Seanad to debate 'excess RTÉ negativity'

Essexboy wrote: »

Start of FF attack on the media?
http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1020/seanad_rte.html

FF have never been happy with RTÉ. Now they want to use it as a scapegoat for their own unpopularity.
Look at the complainants eg Terry Leyden, close friend of "Stroke" Fahy.
maybe Pat Kenny should demand "due process"!
What next? licensing newspapers?

Typical. Sick kids can't get treatment, the country is broke and all the Seanad have to concern them is whether RTE are having a pop at them. The sooner they disband that debating club the better.

And we are soon due the Greens attempt to ban dogs chasing wabbits. You just couldn't make up the sh1t that these clowns come up with:pac:

Overheal wrote: »

I'd like to be pointed to this body of Legislation, thanks.

The key pieces of legislation for public service broadcasting are the 1960 Act, the Broadcasting Authority (Amendment) Act 1976 and the Broadcasting Act 2001.

Section 3 of the 1976 Act added to section 18 of the 1960 Act states that:

(1)(a) All news broadcast by it (RTÉ) is reported and presented in an objective and impartial manner and without any expression of the Authority’s own view
(1)(b) The broadcast treatment of current affairs, including matters which are either of public controversy or the subject of current public debate, is fair to all interests concerned and that the broadcast matter is presented in an objective and impartial manner and without any expression of the Authority’s own views

http://www.rte.ie/about/pdfs/programmeguidelines2008_eng.pdf

Wasn't difficult to find in fairness

Given the usual fare on The Late Late Show and Prime Time, I'd say that RTE are far too pro-FF.

Anyway, I'm surprised that FF is even worried; they didn't even realise that people were listening to RTE back when Cowen made a fool of himself.....sure didn't they blame Twitter for pointing that out ?

any chance of RTE being impartial has gone out the window a long long time ago

Essexboy wrote: »

Start of FF attack on the media?
http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1020/seanad_rte.html

FF have never been happy with RTÉ. Now they want to use it as a scapegoat for their own unpopularity.
Look at the complainants eg Terry Leyden, close friend of "Stroke" Fahy.
maybe Pat Kenny should demand "due process"!
What next? licensing newspapers?

There is definetely an anti FF element in RTE, and its unjust. You dont see FG or Labour getting the same criticism. This sort of thing is not on in an democratic society.

Liam Byrne wrote: »

You also don't see FF or Labour leaders getting their arses licked on TLLS.

Not true, there is a shocking degree of anti-FF bias in the media and its not on anymore. Equality and respect for all.

Micky Machiavelli wrote: »

Not true,

What ? Show me where Kenny or Gilmore have been fawned upon like Cowen & Ahern.

Micky Machiavelli wrote: »

there is a shocking degree of anti-FF bias in the media and its not on anymore. Equality and respect for all.

Correction : equality and respect for those who deserve it / have earned it.

This is yet another case of shooting the messenger.

If and when FF stop screwing up and being corrupt and costing us billions, THEN they might deserve some respect.

Essexboy wrote: »

Start of FF attack on the media?
http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1020/seanad_rte.html

FF have never been happy with RTÉ. Now they want to use it as a scapegoat for their own unpopularity.
Look at the complainants eg Terry Leyden, close friend of "Stroke" Fahy.
maybe Pat Kenny should demand "due process"!
What next? licensing newspapers?

This is an outcome of their PP meeting Monday night:
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/1020/1224281544135.html?sms_ss=twitter&at_xt=4cbe2bfdc35eec33,0

“Generally the feeling was The Frontline was a bit like Joe Duffy with pictures. Seán Ó Fearghail said they were actually depressing people and were so negative. It wasn’t about politics, it was about the national psyche,” one deputy, speaking on the basis of anonymity, said."

I like that first part of the quote!

Also, this is undoubtedly a threat:

"It was suggested the Government should continue to pay for “free” television licences for citizens who qualify for them, but the money should not go to RTÉ." (!)

The good, moral upstanding parliamentarians of FF speak!

I'd love to see this can of worms opened up as RTE's output is dreadfully biased towards FF in my opinion.

gambiaman wrote: »

That lickspittle was allowed time on the national airwaves this morning and the interview by McCoille was unsurprsingly, insipid.

This verbose chameleon is allowed unfettered access to the media in Ireland merely because he's one of Ahern's 'mates' who was placed in an extravagant salaried job for doing his 'bit'

Exactly. Couldn't have put it better myself. He's an FF mouthpiece bought and paid for. And RTE are supposed to be "neutral" :rolleyes: Mark my words that viper will be on the Late Late if a GE is called. Just like the last time . Pathetic, but people will continue to fall for it.

The Late Late is a disgrace. Pro FFail sentiment every week. 'We have it bad, but it could be worse' FFail mouthpieces on every other week introduced as friends of the show, one of the collective 'us'. And when a FFail party member isn't a guest they have Tubbs himself on anyway.
I don't hear them bitch about Tubbs.

I honestly believe this move is to have a whinge so they can curtail any genuine reporting on their actions and in-actions. Basically, they ****ed us, they are still ****ing us, but we don't need to know about it.
If they get their way we'll only hear bull**** fluff and 'Johnny in Carlow got himself a job, well done Johnny. And now here's our Brian to tell us about his budget.'