The good bits of the brave new world promised by the digital revolution never happened in journalism
There was a time when we seemed to be on the cusp of something remarkable, but it never happened
‘Maybe Elon Musk is quite gullible. He seems to fall for a lot of conspiracy theories’
Helen Lewis discusses her new book, The Genius Myth, which sets out to unravel the mystery of what we mean when we call someone a genius
Why is Irish media so reticent about covering gender issues?
Gender issues are a hugely important story in Ireland today, and deserves coverage to match
Why we should all be alarmed by Hungary’s latest assault on independent media
Hungary’s newly proposed ‘On the Transparency of Public Life’ bill is a case study in Orwellian doublethink
Wokeness is on the wane almost everywhere – except the right
Woke leftism demands conformity to an ever-evolving set of progressive values. The new ‘woke right’ does exactly the same
Did the media fail to do its job covering Joe Biden’s decline?
The ill health of US presidents has been kept from journalists on a number of occasions
The JNLRs tell us young people love radio. Seriously?
If the results for 15- to 34-year-olds do not make sense, then what price the rest of the listenership survey?
Trump’s movie tariff is nuts, but it’s already having an effect here
US president’s move to defend streamers was followed by Minister for Arts Patrick O’Donovan’s decision not to accept advice from Coimisiún na Meán to implement a ‘Netflix levy’
What do WhatsApp and Signal tell us about the future of media?
Individualised experiences are supplanting the traditional mass media approach
Donald Trump should kill off the myth of the first 100 days for good
Start of Trump's second presidency has been a dark parody of Roosevelt’s. And it remains far too early to guess at what the long-term institutional consequences will be
Is RTÉ really in a worse position than any other media company?
Both private sector broadcasters and newspapers could be forgiven for raising a sceptical eyebrow at some of the special pleading
Approval of RTÉ redundancy offer still leaves station facing bigger challenges
RTÉ faces issues of ageing audience for its linear video and audio services, and mass defection to streaming and social-media platforms by younger viewers
Everyone wants a piece of the sport chat action
However, the low barrier to entry also means there is a lot of competition in the podcast world
Media and tech won’t escape fallout from Trump’s tariffs
A recession and loss of revenue will be a big hit for streamers and big tech
How well did the media do its job during Covid lockdowns?
Two new US books criticise the failure of journalism and academia to be more sceptical of the official narrative