Media
# media - Friday 2 March, 2012
Ryan Giggs loses damages claim against the Sun
A damages claim by Manchester United and Wales footballer against the Sun newspaper was thrown out by a British High Court judge today.
# media - Sunday 26 February, 2012
Fianna Fáil confirms complaint to RTÉ over Labour and Sinn Féin ‘bias’
The party has compiled an internal document which it says shows that the State broadcaster is biased towards Labour and Sinn Féin.
Minister to investigate whether Irish technology being used in Syrian repression
Richard Bruton is to examine suggestions that technology supplied by two Irish companies has been linked to the blocking and filtering of text messages in the troubled country.
The Sunday Papers: some of the week’s best sportswriting
Do yourself a favour and check this lot out.
# media - Thursday 23 February, 2012
New figures show falling circulation for most Irish daily newspapers
ABC figures show the Sunday World as the highest-selling paper in Ireland, marginally ahead of the Sunday Independent.
RTÉ Board to be told today that ‘it can’t run a deficit’
Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte assures senators after questions on whether taxpayer is “getting bang for our buck” with licence fee.
# media - Wednesday 22 February, 2012
The Daily Fix: Wednesday
Your nightly news round-up of the day’s biggest stories…
Pat Rabbitte criticises descent of media into “corrosive cynicism”
The Minister for Communications was leading statements on media standards in the Seanad – and hearing concerns from senators about the future of the media in Ireland.
The 5 at 5: Wednesday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
David Norris says tabloid editor told him stories about him were “payback”
Independent senator and former Presidential candidate scathing of media standards during discussion in Seanad.
Revealed: The world’s most dangerous places to be a journalist
More journalists were murdered last year than died on assignments or in combat.
# media - Sunday 12 February, 2012
Poll: Should other media be funded through the new ‘broadcasting charge’?
The government wants to replace the TV licence, potentially funding broadcasters other than RTÉ. Should it go further?
# media - Wednesday 8 February, 2012
Tributes paid following death of journalist John Cunningham
The former newspaper editor was 66.
# media - Tuesday 7 February, 2012
Column: Old Media – don’t fear New Media. Learn from it.
Newspaper man Alan Crosbie’s anti-’new media’ rhetoric smacks of a company under siege, writes Paul Quigley.
# media - Monday 6 February, 2012
Minister: Online news outlets could be regulated
Minister for Communications Pat Rabbitte suggested that defamation and regulatory rules could apply to online media outlets.
The 5 at 5: Monday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
Poll: Do you think there is enough media diversity in Ireland?
A conference is being held in Dublin today to discuss media diversity in Ireland. But do you think there is enough of it in this country?
The 9 at 9: Monday
The nine stories you need to know before your morning coffee…
Half of Irish journalists do not believe Ireland has adequate media diversity: survey
Irish journalists were also questioned about the influence of ownership on their work and the need to protect diversity.
# media - Friday 3 February, 2012
TripAdvisor defends reader reviews following warning by watchdog
The website has responded to criticisms about its “real travellers’” reviews section – saying that its users made “educated decision” based on reviews.
# media - Wednesday 1 February, 2012
Social media can be harder to resist than cigarettes – study
Researchers found that work and media were more difficult to abstain from than tobacco and alcohol.
# media - Tuesday 31 January, 2012
Breastfeeding campaigners to protest at Facebook HQ in Dublin
Demonstrations will take place at Facebook offices in several cities across the world next week by protesters who are angry about Facebook deleting images of breastfeeding.
# media - Monday 30 January, 2012
Watch: Kermit responds to Fox News claim that Muppets push liberal agenda
Kermit gave a fair and balanced answer when asked about the Fox News comments – leaving Miss Piggy to deliver the killer blow.
# media - Wednesday 25 January, 2012
The 5 at 5: Wednesday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
# media - Tuesday 24 January, 2012
Everything you need to know about Ireland’s SOPA
Solicitor and chairman of Digital Rights Ireland TJ McIntyre explains exactly what we know about proposed legislation to block website accused of infringing copyright – and what we don’t know.
# media - Monday 23 January, 2012
ITV reprimanded for mistakenly showing ‘IRA’ video game footage
The UK media regulator said ITV “breached audience trust” by showing footage purporting to be of an IRA attack – but which actually came from a video game.
# media - Friday 20 January, 2012
Two in five Irish people have been unfaithful
New RTÉ gameshow tonight will expose Irish attitudes on everything from breaking up by text to ‘stealing’ from the Trócaire box…
# media - Thursday 19 January, 2012
Businesses club together to host party for 500 homeless people
President Higgins takes up role performed by Mary McAleese to greet diners at Annual Lions Club party for vulnerable Dublin citizens.
# media - Wednesday 18 January, 2012
Column: Call them red-tops if you want – but we still need popular journalism
Tabloid misbehaviour is an easy target for complaints – but popular news is essential to our society, writes John O’Sullivan.
# media - Tuesday 17 January, 2012
The 5 at 5: Tuesday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
Tributes paid on death of Sunday Independent editor Aengus Fanning
The long-time editor of the Sunday Independent, who had been battling cancer, died this morning.
# media - Monday 16 January, 2012
‘Undercover Bishop’ and major Titanic drama-doc top RTÉ new season
The national broadcaster has released details of new productions expected to air this spring – including €1.5m dramatisation of what happened ‘below deck’ on the Titanic.
# media - Friday 13 January, 2012
Sinead O’Connor announces end of her marriage… for a second time
The singer blamed media scrutiny for the disintegration of her relationship with Barry Herridge, who she married in Vegas.
# media - Friday 6 January, 2012
Rachel Allen to tackle ‘dead bird’ pics on RTÉ show
Chef to respond on Brendan O’Connor’s chat show to criticism of Facebook photo which shows her posing with shotgun and five game birds.
# media - Tuesday 3 January, 2012
Update: ‘Wendi Deng’ Twitter account revealed as fake
It appeared that Rupert Murdoch’s wife had joined him on the Twitter machine – but the account has been confirmed as a fake.
# media - Monday 2 January, 2012
Holocaust survivors criticise Nazi camp inmate garb at protest
Ultra-Orthodox Jews used the outfits to protest criticism of their strict lifestyle is a new form of ‘incitement’ and is ‘reminiscient of the German media before WWII’.
# media - Saturday 31 December, 2011
Iran may have bluffed US navy – and the world press
Iran was apparently starting tests with long-range missiles… but propaganda sources are calling it a “media trick”…
# media - Wednesday 28 December, 2011
New York Times accidentally sends email to over 8 million readers
The company has apologised after the email which was due to go to around 300 people instead went out to over 8.6 million people worldwide.
# media - Monday 26 December, 2011
VIDEO: The ’90s Angelus
Also: The ultimate Fair City/Friends mash-up…
Most Popular
Most viewed articles in the past 24 hours
Most Commented
Most commented articles in the past 3 days
News in Photos
News in Video
Download our app
Most Popular Today
|
1
|
School “deeply shocked and saddened” by death of Enrika Lubyte (8) |
|
2
|
Man arrested over sexual assault on woman with special needs |
|
3
|
Revealed: British to blame for Ireland’s drink problem |
|
1
|
The IMF wants Budget 2014 to ignore the promissory note deal |
|
2
|
Ireland gets another €1.6 billion in bailout loans from the EFSF |
|
3
|
NTMA to sell €500m of T-bills at auction this week |
Trending Tags
