The news learned to follow us everywhere. No wonder we are hiding from it
Many people no longer feel they have control over when they read the news as outlets chase engagement
End of an era for ITV could have implications for Irish viewers
More than 70 years after its founding, the UK’s commercial broadcaster has been acquired by a US giant
RTÉ is straying into areas already well served by private publishers
If journalistic output no longer has to fit anything, how much of it should there be?
At 65 years old, isn’t it time for RTÉ to retire The Late Late Show?
Patrick Kielty’s contract expired about nine weeks ago, leaving questions to be answered for a show due to return in September
The World Cup is still free to watch in Ireland, but for how much longer?
More and more sports broadcast rights are moving to subscription services and that is likely to continue
Media lost its first two battles with Big Tech. It’s unlikely to win the third one, either
Artificial intelligence is latest technology that challenges traditional news distribution and publishers’ copyright
Channel 4: where did it all go wrong?
Once acclaimed for its creativity and originality, the broadcaster is now a purveyor of cheap reality TV and manufactured sensationalism
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


