The inconvenient truth about artificial intelligence
Incurious scepticism is not an adequate response to the questions AI raises
Haunted buildings and the walking dead: are we watching the zombification of RTÉ?
The ghosts of Gay Byrne, Marian Finucane and Gerry Ryan wander the corridors, largely undisturbed by living souls
Running a newspaper is a tricky business. Jeff Bezos has made a mess of it
Actively alienating subscribers is not an obvious winning strategy
Melania the movie is a mash-up of Carmela Soprano and Eva Braun on the Zoolander set
Melania is a living demonstration of what happens when 20th century totalitarian kitsch reappears as 21st century luxury branding
What do ads on ChatGPT tell us about the AI race?
Shift may offer a warning about the sustainability of the entire enterprise
Media’s to-do list for 2026 looks more daunting than ever
Reuters Institute report portrays an industry beset by threats and facing hard choices
Minneapolis killing ushers in our new media dystopia
The photograph has been understood as bearing a special relationship to truth. Not any more
If RTÉ feels it is under pressure then it should look at what is happening across Europe
Public broadcasters are under scrutiny like never before and even their legitimacy is being questioned
Dublin’s traffic nightmare: Why are we ignoring a few quick fixes?
Babies born at the time of the metro announcement are now young adults resigned to taking hours to travel a few kilometres
Media in 2025: the shadow of Trump hangs over everything
There is a sense of being caught between outdated structures and increasingly unstable new realities
When AI podcasts go rogue, journalists should be alarmed
The Washington Post’s issues underline the problems of news personalisation
2025 in culture politics: Arts Council’s IT crisis, RTÉ’s financial strain and Trump’s assault on the BBC
One of the many negative effects of the housing crisis is making Ireland a cold place for culture in all its forms
Reporting from the frontlines: still battling notion of an ‘unsuitable job’ for a woman
A domain dominated by male militarism and masculine violence was long deemed out of bounds for female reporters
Déjà vu all over again for Hollywood as Netflix throws down gauntlet
Every generation someone murders the studio system – this time it was always going to be the streamer
RTÉ’s Morning Ireland needs a refresh
It would be easy to leave the State’s most popular radio programme untouched. But that would be a mistake