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RTE a little OTT on the RIP of second JP?

  • 18-04-2005 10:00pm
    #1
    DublinWriter
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    I used to laugh at the rumours of the infiltration of RTE by Opus Dei, but I’m not so sure anymore after considering the current and last weeks coverage of JPII’s death.

    Is it just me or was RTE’s coverage a bit OTT in terms of sheer quantity?

    Firstly all regional news slots were cancelled on 5-7 live to cover events in the Vatican in the week that he died. Secondly, Q&A devoted an entire programme to a retrospective of JPII’s career and hardly a consenting voice was heard.

    Or is it just me being a little too sensitive?


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  • #2
    pincher
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭pincher


    DublinWriter wrote:
    Or is it just me being a little too sensitive?

    Not sensitive enough, perhaps?


  • #3
    sceptre
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    Lack of dissenting voice surely?

    I thought RTE had ben taken over by the worker's party or somesuch. Aren't they all godless heathens?

    Seriously, I didn't notice. Saw a show last Sunday night in the schedules but being something of a godless heathen myself I was probably watching something on Sky instead. Assuming a fair few people still get up on Sunday morning (or get it out of the way on Saturday night) and stand at the back of the church talking about the football, I can't blame them for making some effort.


  • #4
    DublinWriter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,560 ✭✭✭DublinWriter


    sceptre wrote:
    and stand at the back of the church talking about the football
    ...or standing just outside the door, reading the paper, that always cracks me up when I drive by and see people doing that.


  • #5
    memphis
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    Can't say it was over the top, at least not in relation to any of the other channels in particular to the news channels such as Sky News and CNN, which practically had coverage of it from morning til night.


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