Fire Paul Reynolds

snubbleste

RTÉ crime correspondent needs to be fired.
His broadcast reports are unbelievably biased and he's a disgrace to the journalistic profession.

MadsL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53oT6VjraBk

dxhound2005

snubbleste wrote: »

RTÉ crime correspondent needs to be fired.
His broadcast reports are unbelievably biased and he's a disgrace to the journalistic profession.

I heard him on the RTE Radio One news. He spoke to "sources" close to Callinan, obviously Callinan himself, which Pat Rabitte recognised later on. If this was Mick Clifford or John Mooney people here would be saying they are heroes for getting the inside information. Why do you think what he is reporting is unbelievable? You mightn't like what you are hearing and you can accuse him of bias but if he has access to sources like that why would his reports be unbelievable?

gugleguy

He has been screened inside Mountjoy with the inmates going to and fro behind him for an RTÉ news item. I voted no to your poll. Watch another Irish news channel like TV3.

Valetta

snubbleste wrote: »

RTÉ crime correspondent needs to be fired.
His broadcast reports are unbelievably biased and he's a disgrace to the journalistic profession.

Change the channel. (and record)

ThisRegard

dxhound2005 wrote: »

Why do you think what he is reporting is unbelievable? You mightn't like what you are hearing and you can accuse him of bias but if he has access to sources like that why would his reports be unbelievable?

I can only come to the conclusion you're deaf if you don't see the issue with his current reporting on the garda issue.

My name is URL

Fired out of a cannon

dxhound2005

ThisRegard wrote: »

I can only come to the conclusion you're deaf if you don't see the issue with her current reporting on the garda issue.

That's too vague for me to know what you mean.

c_man

ThisRegard wrote: »

I can only come to the conclusion you're deaf if you don't see the issue with his current reporting on the garda issue.

No excuse given that we have subtitles now.

ThisRegard

c_man wrote: »

No excuse given that we have subtitles now.

We'll add blind to the list too

Nodin

snubbleste wrote: »

RTÉ crime correspondent needs to be fired.
His broadcast reports are unbelievably biased and he's a disgrace to the journalistic profession.

Fully ready to get out the pitchfork and torch, I just need this explained a bit more first.

Santa Cruz

ThisRegard wrote: »

I can only come to the conclusion you're deaf if you don't see the issue with his current reporting on the garda issue.

Don't let your own bias influence your attitude.

dxhound2005

c_man wrote: »

No excuse given that we have subtitles now.

I don't need subtitles on the radio.

snubbleste

Nodin wrote: »

Fully ready to get out the pitchfork and torch, I just need this explained a bit more first.

It means he is essentially a mouthpiece for the Garda press office and spins stories to the advantage of AGS..imho

dxhound2005

ThisRegard wrote: »

We'll add blind to the list too

I was not that blind that I didn't notice you accused Reynolds of being female. I see you changed it.

Nodin

snubbleste wrote: »

It means he is essentially a mouthpiece for the Garda press office and spins stories to the advantage of AGS..imho

Ty.

ThisRegard

Santa Cruz wrote: »

Don't let your own bias influence your attitude.

You're hilarious, you obviously haven't listened to him recently. Have a listen to him from todays News at 1, his own colleague even gets frustrated with him.

http://www.rte.ie/radio/utils/radioplayer/rteradioweb.html#!rii=9%3A20551756%3A135%3A27%2D03%2D2014%3A&type=radio

ThisRegard

dxhound2005 wrote: »

I was not that blind that I didn't notice you accused Reynolds of being female. I see you changed it.

Ha ha, I made a typo and corrected it, nothing more than that.

Santa Cruz

ThisRegard wrote: »

You're hilarious, you obviously haven't listened to him recently. Have a listen to him from todays News at 1, his own colleague even gets frustrated with him.

http://www.rte.ie/radio/utils/radioplayer/rteradioweb.html#!rii=9%3A20551756%3A135%3A27%2D03%2D2014%3A&type=radio

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh2sWSVRrmo

vicwatson

There are a lot that should be sacked in that organisation

dxhound2005

ThisRegard wrote: »

Ha ha, I made a typo and corrected it, nothing more than that.

Not good enough, this needs a commisson of enquiry.

kupus

What we need is more quangos to deal with all this. Quangos are your only man.

ThisRegard

dxhound2005 wrote: »

Not good enough, this needs a commisson of enquiry.

Sources close to me say I'd refuse to cooperate.

El Weirdo

ThisRegard wrote: »

I can only come to the conclusion you're deaf if you don't see the issue with his current reporting on the garda issue.

joe swanson

Yes i agree...... Fire all journalists immediately if we don't agree with their point of view.....

Great idea

gugleguy

hmmmmmm

'tvguy' has'nt shown up in this thread yet. Dang. Sez hes working in RTE.


He'd be entertaining.

ThisRegard

joe swanson wrote: »

Yes i agree...... Fire all journalists immediately if we don't agree with their point of view.....

Great idea

The point is he shouldn't have a point of view, he's not an opinion writer.

joe swanson

ThisRegard wrote: »

The point is he shouldn't have a point of view, he's not an opinion writer.

Then don't listen to him if what he says doesn't suit your beliefs.Go and listen to someone who does.There's plenty of them

kupus

Fair enough I was waiting for something along those lines. So you think he has a conflict of interest?

ThisRegard

joe swanson wrote: »

Then don't listen to him if what he says doesn't suit your beliefs.Go and listen to someone who does.There's plenty of them

You don't seem to understand the simple concept that it's nothing to do with beliefs or opinions. He should be reporting facts which then allow the listener to form their own opinion on the story, not to lead or direct the listener one way or another.

Anyone listening to him will see he's very biased on this story, he was cut off by one of his own colleagues today for going off on a eulogy for the ex commisioner, and take a look at the type of people tweeting about him being a Garda spokesman, other journalists, a senator, a TD amongst others.

blackbird99

his father was a member of the ags
" Mr Reynolds, whose father is a retired garda superintendent"
source
http://www.irishexaminer.com/archives/2007/1121/world/rte-crime-correspondent-awarded-60000-for-libel-48455.html

Toby Take a Bow

joe swanson wrote: »

Then don't listen to him if what he says doesn't suit your beliefs.Go and listen to someone who does.There's plenty of them

That's not much of an argument if you're trying to debate whether certain crime correspondents (and Paul Reynolds isn't the only one) are forwarding a particular biased point of view, especially if they are working for the state-owned news organisation. This issue has been raised by a number of people of late (I heard a lecturer in media from, I think, DCU who spoke very eloquently on the subject) and at the very least shows an issue with regards to how 'reporters' view their job and possibly raises issues about their 'sources' and how they are possibly influencing the news.

robertpatterson

Didn't Paul Reynolds win money off AGS for some claim or other?
If he was a mouthpiece I don't think he would have brought the case


FWIW I think hes better than Paul Williams who just seems to be out to big up his own name

Vision of Disorder

robertpatterson wrote: »

FWIW I think hes better than Paul Williams who just seems to be out to big up his own name

If you pick up a rock and hurl it into the nearest crowd of people I promise you will hit somebody who is better than Paul Williams.