Should Ireland allow Denis O'Brien's media empire to get larger still?
NUJ is right to call for the government to investigate whether INM’s acquisition of seven regional titles amounts to a threat to diversityIs the Irish government too cowed to do anything about the...
View ArticleDonald Trump attacks Hillary Clinton over links with Denis O'Brien
US presidential contender attempts to undermine his Democratic party rival in a press release detailing her connections with Ireland’s media magnateI don’t know whether to laugh or cry. Donald Trump’s...
View ArticleReport calls on Irish government to tackle Denis O'Brien's media control
Lawyers argue that the narrow concentration of media ownership and control in Ireland poses grave risks to freedom of expression and pluralism Over the last couple of years I have written several items...
View ArticleUnion calls on Irish minister to prevent new INM expansion
National Union of Journalists says acquisition of more titles grants Denis O’Brien ‘an excessive degree of control and influence’ on Ireland’s media marketThe National Union of Journalists has called...
View ArticleDispute at INM casts light on Denis O'Brien's media business affairs
Chief executive may depart after row with the chairman over the price tag for INM’s proposed acquisition of a loss-making radio station, NewstalkA major row has broken out on the board of Ireland’s...
View ArticleSaudi investor buys significant stake in the Independent
Sultan Muhammad Abuljadayel’s deal, which sees him take a stake of between 25% and 50%, values the holding company at more than £100mA Saudi investor has taken a significant stake in the Independent,...
View ArticleSaudi ties raise doubts about Independent's editorial freedom
Muhammad Abuljadayel, who owns 30% of news site’s shares, works for investment arm of government-controlled bank NCBA Saudi businessman who has bought a 30% stake in the Independent appears to have...
View ArticleIrish media’s cosy ties to politics and money require scrutiny | Roy Greenslade
There is urgent need for an independent inquiry into the state of traditional news outletsThe worlds of journalism and politics are inextricably linked. Despite the supposed antagonism between the two...
View ArticleIndependent’s deal with Saudi publisher back under spotlight
Journalists voice concern over editorial freedom of UK news firm’s Middle Eastern editions Concerns have been raised over assurances of editorial independence in a deal the Independent has signed with...
View ArticlePhilippines: threat to indict news site ‘assault on press freedom’
Campaigners alarmed after authorities say Rappler will be charged with tax evasionCampaigners for press freedom have expressed alarm after authorities in the Philippines said they would file charges of...
View ArticleDaily Mail owners reportedly interested in buying i newspaper
Profit-making title could be sold to DMGT by struggling Johnston Press The owners of the Daily Mail could buy the i newspaper from Johnston Press, the debt-laden newspaper group that is struggling to...
View ArticleIndependent News & Media to be sold to Belgian group
Denis O’Brien loses hundreds of millions in sale of Ireland’s biggest newspaper publisherIreland’s largest newspaper group has agreed to a takeover offer from the Belgian media group Mediahuis in a...
View ArticleCourt blocks inquiry into Independent and Standard's links to Saudi Arabia
Evgeny Lebedev-controlled titles successfully argue that government is too late to investigate 2018 dealA mysterious investment in the Evening Standard and Independent will not be investigated on...
View ArticleBBC using strong-arm tactics over iPlayer, say independent producers
Small TV companies claim BBC trying to get them to lease shows for longer for same feeThe BBC has been accused of trying to strong-arm independent TV producers into extending the availability of their...
View ArticleLocksdown: readers share their home haircut adventures
Some of you have been brave enough to pick up your scissors and clippers in lockdown. The results look great … from the front, anywaySince I was already growing my beard and hair during lockdown, I...
View ArticleFT suspends journalist accused of listening to rival outlets' Zoom calls
Mark Di Stefano allegedly accessed sensitive Independent and Evening Standard meetingsA Financial Times reporter has been suspended after the Independent accused him of listening in on sensitive Zoom...
View ArticleFT reporter accused of listening to Zoom calls of rival outlet resigns
Independent complained Mark Di Stefano had eavesdropped on sensitive meetingsA Financial Times reporter accused by the Independent of listening in on sensitive Zoom meetings held by senior managers...
View ArticleNicholas Thirkell obituary
Designer who shook up ideas of what a book cover should be and gave the Independent newspaper its distinctive lookFrom the time he joined Macmillan Publishers as art director in 1966, Nicholas...
View ArticleSir Gordon Downey obituary
Senior civil servant and parliamentary commissioner for standards who investigated the ‘cash for questions’ affairSir Gordon Downey, who has died aged 93, leaves a substantial legacy of parliamentary...
View Article‘Closely connected to our readership’: the female-led bush media that’s a hit...
Women in the country have been spearheading the kind of media they want to see – and people in the cities are on board, tooSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterJoin the Rural Network group on...
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