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Media blog and podcast by TV/radio producer/director @patomahony1 based on personal experience and coffee-fuelled observation. RTs interesting media stuff too.

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Made at @truevisiontv for @Discovery in 2003 and shown by @rte in '04. All too relevant again now. It's a tad dated, unsurprisingly. Though it's never really gone out of date which is the most frightening thing. #Ukraine #UkraineWar #UkraineRussiaWar
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Almost 20 yrs on but still hugely relevant. While conflict #journalism technology has changed, the dangers remain the same as do #propaganda & #misinformation. Watch our 2003 @newsemmys winning REPORTERS AT WAR doc series here: truevisiontv.com/films/repor… cc @JohnSimpsonNews #Ukraine
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First recording of #ForTheRecord in the can. Coming soon to @RTEGold - with more than a little help from @BAItweets. 🙂 And what a great record collection my first guest has. Who? All guesses on a postcard please to the usual address. 😏 – at Dublin City, Ireland
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RTE Gold@RTEGold1 Sep 2022
So @patomahony1 has a new show coming to RTÉ Gold very soon (keep an eye here for more info) but he's picked a very unique production team...🤔
Pat O'Mahony@patomahony11 Sep 2022
You think we could sign 'em for for #ForTheRecord, @RTEGold? 🤔🎶💿🎙️📻
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Sound man @CaptivateBroad1 was playing at my house, my house. 🎶 He may also have been helping me record a dry run of my upcoming @BAItweets-funded #ForTheRecord for @RTEGold earlier. Watch this space, innit? 🤔 – at Dublin City, Ireland
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Those #keyboardwarrior-critical journos and columnists do realise that it is, in fact, their own exact job description, right? 😳 Except they get (over)paid for it, of course. 😏
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Just arrived in the post. Guess I'd better make it now, huh @BAItweets? 😊 – at Dublin City, Ireland
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Mate in radio is upgrading so selling his two-years-old, good-as-new (that's what he tells me😊) Rode Caster Pro. Worth €500, he's selling it for €300. He'll throw in a dust cover specially made for it too. Anyone wants to find out more, holler and I'll put you in touch. Ta.
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TikTok is now the fastest growing news source for adults. The potential consequences are disturbing, writes @sarahmanavis. newstatesman.com/social-medi…

We should fear TikTok’s influence on news media

The social media platform is now the fastest growing news source for adults. The potential consequences are disturbing.

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Breakfast radio makes gains but Ray D’Arcy and Liveline lose listeners in latest #JNLR figures 📻 irishtimes.com/business/2022…

Breakfast radio makes gains but Ray D’Arcy and Liveline lose listeners

Radio 1 Morning Ireland stretches lead as most-listened-to programme on Irish radio

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The North Cork farmer is in the process of committing his VHS tapes to the internet for an invaluable record of the era irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/…

Dan Joe Kelleher and the incredible TV station he set up in 1980s' Co Cork   

Ahead of his time when he broadcast footage of local characters and events, the North Cork farmer is in the process of committing his VHS tapes to the internet for an invaluable record of the era 

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The Future of Media Commission report dropped earlier this month, and kind of disappeared without trace. But it’s an important document, and should be the catalyst for a wider conversation about the role of the media in Irish society. 1/ gov.ie/en/publication/ccae8-…

Report of the Future of Media Commission

The Commission’s report contains a total of 50 recommendations, which in effect constitute a strategic agenda for transforming Ireland’s media sector

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Eleven journalists leave the Sunday Times and Times Ireland as cost cuts trigger staff exodus irishtimes.com/business/2022…

Eleven journalists leave the Sunday Times and Times Ireland as cost cuts trigger staff exodus

Long-serving employees accept redundancy package after some are told new roles would involve pay cuts of up to 30%

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Among those yet to attract sponsorships are radio programmes fronted by Claire Byrne, Joe Duffy, Ray D’Arcy and Brendan O’Connor, and television properties such as the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the Rugby Championship and the Big Big Movie businesspost.ie/news/rte-in-…

RTÉ in sponsorship drought as A-list radio and TV programmes up for grabs

Clare Byrne, Joe Duffy and Brendan O’Connor’s radio shows and the 2022 Fifa World Cup are among those still without deals

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Celebrating my forthcoming new job as Press Ombudsman of Ireland with flowers from my lovely daughters and their partners and my prized new Children of Lir scarf by ⁦@SaraONeillArt⁩
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Journalists at Sunday Times and Times Ireland edition face redundancy threat businesspost.ie/news/journal… via @businessposthq

Journalists at Sunday Times and Times Ireland edition face redundancy threat

Some 15 out of 20 editorial staff at the Dublin-based operation have to reapply for their jobs as part of a cost cutting plan

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📱If you work in media and tech 📰If you are interested in journalism's challenges and new frontiers 📧You can get a roundup of what you need to know delivered straight into your inbox. It's once a week, it's free and it's worth your time. getrevue.co/profile/ReutersI…
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The smartphone is now first choice when it comes to accessing news for users in the morning, the Reuters Digital News Report Ireland 2022 has found. The report - sponsored by @BAItweets - was conducted by @FuJoMedia @DCU_SoC Read: launch.dcu.ie/3MSR5Mc
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Dublin LGBTQ+ Pride's statement on termination of media partnership with RTÉ.
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It hasn’t sunk in yet but…SOME NEWS. I am so profoundly grateful & relieved. Thank you to the judge, my stellar legal team & the 29,000 people who contributed to my legal defence fund. I literally couldn’t have done it without you 🙏🙏🙏 theguardian.com/uk-news/2022…

Arron Banks loses libel action against reporter Carole Cadwalladr

Judge rules Guardian journalist successfully established public interest defence under Defamation Act

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Verdict tomorrow. Win or lose, it's a dark day for press freedom in the UK. Singling out a journalist from their news organisation and putting them on trial is not what happens in healthy, functioning democracies. theguardian.com/media/2022/j…

Test for press freedom as verdict due in Arron Banks libel case against Carole Cadwalladr

Judgment in the action against the Observer and Guardian’s Carole Cadwalladr will have huge implications for UK journalists

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Journalism is not a crime. Journalism is not terrorism. Journalism is an important cornerstone of freedom of expression.
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