Journalism
# journalism - Thursday 6 June, 2013
Ex-prison officer arrested in London media conduct probe
The 39-year-old is being questioned in relation to suspected misconduct in office and corruption.
# journalism - Sunday 2 June, 2013
Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads
The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.
# journalism - Sunday 26 May, 2013
Syria Through a Lens: life of slain filmmaker and activist honoured
The one-year anniversary of the death of young journalist Bassel Shehadeh, who was killed in a shelling attack by Syrian government forces, will be marked by a worldwide commemoration of his life and work.
# journalism - Wednesday 15 May, 2013
Two journalists receive death threats from paramilitaries
There has been condemnation of the threats against the two unidentified journalists who are based in Northern Ireland.
# journalism - Saturday 11 May, 2013
Irish journalist Declan Walsh ordered to leave Pakistan
The former Sunday Business Post journalist has been Pakistan bureau chief for the New York Times since January 2012.
# journalism - Thursday 2 May, 2013
Column: I’m a pro-choice TD and I’ve never pretended to be anything else
Labour TD Anne Ferris says a Sunday Independent article ‘revealing’ her beliefs about abortion is irrelevant because she has gone on public record expressing her pro-choice beliefs.
# journalism - Thursday 18 April, 2013
Column: ‘I thought I did everything right – so why have I ended up here?’
Aoife O’Connor has gone to college, got good results, borrowed money to get more qualifications by doing a postgrad, but she still finds herself with no job. Here she asks why she can’t catch a break?
# journalism - Wednesday 10 April, 2013
Broadcasting Authority launches €30,000 community scheme
The scheme allows broadcastors to evaluate their services on issues like targeting the audience in their franchise area.
# journalism - Tuesday 9 April, 2013
International students flock to Greece to study crisis
The country has become a case study for those studying economics, political science and journalism.
# journalism - Friday 8 March, 2013
Seven former ‘Sunday Tribune’ journalists receive redundancy pay
The newspaper claimed that the seven writers were freelancers, but the Labour Relations Commission found otherwise.
# journalism - Wednesday 13 February, 2013
Six journalists arrested in fresh phone hacking probe
Three men and three women are being questioned on suspicion of conspiracy to intercept phone messages.
# journalism - Wednesday 6 February, 2013
How the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover went from conservative to tops optional
It started as a five-page supplement in the 60s. And is now a publishing phenomenon.
# journalism - Sunday 6 January, 2013
Ireland’s Deaf community feels neglected by media
With over 92,000 people in Ireland who are Deaf or have a hearing disability, are we ignoring an large proportion of our society?
# journalism - Friday 4 January, 2013
# journalism - Thursday 3 January, 2013
Al-Jazeera buys struggling US cable channel, launches push into America
The international broadcaster has bought Current TV in a deal aimed at allowing it to expand in the US market.
# journalism - Friday 28 December, 2012
Burma to allow daily private newspapers
It will be the first time since 1964 that non-state media will be allowed to publish news in the country.
# journalism - Thursday 27 December, 2012
US newspaper publishes map showing gun owners’ names and addresses
The New York newspaper published the names and addresses of people who are licensed to own guns across two counties in the state – but were they right to do it?
# journalism - Monday 10 December, 2012
New editor named for RTÉ Investigations Unit
Paul Maguire, who won awards for his Prime Time Investigates reports, is to take over new section.
# journalism - Wednesday 28 November, 2012
The Guardian’s “Three Little Pigs” tops Adweek’s best ad list for 2012
The advertisement uses the children’s story to illustrate the evolution of a news story and public engagement in the news.
# journalism - Monday 12 November, 2012
BBC showed ‘basic’ journalistic failings in abuse story
An internal investigation at the BBC has found “basic” journalistic failures in a news report which wrongly accused a senior politician of child abuse.
# journalism - Friday 2 November, 2012
The Evening Fix… now with added Mr Burns endorsing Romney
Here’s all the things we learned, loved and shared today.
TheJournal.ie and TheScore.ie scoop three awards
eircom Spiders call TheJournal.ie Best Mobile App 2012; Irish Web Awards make us their Best Web-Only Publication and TheScore.ie their Best Sports Site. Aw shucks.
# journalism - Sunday 28 October, 2012
The Sunday Papers: some of the week’s best sportswriting
Lance, Keane and Frankel. Get the kettle on and your feet up… here’s some of our favourite writing form the past week.
# journalism - Wednesday 24 October, 2012
George Lee joins Prime Time as part of RTÉ News shake-up
RTE has announced a range of changes to its current affairs programmes – including a new focus on investigative work.
# journalism - Monday 22 October, 2012
Read all about it: Superman quits journalism
Clark Kent quits the Daily Planet, citing frustration with its new conglomerate owners, in a new Superman out this week.
# journalism - Sunday 21 October, 2012
Interview: How I know human decency trumps politics – Fr Brian D’Arcy
Priest and journalist Father Brian D’Arcy discusses how politics and religion were always intertwined in his life, even as a young boy.
# journalism - Friday 12 October, 2012
Prime Time was “fair, impartial” on Quinn family
BAI publishes its reasons for rejecting Quinns’ allegations of bias and factual inaccuracy against RTÉ current affairs show.
# journalism - Tuesday 11 September, 2012
Business journalist awards call for entries
UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School awards have €1,000 prize for each winner in six categories.
# journalism - Monday 10 September, 2012
RTÉ’s London editor Brian O’Connell to leave broadcaster
The well-known face of RTÉ’s London office will leave the State broadcaster when the office closes next week, he said on Twitter this evening.
# journalism - Tuesday 14 August, 2012
Cosmo editor-in-chief and ‘Sex and the Single Girl’ author dies
Helen Gurley Brown has died in New York at the age of 90. She has been described as a legend and an icon.
# journalism - Tuesday 7 August, 2012
British hacking police arrest journalist and policeman in dawn raid
The pair were arrested over the suspected bribery of a police officer.
# journalism - Saturday 4 August, 2012
“Are smart kids misrepresented in the media? Definitely.”
Thousands of academically above-average students attend the Centre for Talented Youth every year. Here, three teenagers explain what it means to them.
# journalism - Wednesday 18 July, 2012
IMF representative in hot water over threat to Greek newspaper
A Greek newspaper which reported an increase in public servants was threatened by a senior IMF representative that it would have official information withheld in future.
# journalism - Monday 16 July, 2012
Viewers turning to YouTube as news source – study
The Japanese earthquake and tsunami was the most viewed news event during the 15-month study.
# journalism - Friday 6 July, 2012
# journalism - Sunday 24 June, 2012
Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads
The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.
# journalism - Friday 25 May, 2012
Column: How the news industry is missing the point
News organisations have lost their way. Why? Because they’ve forgotten what business they’re in, writes Dylan Collins.
# journalism - Sunday 20 May, 2012
Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads
The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.
# journalism - Wednesday 16 May, 2012
BAI considering proposals over introduction of register of journalists’ interest
Broadcast personnel with an editorial role in news and current affairs may have to provide details of financial and commercial relationships.


























































