Has the UK press lost its political punch?
On the eve of the UK’s 2015 general election, I spoke with Reuters about the highly partisan and bizarre media coverage of Britain’s 2015 Westminster campaign. you can watch it […]
Category Archives: Media
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
