Barn (Welsh magazine)

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Barn
September 2007 cover of 'Barn'; this is a typical example of the magazine's front cover. It refers to an article discussing a speech by George W. Bush where he compared the Iraq War to the Vietnam War.
Type	monthly current affairs magazine
Format	magazine

Owner	Board of trustees
Editor	Dyfrig Jones
Founded	1962
Political allegiance	Welsh nationalist
Headquarters	Swyddfa Barn, Y Llwyfan, Ffordd y Coleg, Carmarthen, SA31 3EQ

Website: cylchgrawnbarn.com

Barn (Welsh for 'Opinion') is a monthly Welsh language current affairs magazine. It was established in 1962 and over 500 issues have been published. It's first editor was Emlyn Evans and it was published by Llyfrau'r Dryw, Llandybie (later Swansea). It's current editor is Dyfrig Jones, who took over from Simon Brooks in 2007, and the magazine is now published by Gwasg Dinefwr.

Barn includes articles relating to politics, language, culture, art and sport from Wales, the UK and abroad from a Welsh perspective. The magazine has a prominent place in the history of the Welsh language and the Welsh nationalist movement in the second half of the 20th century, particularly under the editorial-ship of Alwyn D. Rees.