feels at the moment. We've had a great diversity in terms of commissioning, a greater range of programming, including factual. And factual is very important to the sector, but we have also been able to maintain and increase the scale of drama production in Wales.
Welsh: Ocê. So, ar yr oriau, rŷn ni ond wedi cael blwyddyn ers bod yr oriau wedi dod yn un o'r llinynnau mesur ar gyfer y cyfraniad rhwydwaith. Dwi'n meddwl ei fod wedi gwneud nifer o bethau yn syth: mae o wedi hybu mwy o drafodaeth rhwng comisiynwyr Llundain a chomisiynwyr Cymru, achos mae yna awydd i sicrhau bod yna ddigon o oriau. Y pryder oedd gen i pan ddaeth yr oriau i mewn oedd y byddai hynny'n cyfyngu'r uchelgais o ran drama. Mae drama'n gostus, rŷch chi'n cynhyrchu llai o oriau, ond ar gyfer y diwydiant ac ar gyfer sgiliau, mae'n gwneud cyfraniad mawr. Y gwir yw eleni - a dwi ddim yn siŵr os gwnaiff o gynnal - ond yn sicr ar sail y flwyddyn gyntaf, yn ogystal ag oriau ychwanegol, yn ffeithiol a chyd-gomisiynu rhwng Llundain a Chymru, rŷm ni hefyd wedi gweld prosiectau mawr drama'n cyrraedd Cymru. So, y rhaglenni rŷm ni wedi trafod eisoes ac, wrth gwrs, His Dark Materials, cynhyrchiad Bad Wolf sydd yn lansio'n fuan. So, ar hyn o bryd, buaswn i'n dweud, dwi ddim yn gwybod beth ydy'r Gymraeg am 'cherry on the bun', ond dyna sut mae'n teimlo ar hyn o bryd. Rŷm ni wedi cael mwy o amrywiaeth gomisiynu, mwy o ystod ac amrywiaeth o raglenni, gan gynnwys ffeithiol. Mae ffeithiol yn bwysig iawn i'r sector, ond hefyd rŷm ni wedi gallu cynnal a chynyddu maint y cynyrchiadau drama yng Nghymru.
English: And on - ?
Welsh: Ac am - ?
English: On Pitching In, well, it was an interesting experience. I think there were three groups: there were some 220,000 people who enjoyed the series and viewed the series; there was a group of people who weren't particularly fond of the programme; and there were also some people who were questioning why we were reflecting a less Welsh culture, and I was more uncomfortable with that. I think Wales is a diverse country. There are a number of cultures within Wales, so if the criticism is on quality, then everyone will have their view on that and I have no issue with that. I do think it's extremely important that a national broadcaster does reflect the whole variety and diversity of cultures that exist within the country -
Welsh: Ar Pitching In, roedd o'n brofiad difyr. Buaswn i'n disgrifio fanna rhyw, efallai tri grŵp: roedd yna ryw 220,000 a oedd yn mwynhau'r gyfres ac yn gwylio'r gyfres; roedd yna griw o bobl oedd ddim yn hoff iawn o'r rhaglen; a hefyd, dwi'n meddwl roedd yna rai oedd yn teimlo pam ein bod ni'n adlewyrchu diwylliant llai Cymreig, ac roeddwn i'n fwy anghyffyrddus gyda hynny. Dwi'n meddwl bod Cymru'n lle amrywiol. Mae yna nifer o ddiwylliannau ar draws Cymru, felly, os yw'r feirniadaeth ynglŷn â safon, wrth gwrs, mae pawb â'i farn ar hynny a dim issue. Dwi yn meddwl ei fod yn hynod bwysig bod darlledwr cenedlaethol yn adlewyrchu'r holl amrywiaeth o ddiwylliannau sy'n bodoli yn y wlad -
English: Yes, I would agree with you - I'm sorry to interrupt. What I meant on that in particular was - as some people saw it - the difference in terms of things that are 'made in Wales' and things where Wales is almost just somewhere where things are located, but a lot of the major characters aren't from Wales. I take the point in terms of the effect -
Welsh: Ie, buaswn i'n cytuno gyda chi - mae'n flin gen i i dorri ar draws. Beth roeddwn i'n golygu yn enwedig ar hynny oedd - a fel hyn roedd rhai pobl wedi'i weld e - y gwahaniaeth o ran pethau sydd yn ' made in Wales' a'r pethau lle mae Cymru bron yn rhywbeth lle mae pethau wedi'u lleoli, ond eto, roedd lot o'r prif gymeriadau ddim o Gymru. Rwy'n cymryd y pwynt yn llwyr ynglŷn â'r effaith i -
English: I feel strongly about this. If anyone travels to Pembrokeshire or to the north Wales coast, there are numerous places where you would meet many people who had moved there from England and they have every right to be reflected on the screen in Wales as do people who have lived here throughout their lives.
