Media

By Gerard Cunningham At one point during his workshop at MoJoCon, the mobile- journalism conference organised by RTÉ in late March, BBC reporter Nick Garnett paused during his demonstration of the audio editing software he was using to edit the sound recordings he had made earlier. Garnett’s NoJo website opens with an impressive promise. “Recording […]

The cost of using social networks and email services may usually come without a financial price but most of us are aware that the companies providing these services expect something else in return: our information. That these technological superpowers gather, analyse and, ultimately, monetise this data is no longer a trade secret. In recent years, […]

By Gerard Cunningham If one story last month illustrated how far Irish media have to go in adapting to the speed at which stories develop online, it was the latest gaffe by Galway-based Fine Gael senator Fidelma Healy-Eames. Healy-Eames does not have a good record when it comes to the internet. So error prone has […]

By Gerard Cunningham Dr Julien Mercille is a  lecturer in geography with the School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Policy in UCD, working on US foreign policy, political economy and the economic crisis. He appeared before the Oireachtas committee of inquiry into the banking crisis inquiry during its module on media coverage of the property […]

By Lorraine Courtney At least one Sunday newspaper always adorns its male-dominated business section with an attractive, often skimpily dressed woman. The weekend lifestyle supplements of several Irish newspapers lean on their female correspondents to reveal their personal lives and ideally to remove as much clothing as possible for personal features. Stephanie Roche’s appearance at […]

The internet is eating radio audiences

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