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# Journalism

Journalism has officially reached its peak with this headline

Spoiler: it involves Usher and an iPhone.

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Dec 5th 2014, 11:30 AM

# stopped the presses

Final issue of Connacht Sentinel put to bed after 89 years of news

The Connacht Tribune Group describe it as the “end of an era”.

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Nov 25th 2014, 7:55 AM

# entrapment

BBC won't unmask The Sun's 'Fake Sheikh' just yet, but they promise they will

Controversial journalist Mazher Mahmood uses a sheikh costume to lure celebrities.

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Nov 11th 2014, 9:24 AM

# Interview

Jonathan Wilson on journalism and Championship Manager's impact on football analysis

We chatted with the Football Weekly favourite.

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Oct 25th 2014, 9:30 AM

Voices

Extract: The role of the media in the Irish economic crisis

Some commentators have noted that Irish news organisations failed to give proper warnings of the impending crash. But why?

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Oct 19th 2014, 8:30 AM

# investigative journalism

Mary Raftery's articles are set to be re-published online

The journalist’s documentaries ‘States of Fear’ and ‘Cardinal Sins’ highlighted child abuse in schools and the Catholic Church.

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Oct 15th 2014, 10:29 AM

# Journalism

HSE puts pressure on newspaper to reveal its source on hospital waiting lists

However the Sunday Business Post is not budging.

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Oct 8th 2014, 8:02 AM

# essential reading

Cruyff on football's lost values and Roger Goodell's parental paradox; it's the week's best sportswriting

Also, the divisive Joey Barton talks Immanuel Kant while a NBA curiosity is remembered.

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Sep 14th 2014, 9:30 AM

# jumped the fence

Yoink! UTV Ireland have poached editor of RTÉ's Six One

Marcus Lehnen will join the new station as head of news.

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Sep 11th 2014, 3:34 PM

# Well read

The GAA's role in the NFL's future and the craziest stunt in wresting; it's the week's best sportswriting

Why would you go outside when there is so much good stuff you haven’t read yet.

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Sep 7th 2014, 9:05 AM

Voices

Opinion: 'These human rights abuses have a very real and clear link to Ireland'

Ireland has the potential to make a difference in two situations that have been raising concerns for human rights groups.

Sep 2nd 2014, 8:30 AM

Voices

Opinion: The killing and imprisonment of journalists should concern us all

Worrying press arrests in Ferguson and the grisly murder of James Foley underlines it is in all of our interests to ensure journalists can report without fear.

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Aug 24th 2014, 8:30 AM

Voices

Debate Room: Was the New York Post's front page photo of James Foley unethical?

We look in more detail at an issue which has caused widespread anger…

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Aug 21st 2014, 10:36 AM

Voices

Opinion: James Foley's death shows that graphic, unregulated footage is just a click away

Are the general public ready for the stark reality of raw, amateur content – often from war zones – to be part of their mainstream media publications and broadcasts?

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Aug 20th 2014, 8:00 PM

# Interview

Paul Kimmage: 'The game is up for the kind of journalism that I practice'

The Irish journalist is the subject of a new documentary about his troubled relationship with the sport of cycling.

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Jul 27th 2014, 10:00 AM

# colin brazier

'From time to time, we screw up': Sky News reporter on picking up MH17 luggage

Colin Brazier has publicly apologised for the incident.

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Jul 22nd 2014, 3:46 PM

# Mistake

Sky News apologises after reporter rifled through luggage of MH17 passenger

“We shouldn’t really be doing this,” reporter Colin Brazier said on air.

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Jul 20th 2014, 7:51 PM

# Phone Hacking

Andy Coulson found guilty but Rebekah Brooks cleared at phone hacking trial

The trial at the Old Bailey in London had lasted 8 months.

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Jun 24th 2014, 12:03 PM

# online media

Press Council wants to "embrace new as well as legacy media"

Chairman says the move of TheJournal.ie into the Council – a first for a major online publication – shows belief that best practice in journalism is ‘platform-neutral’.

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May 29th 2014, 8:30 PM

Voices

Video column: The Writer – the life and work of Tim Pat Coogan

As part of a series of interviews with Dubliners, journalist Eoin Lynch and photographer Deirdre Brennan speak to writer and journalist Tim Pat Coogan.

