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Thursday 29 October 2020
“Ireland Murders Pregnant Indian Dentist.”
Editor-in-chief of Associated Newspapers Ireland Eric Bailey will step down in January next year.
The national newspaper association – which accounts for 90 per cent of circulation – says the service reduces traffic.
Mick McNiffe, who has edited the paper since 2005, will be replaced – for now – by an assistant editor from the British edition.
Accounts for The Irish Times Ltd also show a significant increase in the pensions deficit at the newspaper publisher.
Unfortunate headline placement of the day.
An ABC report shows sales in both the daily and Sunday newspaper segments as having fallen in the last 12 months.
The royal family issued threats to anyone who printed the Prince Harry pictures. So newspapers had to get creative…
Google, famed for their online search engine, have temporarily entered the print advertising market.
The entertainment manager is suing the newspaper for defamation over an article about allegations of a sexual assault in the toilets of Krystle nightclub.
There is “no evidence” of people switching from print to online newspapers in the past year, says survey.
Somebody will be apologising fulsomely this morning.
In two sections measuring 32 inches side to side and 22 inches up and down, the paper admitted it would cause problems for commuters.
News International sought to play down the development, saying it was “a corporate house-cleaning exercise” prior a planned company split.
Ireland’s Press Ombudsman John Horgan appeared before the Leveson inquiry into media ethics yesterday to discuss press regulation.
Figures from RTÉ, TheJournal.ie, The Irish Times and Silicon Republic on the challenges – and innovations – lying ahead for digital news journalism.
Newspaper business could be split into a separate company.
Independent News and Media may close pension scheme as AIB says it will.
The communications minister flatly denies a Sunday Independent report that editors had been “called in”.
The company has asked shareholders to remove a representative of Denis O’Brien from his position as director.
Plus, TheJournal.ie is one of Ireland’s most-owned news apps.
Digital marketing survey shows Irish marketeers are using social media platforms for online marketing.
Andy Coulson detained by Scottish police at his home in London.
The annual report of the Press Council of Ireland and the Press Ombudsman was launched in Dublin today with the Leveson inquiry featuring heavily.
News organisations have lost their way. Why? Because they’ve forgotten what business they’re in, writes Dylan Collins.
“In towns and cities where there is a strong sense of community, there is no more important institution than the local paper,” the billionaire investor said.
A single trade worth almost €10 million – totaling some 27.7 million shares – went through on the stroke of noon.
We might moan about the press – but Irish media consumers are among the world’s luckiest, writes Ross McCarthy.
Nobody is investing in newspapers for profit any more, writes Michael McDowell. Instead, it’s driven by political and editorial control and influence.
Family visits and a holiday are in the offing… However, INM re-releases its statement today to remove the word ‘unanimous’ from the directors’ decision on the deal O’Reilly received on departure.
Vincent Crowley, current Group Chief Operating Officer, appointed in his place.
Talking about old versus new media misses the point, writes Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte. Instead, we need to look at copyright, regulation, and defamation.
A study of five Irish tabloids over a two-week period shows a distinct preference for negative headlines on stories.
To mark International Women’s Day, Bild gives its female staff the day off – and decides to scrap its front-page topless models, something it’s only ever done a few times before.
Some familiar faces from News of the World and Irish Sun pop up in Sunday edition due to be launched this weekend.
ABC figures show the Sunday World as the highest-selling paper in Ireland, marginally ahead of the Sunday Independent.
Independent senator and former Presidential candidate scathing of media standards during discussion in Seanad.
The government wants to replace the TV licence, potentially funding broadcasters other than RTÉ. Should it go further?
The owner of IrishCentral, Niall O’Dowd, announced that the Home & Away and Irish Emigrant print newspapers have joined this new division.
Newspaper man Alan Crosbie’s anti-’new media’ rhetoric smacks of a company under siege, writes Paul Quigley.
MEMBERS OF THE Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland (ASTI) yesterday voted to take industrial action unless the government addresses several issues related to Covid-19 in schools by 30 October.
The issues in question include the need for a comprehensive testing programme, rapid testing and turnaround times, along with resources for schools to ensure continuation of learning if schools are closed or people are self-isolating.
The ASTI president Ann Piggott said: “ASTI members are clearly stating that they want schools to remain open for students during this pandemic.”
She said teachers are “demanding that the government step up” and provide solutions to these issues.
So, today we want to know: Would you support teachers striking over Covid-19 safety concerns?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
The goalposts – and polling analysis – have shifted since 2016, Noel Rock writes.
Periods of rain; breezy this afternoon
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Mostly cloudy with a couple of showers
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Rather cloudy, a little rain; windy
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