Times to introduce paywall later this year
The Irish Times will introduce a paywall by the end of 2013, its managing director Liam Kavanagh has confirmed. Kavanagh was speaking on RTE’s ‘Media Show’ this evening, where he […]
Monthly Archives: April 2013
Indo to move to “leaky” paywall model
There’s so much media news in today’s dailies it’s hard to know where to begin. I’m going to largely ignore the JNLRs because (a) I’m no broadcasting expert and (b) […]
Tuning In: why local radio is important
Today was the launch of the latest Joint National Listenership Research results, or JNRLs, for the broadcasting sector in Ireland. It’s the equivalent of the ABCs for newspapers. And everyone […]
Trust the big issue as mistakes mount for US networks
Politico’s ‘On Media’ team discuss a difficult week for the US media, particularly for CNN. As mistakes take their toll on the credability of the news media, trust is becoming […]
AP pulls Twitter account after hackers claim White House attacked
Earlier this evening the Associated Press deactivated its Twitter account after a bogus tweet claimed there had been two explosions at the White House, injuring President Barack Obama. The “news” […]
Why social media is killing journalism
Good journalism takes a little time. That’s just how it is. In the old days – and I overindulged just a little at my 36th birthday dinner a few weeks […]
Stylebook
Here’s the style e-book I co-wrote with my colleague Anthony Quinn:
Ownership changes on the way for Irish media
A joint bid by The Irish Times and the Crosbie-owned company Landmark Media is one of two serious bidders for the Sunday Business Post, according to the Sunday Times. Post […]
Journalism in the Leveson era
The following is an extract from a chapter I wrote for a book examining journalism in the wake of the Leveson inquiry entitled After Leveson: The future for British journalism. […]
Issues in Irish Journalism
Issues in Irish Journalism Clips from the most popular ‘Issues in Irish Journalism’ seminar series
