Derek Mooney row may prove to be minor blip for RTÉ. But broader questions remain
Management at broadcaster should be prepared to defend their recent decisions more robustly than they have managed so far
How did Nigel Farage go from crank to bookies’ favourite for prime minister after the next election?
Farage’s carefully crafted persona plays on nostalgia for an imagined world sourced from the golden age of British TV
The roots of RTÉ’s scandal may lie in the past but its future is equally murky
Shane Ross’s new book about RTÉ fails to push questions about the broadcaster’s funding to their conclusion
In all topics, asking difficult questions is uncomfortable - but essential
Asking necessary questions is sometimes genuinely tough - it can look like prejudice or punching down at vulnerable people
Why RTÉ scrapping Sunday Miscellany’s trumpet sounds such a bum note
Oliver Callan observed that his own show’s new music made him feel like he was ‘presenting Euronews’ at 3am
Patrick O’Donovan is no Viktor Orbán, but he does have role to play in nation’s media
Intervention in fuel protests coverage highlights uneasy relationship between State and news outlets
Viktor Orbán stifled the press at home and cultivated media friends abroad
He showed how the international illiberal right could survive inside a liberal democratic alliance
The Daily Telegraph was at the vanguard of Brexit; now it’s going to be run from Berlin
German publishing giant Axel Springer looks to build a credible and authoritative presence on the anglophone centre-right
Peter Vandermeersch controversy illustrates AI challenge more vividly than anything he wrote
Former publisher of Irish Independent and its Sunday sister title suspended by Mediahuis over using false quotes in articles derived from AI tools such as ChatGPT
Pat Kenny is refreshingly candid about his shift to weekends on Newstalk
Just as interesting are his views on the broader radio landscape and the role of what he calls ‘the talent’
Green lens or black mirror? Ireland’s changing media relationship with Irish in the US
As direct ties loosen between the two countries, two very different media worlds have filled the gap
Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros more than just another Hollywood power play
Deal ensures media influence remains in the hands of a small circle of politically-aligned billionaires
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