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May 18th 2014, 7:30 PM

# Groundbreaking

Fifteen years on, how States of Fear changed Irish society

An event is being held to mark the anniversary of the programme which shed a light on a dark part of Irish society.

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May 3rd 2014, 8:45 AM

# Journalism

Mark Little: Journalists filled in gaps on MH370 plane with 'baseless speculation'

The founder of Storyful was critical of how broadcasters filled programmes with discussion and conspiracy theories in lieu of facts.

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Mar 26th 2014, 7:45 AM

# Free Speech

Guess where Ireland ranks in the world in terms of press freedom...

Hint: We’re doing better than countries like China and North Korea.

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Feb 18th 2014, 8:35 PM

# Cover story

How the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover went from conservative to tops optional

It started as a five-page supplement in the 60s. And is now a publishing phenomenon.

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Feb 6th 2014, 9:00 PM

Voices

Damien Kiberd: Are whistleblowers saints? The ethics can be complicated.

As Ireland has discovered following the row over the cancellation of penalty points for motoring offences, the ethics of whistleblowing can be most complicated, writes Damien Kiberd.

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Feb 2nd 2014, 8:00 AM

# press pit

Journalists from rival Syrian sides come close to blows in Geneva

UN security guards have had to step in on occasion as reporters fling slurs and abuse across press room.

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Jan 27th 2014, 1:30 PM

Voices

Column: Ignorance, avoidance, distortion – media coverage of the Corrib gas project has failed

The Irish media has failed to properly report on the local community’s resistance to Shell in Mayo. The reason? Journalism has fewer and fewer resources to filter the truth from the propaganda, Harry Browne writes.

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Jan 24th 2014, 3:18 PM

# Newspapers

Up to 50 journalists to lose jobs as Dublin office faces closure

Real-time Editing & Design is set to close after Independent Newspapers informed them they would not be renewing their contract.

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Jan 23rd 2014, 10:48 PM

# war reporting

Award-winning journalist arrested in Egypt as Muslim Brotherhood labelled a 'terrorist organisation'

Peter Greste, a former BBC journalist currently working for Al-Jazeera, won the prestigious Peabody award in 2011.

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Dec 30th 2013, 8:12 AM

# Thomas Byrne

'Reckless journalism' could affect Thomas Byrne's prison safety, claims lawyer

A number of newspaper reports claiming that Byrne had acted on behalf of suspected criminal figures were rejected in court today.

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Dec 2nd 2013, 8:00 PM

# Press regulation

UK newspapers go to court to block press regulation system

The publishers are seeking an injunction over a new charter drawn up by Britain’s three main political parties after their proposals for a self-regulation were rejected.

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Oct 30th 2013, 11:45 AM

# Reading

Banner tactics, Ali, Lineker on MOTD; it’s the week’s best sports writing

Put the kettle on and get stuck into this lot.

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Oct 6th 2013, 7:19 AM

Voices

Should we direct our distaste at airhead figures like Roz Flanagan – or the system that creates them?

A profile piece on one of TV3′s “Dublin Housewives” caused quite a stir yesterday. And what a convenient place to direct the mob’s ire; an over-privileged reality TV star rather than our own imbalanced society, writes Lisa McInereny.

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Sep 16th 2013, 1:00 PM

# RIP

RTÉ's moving obituary piece on the life and career of Colm Murray

The much-loved sports broadcaster has died aged 61 following a battle against motor neurone disease.

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Jul 30th 2013, 1:33 PM

# Anniversary

17 years on: Veronica Guerin remembered for courage and determination

The 37-year-old was one of the first journalists in Ireland to take on the “big guys” of organised crime.

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Jun 26th 2013, 4:49 PM

# Corruption

Ex-prison officer arrested in London media conduct probe

The 39-year-old is being questioned in relation to suspected misconduct in office and corruption.

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Jun 6th 2013, 10:06 AM

# sitdown sunday

Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads

The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.

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Jun 2nd 2013, 10:00 AM

# Syria

Syria Through a Lens: life of slain filmmaker and activist honoured

The one-year anniversary of the death of young journalist Bassel Shehadeh, who was killed in a shelling attack by Syrian government forces, will be marked by a worldwide commemoration of his life and work.

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May 26th 2013, 7:30 AM