Dear RTE

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 [...]

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

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 [...]

New Irish journalism award

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 [...]