Friday 30 July, 2021
Reuters Digital News Report 2021 shows this publication and State broadcaster were most popular news sources for online audiences.
Another complaint relating to an on-air jingle on Today FM was also rejected by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland.
The rulings by the BAI were released today.
According to a new global study, TheJournal.ie remains one of the most popular online news brands in Ireland.
The BAI determined that the subject matter was treated fairly and presented in an objective manner.
In all five cases, the complaints were made by the same person.
The Catholic Communications Office claimed the broadcast was “distressing and hurtful”.
There has been an increase in the amount of funding awarded to female-led projects.
One complainant argued the programme was “harmful to transgender people”.
That’s according to ElectCheck, a new research report commissioned by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland.
The station’s broadcast licence is up for renewal with the BAI next year.
The BAI has proposed that it be given the power to regulate harmful online content on social media platforms.
32% of people in Ireland read TheJournal.ie in the last week, according to the Reuters Institute Digital News Report for 2019.
How does RTÉ achieve balance with its election coverage? The ‘stopwatch’ approach and listing all its candidates.
A recent Irish survey found that social media users are among the most media-savvy consumers of news, writes Niamh Kirk.
The three complaints were made about shows broadcast on Virgin Media Television.
The authority launched a public consultation on the proposals yesterday.
The authority is considering updates to its ‘Ownership and Control Policy’.
The complainants had alleged that Kenny had questioned Steen differently than Peter Boylan.
The complainant claimed the interview promoted violence towards men.
‘Tweetgate’ somewhat overshadowed the presidential election in 2011.
Three panellists were invited to state what things they would “bin” for the New Year.
Over a third of Irish news consumers checked TheJournal.ie this week according to the Reuters Institute Digital News Report.
Confused by the controversy surrounding the Communications Minister? Catch up here.
The Sinn Féin president has no truck with Minister for Communications Denis Naughten’s speech to the Dáil yesterday.
The Denis O’Brien-owned Communicorp has had the ban in place since 5 October.
Some of these companies have already met with the BAI here in the last year.
“When somebody is brought into the studio, the instinct is ‘I must bring somebody with the other viewpoint into the studio as well’. That’s not the case.”
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland said that the “adversarial” debate around the Eighth will be a challenge for broadcasters.
The BAI has upheld a complaint filed over comments made by George Hook on-air on Newstalk.
Myers previously described himself as such in describing his issues with the word ‘holocaust’ itself, rather than in denying the genocide of European Jews during World War II.
The National Women’s Council will be meeting with the BAI on the issue.
The Sunday Independent reported today that an invitation for Children’s Minister Katherine Zappone to appear on Tv3 show The Restaurant next year had been withdrawn.
Both complaints were rejected by the BAI.
Hook also jokingly said he would box the texter in the face.
It was the first time the system was brought into use in ireland under the 2009 Broadcasting Act.
The Denis O’Brien-owned Communicorp has had the ban in place since 5 October.
Kinvara FM is the new community radio station based in the south Galway village.
In all, 11 complaints were received after Blindboy Boatclub’s appearance on the RTÉ show.
Damo and Ivor first appeared on YouTube back in 2011.
