The future of freedom of information looks far from certain
– this is an article I’ve written for the Conversation UK In the UK, thanks to the freedom of information (FoI) laws, the right to know has become routine. Ten […]
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New book on FOI and journalism – call for chapters
I’m co-editing an important book on FOI in Ireland with Dr Maura Adshead at the University of Limerick currently, to be published by Manchester University Press next year. Myself and […]
JP looks set to exit Irish market
IN THE mid-2000s, the brash and bullish Johnston Press thought buying into Irish regional newspaper market was a licence to print money. It spent more than €200m building up its […]
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Datablog – mapping
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Kenny will miss sheltered RTE lifestyle
Pat Kenny will find the challenge of presenting his new show on Newstalk a tougher one than he may have imagined. Kenny’s move from RTE after a 41-year career in […]
Why the Internet won’t save Ireland’s Provincial Newspapers (but going non-profit just might)
I’ve just completed a chapter for the second edition of an important book on local journalism in the UK and Ireland, entitled What Do We Mean By Local? Grass-Roots Journalism […]
Former Times editor Brady calls for Google to fund newspapers
IT SEEMS it is not only the current crop of newspaper editors that are worried about their papers. Two former The Irish Times editors have now also taken a stand […]
Things hotting up in battle for share of new broadcast charge
The debate about the future of the new broadcasting charge to replace the TV licence fee is just getting interesting. All sides – commercial broadcasters including TV3 and the local […]
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 […]
