Or, as its tag line goes, it’s “Country to the ‘Core”.
Category: On the Media
A New Group Takes Aim at Unpaid Internships in Journalism
“Everyone’s giving out about the lack of diversity in the media,” says Stephanie Costello, of the Media Interns Alliance. “But nobody’s looking after the most vulnerable: the student journalists and the interns.”
A Post-Punk Zine Offers a Glimpse of 1980s Dublin
Dave Clifford published Vox from his bedroom, between 1980 and 1983.
Niamh: Irish Right-Wing YouTubers Seem to Be Following an Alt-Right Playbook
For practical reasons, it’s hard to challenge the sea of misinformation in these rambling video monologues.
New Publications Launch to Chronicle Dublin’s Thriving Food Scene
In recent months, the online publication All the Food launched, as well as the print magazine Char. And there’s more to come.
Niamh: Did the Media Give Peter Casey Too Much Coverage?
Michael D Higgins may have won the race to the Áras, but Peter Casey took the podium in the media, garnering the most coverage of any candidate, writes a media analyst and DCU researcher.
Niamh: How Should Courts Handle the Rise of Citizen Journalists?
How can the state give space to citizen journalism to take different approaches from the mainstream media, and provide counternarratives and challenge authorities, while imposing some accountability?
Niamh: How Well Has the Media Covered the Take Back the City Protests?
An analysis of articles from nine major news outlets from 9 to 24 September, by a PhD researcher at DCU School of Communications.
After Seven Years, the Team Behind Rabble Says It’s Winding Up
The alternative media collective intends to put on events over the next few months to celebrate its legacy.
Sam: On VAT Rates and Supporting Quality Journalism
Earlier this summer, Fianna Fáil released a set of proposals for supporting quality newspaper journalism. But if newspapers are going to survive, they’re going to have to save themselves, rather than counting on the government.