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Wishy washy Irish radio

  • 22-12-2012 2:37pm
    #1
    johnnyrafter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22 ✭


    Has anybody else noticed that the quality of Irish journalism and radio has gone down hill big time?

    Where's the investigative reporting , the digging out of corruption , the hard questions ? .
    There is no true independent radio station in Ireland, maybe todayfm , but its mainly music. And they did replace a well respected independent journalist with a PR consultant when he got the wrong side ( you know what Im talking about!) of his boss. He was being a journalist and had to go!
    Newstalk isnt independent since their anchor man decided to publicly endorse a political party. I have asked them why they havent used or questioned Minister Rabbitt ( yes their overseer!) about and i quote ' Its a little storm in a tea cup' remark on the station when describing the changing of a democratic election by the reading out of a lie live on tv .

    I suppose the only come back we have is the ' Independent ' BAI , who told RTE to investigate themselves..... look how that turned out!

    We have to wait for Independent TD's to do the digging now :)


    Johnny


Comments

  • #2
    Infoanon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,767 ✭✭✭Infoanon


    johnnyrafter wrote: »
    There is no true independent radio station in Ireland

    Was that not Ray Burkes grand plan when the independent radio bill was introduced ?


  • #3
    baalthor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,241 ✭✭✭baalthor


    Our very own Rush Limbaugh, Mr Mark Coleman wouldn't agree with you OP !


  • #4
    DEFTLEFTHAND
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,500 ✭✭✭✭DEFTLEFTHAND


    I want an Irish Howard Stern.


  • #5
    goose2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,798 ✭✭✭goose2005


    Today FM belongs to Communicorp, how is it independent?


  • #6
    goose_gladwell
    Site Banned Posts: 48 ✭goose_gladwell


    baalthor wrote: »
    Our very own Rush Limbaugh, Mr Mark Coleman wouldn't agree with you OP !

    we need more marc coleman and a whole lot less shane coleman


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  • #7
    johnnyrafter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22 ✭johnnyrafter


    goose2005 wrote: »
    Today FM belongs to Communicorp, how is it independent?

    Exactly , they own the only two 'Independent' National licences in the Country. No wonders the radio scope is so bland .


    "we need more marc coleman and a whole lot less shane coleman"

    I couldnt agree more , the only 'otherside' of the argument we get . :(


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