Media
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Staring at the Sun
What Type of News and Information Society do we Need?
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Own, and be attractive
Lessons from 2016 for moribund old media
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In which Denis gets himself sued
Perhaps the strangest event on the Irish media landscape last month was prompted by Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan’s publication of a report into media ownership in Ireland, commissioned by the European United Left/Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) grouping in the European Parliament. The report itself – by Belfast solicitors Gavin Booth and Darragh Mackin of […]
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In which Denis gets himself sued
Our hero attacks evil in the world but gets little thanks, except in the organs he part-owns (but doesn’t necessarily control)
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In which Denis gets himself sued
The report contained little that was new, castigating once again the dominant position held by RTÉ and by Denis O’Brien
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Radical copyright reform
Outline proposals for a modernised Irish copyright regime announced by Enterprise Minister Mary Mitchell-O’Connor at the beginning of August are now dead in the water, following the publication of draft directives by the European Commission in mid-September. The European plans, championed by Digital Economy Commissioner Günther Oettinger, lean heavily towards protectionism for traditional media, in […]
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Radical copyright reform
Pyrrhic victory for old media as Commission will prevail over Irish Government