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Denis o Brien in control of the editorial of INM

  • 08-12-2014 5:36pm
    #1
    michael999999
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,771 ✭✭✭


    Did anyone else hear the Head of the NUJ on with Matt Cooper this evening.

    He said Fine Gael backer Denis o Brien is in full control of INMs editorials and is making all the decisions.

    How can this man be allowed control so much of Irelands media, after the revelations about this man and fine gael in The Moriarty Tribunal?


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  • #2
    SpaceTime
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,088 ✭✭✭SpaceTime


    That's why the exposé is on Today FM...

    I do agree though there's way too much consolidation allowed.

    UTV Media and Communicorp own too much of the broadcast sector at this stage.


  • #3
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71,186 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    New ownership rules proposed, if they come in, will probably require a divestment of something from his empire as as low as 10% will be considered as exerting control.


  • #4
    michael999999
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,771 ✭✭✭michael999999


    L1011 wrote: »
    New ownership rules proposed, if they come in, will probably require a divestment of something from his empire as as low as 10% will be considered as exerting control.

    Will these be brought in by the Government?

    If so I don't hold out much hope. He is one of fine Gaels biggest financial backers, and is after appointing Brian cowen to the board of Topaz.

    He's political clout is massive!


  • #5
    SEPT 23 1989
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43,028 ✭✭✭✭SEPT 23 1989


    Rules will not be enforced retrospectivly


  • #6
    feelgoodinc27
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    What exactly happened with Sam Smyth leaving today fm? He was definitely not a fan of O'Brien.


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  • #7
    Taxburden carrier
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 565 ✭✭✭Taxburden carrier


    All Irish media has been filtered and manipulated for quite a while already.


  • #8
    Aidric
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,591 ✭✭✭✭Aidric


    I've noticed recently how Matt Cooper has had to qualify a lot of his items by saying DOB has a stake in such and such. So many conflicts of interest are highly compromising.


  • #9
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71,186 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    michael999999 wrote: »
    Will these be brought in by the Government?

    If so I don't hold out much hope. He is one of fine Gaels biggest financial backers, and is after appointing Brian cowen to the board of Topaz.

    He's political clout is massive!

    Department of Communications is Labour, not FG. Really depends what power plays are going on.


  • #10
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,243 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    Aidric wrote: »
    I've noticed recently how Matt Cooper has had to qualify a lot of his items by saying DOB has a stake in such and such. So many conflicts of interest are highly compromising.

    He has declared the conflict not hiding it. Paints a better picture


  • #11
    michael999999
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,771 ✭✭✭michael999999


    feelgoodinc27 wrote: »
    What exactly happened with Sam Smyth leaving today fm? He was definitely not a fan of O'Brien.

    On mobile so cant post a link. But if you Google Denis o Brien and Sam Smyth. Tells you the whole story!;!


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  • #12
    washman3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,646 ✭✭✭washman3


    He controls the media, controls the Government, therefore can control the country. A very, very dangerous road this country is going down.


  • #13
    foxtrot101
    Closed Accounts Posts: 907 ✭✭✭foxtrot101


    Frank Flannery has been popping up all over INM media in the past week in a doomed attempt to rehabilitate the man as some kind of political guru.


  • #14
    michael999999
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,771 ✭✭✭michael999999


    http://namawinelake.wordpress.com/2012/08/19/the-newspaper-article-which-denis-obrien-tried-to-suppress/


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