Name and address with editor
Online Anonymity is irrelevant: the only currency is truth By Sheila Armstrong The Irish Times, in May 2012, announced that its online policy was to change. Before this, comments…
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The story of X, Why and Ed
Kevin O’Sullivan and The Irish Times By Gerard Cunningham When Kevin O’Sullivan took over from Geraldine Kennedy on 23 June 2011, as the 13th editor of the Irish Times,…
O’ Brien can’t be worse than O’ Reilly
Somehow failed billionaire O’ Reilly – who lost INM and Waterford Glass – escaped media derision Article by Martin Fitzpatrick There have been scores of high profile…
In the eye of the times
The last week in April, according to the newspaper of record Article by Brian Trench For those who see the media affected by liberal or secular bias, for…
RTÉ should be a compass
In Ireland’s crisis the beleaguered, state-subsidised broadcaster needs to be more than just a window or mirror
Treasury: reflections by Michael Smith as Treasury go down in the High Court
March 2012 Buccaneers Treasury once had little Dublin at their feet The High Court is about to deliver judgment on Treasury’s injunctive proceedings against NAMA’s bid to put…
The porn myth by Naomi Wolf (Village archive, 2009)
The ready availability of pornography and sexual imagery desensitises men to real women
Denis O’Brien: a complicated career and dubious ethics
Denis O’Brien is one of Ireland’s leading entrepreneurs with investments in international telecoms, radio, media, property, aircraft leasing, golf and other leisure interests. He founded the Esat Telecom Group plc…
Village editor on Irish Times’ misreporting of SIPO’s Cllr Oisin Quinn ethics case
Interesting to see how the Irish Times, the newspaper of record, handles challenging and sensitive stories concerning the political establishment – when you know what the real story is. Here’s…
All talk: Ireland’s political discussion sites
Miriam Cotton surveys the political web forums causing a stir Bondwatch Ireland / The Chattering Magpie 14 Editor: Diarmuid O’Flynn Describe your website/what made you decide to set it up?…
The web’s political rainbow (October 2011)
A vibrant network of websites is publishing information and debating issues that Ireland’s mainstream media should have but did not, writes Miriam Cotton The citadel of mainstream Irish journalism has…
Information maestro (June 2011)
Journalists should FoI and Cross-reference. Miriam Cotton interviews Gavin Sheridan of TheStory.ie Miriam Cotton (MC): What did you do before you started The Story? Gavin Sheridan (GS): In 2002 I…
Ask the Experts
Village’s technology team answer all your questions and make up a lot of stuff too What does it all mean? Answer: Mutualisation We live in the post-media age. Writing is…
A uniquely censorship-resistant medium
A sheltered internet technology created by an Irishman has opened an anonymous world to Chinese dissidents and child pornographers alike.
Naming and faming not naming and shaming
Young offenders can’t get enough of Ireland’s leading crime reporter
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