Welsh: Ond dwi'n teimlo'n gryf am hwn. Os oes unrhyw un yn teithio i sir Benfro neu i arfordir gogledd Cymru, mae yna lwyth o lefydd lle y byddech chi'n cwrdd â nifer fawr o fewnfudwyr o Loegr ac mae ganddyn nhw'r hawl i gael eu hadlewyrchu ar sgrin yng Nghymru, yn ogystal â phobl sydd wedi byw yma trwy gydol eu hoes.
English: Of course. But, I think - and I know that we don't have much time - because that was a sort of flagship - whatever that is in Welsh -
Welsh: Oes, wrth gwrs. Ond, rwy'n meddwl - a dwi'n gwybod does dim lot o amser gyda ni - oherwydd roedd hwnna'n fath o, beth bynnag ydy flagship yn Gymraeg -
English: Can I just add to that? It perhaps shows the complexity that there is in a simple word like 'portrayal'. We're trying to find a methodology for that. What exactly do people mean by 'portrayal'? Is one person in a drama or one location enough, or does it have to represent a kind of Welsh identity? It's an interesting question and a complex one as well.
Welsh: Allaf i jest ychwanegu ychydig? Mae efallai'n dangos i ni'r cymhlethdod sydd yna mewn gair bach syml fel 'portreadu' - ' portrayal '. Dŷn ni'n trio darganfod methodoleg i'w wneud o. Beth yn union mae pobl yn ei olygu wrtho fo? Ydy un person mewn drama neu ydy lleoliad yn ddigon, ynteu oes rhaid iddo fo gynrychioli math o Gymreictod? Mae'n gwestiwn diddorol a chymhleth, dwi'n meddwl.
English: I think we're going to move on to that now, so thank you.
Welsh: Dwi'n meddwl taw dyna beth fyddwn ni'n symud ymlaen ato fe nawr, so diolch yn fawr.
English: We also have to realise that there are people behind these things. I think a lot of people who were part of Pitching In faced a bit of a personal backlash and I don't think that any one of us would want that, because they're working in the sector and they deserve to be there. So, I think it's important to put that on the record as well, that we're very grateful for the contribution of those creatives. Rhianon Passmore.
Welsh: Mae'n rhaid inni sylweddoli hefyd fod yna bobl y tu ôl i'r pethau yma. Rwy'n credu bod lot o bobl a oedd yn rhan o Pitching In wedi cael bach o backlash personol, a dwi ddim yn credu bod unrhyw un ohonom ni eisiau hwnna, achos maen nhw'n gweithio yn y sector ac yn deilwng i'r sector. Felly rwy'n credu bod hwnna'n bwysig i roi ar y record hefyd, ein bod ni'n ddiolchgar am gyfraniad y bobl greadigol hynny. Rhianon Passmore.
English: We did start late, so we'll go a little bit over time, if that's okay with you. I'm just going to ask questions on news, and just ask you whether you could give us an update on the new democratic correspondents. Certainly, I wasn't a fan, and I'm still not sure if I am a fan. This is a personal opinion. Sometimes I see a lack of analysis. This isn't to criticise individuals, but it's an assessment that I've made from looking across the spectrum. Also, because it's local democracy, what we see sometimes is they go to a councillor and they never come to Assembly Members, because they define themselves as being local in the narrowest definition of that word. So are you going to undertake an assessment of how these correspondents are working, how they can evolve, how they can, perhaps, be equipped to feel that they can do more than is currently done?
Welsh: Gwnaethom ni ddechrau yn hwyr, so gwnawn ni fynd dros amser tipyn bach, os yw hwnna'n iawn gyda chi. Dwi jest yn mynd i ofyn tipyn o gwestiynau ar newyddion. A ydych chi'n gallu rhoi diweddariad i ni ar y gohebwyr democratiaeth newydd? Yn sicr, doeddwn i ddim yn ffan, a dwi'n dal ddim yn siŵr os ydw i'n ffan. Barn bersonol yw hon. Weithiau, dwi'n gweld diffyg dadansoddi yn digwydd. Dyw hwn ddim i feirniadu pobl unigol, ond mae'n rhyw fath o asesiad o beth dwi'n gweld o edrych dros y sbectrwm. Hefyd, gan ei fod am ddemocratiaeth leol, beth rŷn ni'n ffeindio weithiau yw eu bod nhw'n mynd at gynghorydd ond dydyn nhw byth yn dod at Aelodau Cynulliad, achos eu bod nhw'n diffinio eu hunain yn lleol yn y ffordd mwyaf cul o'r diffiniad. Felly, a ydych chi'n mynd i wneud rhyw fath o asesiad o sut mae'r gohebwyr yma'n gweithio, sut maen nhw'n gallu esblygu a sut maen nhw'n gallu cael eu harfogi i deimlo eu bod nhw, efallai, yn gallu gwneud mwy na'r hyn sy'n digwydd ar hyn o bryd?