Enshittification: the word that sums up how we live now
It seems to convey a sense of promises broken, not just in technology but in culture and politics too
Why would anyone run for president when the path to the Áras is paved with such bile?
We claim to want a non-political figure, then recoil when that person turns out to have had a normal, flawed life
Catherine Connolly has clearly won the digital media battle in the presidential election
A cautious party insider facing off against a confident outsider who thrives on digital media
Presidential election: How do I vote tactically?
The election takes place on October 24th, but how is it all going to work?
After last week’s radio reshuffle, what is the difference now between RTÉ and Newstalk?
The departure of Ray D’Arcy led to a cascade of announcements, including Kieran Cuddihy succeeding Joe Duffy on Liveline
Presidential election: A short history of controversies and kerfuffles
Some presidential controversies have been faintly comic, others more serious
The days when the budget was a shared national event in Ireland are over
People now receive budget news as a series of personalised bullet points delivered through whatever channel they prefer
Avoiding the temptation to replace journalists with AI is crucial for news media
Publishers are feeding press releases into large language models that churn out hundreds of finished stories
Why we should worry about the Government getting into the journalism business
Media regulator’s funding of journalism is one of several areas that need broader clarification
Suspension of Jimmy Kimmel is a ratcheting-up of Donald Trump’s attack on free speech
US media panics can seem mildly exotic and slightly incomprehensible, but this one matters
American media in all its forms is shifting perceptibly rightward
Charlie Kirk’s death sparked heated accusations and arguments across ideological divide
Why are Irish artists such as Graham Linehan, Sally Rooney so prominent in UK free speech wars?
Sally Rooney, Graham Linehan, Kneecap and John Boyne have all been caught up in controversy
Even if RTÉ stretched to its limit, Claire Byrne likely stood to gain 60% more by moving to Newstalk
Irish radio, like Irish politics, has a habit of appearing stagnant until, suddenly, it isn’t
Brian Cowen and The Crash: a new look at the handling and political cost of the Celtic Tiger collapse
A new Irish Times podcast series looks back at the crash with the benefit of 14 years’ hindsight
Forget the futuristic dystopias: AI is changing the world right now
The backlash against changes to ChatGPT reveals how it is being used by users in their daily lives