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    • Archive for March, 2009

    Dear RTÉ

    Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

    To whom it may concern,
    I am writing to express my sadness at the apology made by RTÉ News (Nine News, 24th March 2009) for their coverage of the ‘Brian Cowen nude paintings’ story. I also wish to express my anger at the censorship and revisionism undertaken by the broadcaster in the removal of the news […]

    Sleeping with the enemy: INM looking to old foes for help?

    Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

    With Tony O’Reilly’s Independent News & Media facing financial difficulty, it seems as if the company is seeking out every avenue to turn things around - even if that means teaming up with its most bitter rival.
    Roy Greenslade had an interesting, and arguable even bizarre, story recently from the Wall Street Journal about Independent News […]

    New Irish journalism award

    Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

    As pointed out by Adrian on Twitter, there’s a new journalism award on the scene in Ireland.
    There are 14 categories in total, 13 of which have ‘Journalism’ in the title and the other being a Lifetime Achievement Award for journalism, which begs the question - why are they called The National Media Awards and not […]