Who is the most respected journalist in Ireland today?

SafeSurfer · 22-06-2012 01:06PM #1

What current Irish journalist do you have most respect for?

Few have covered themselves in glory in recent years and many have glibly accepted the status quo without asking big questions of where Irish society is going.

In my opinion, for all his many faults, and pre madonna interviewing style Vincent Browne is a journalist of integrity and intelligence and challenges much of the accepted wisdom of Irish society in 2012.

What journalist do you admire/respect and why?

davet82 · 22-06-2012 01:10PM

Paul Williams*

*The only journo i know

CommanderC · 22-06-2012 01:10PM

Sorry- which journalist are you talking about here ?

I don't know if Joe Duffy is actually a journalist but I would rate him as top when it comes to asking the 'big'questions' and allowing those who otherwise would not be heard, to have a voice.

He also seems to have a zero tolerance for bull****ers which I admire greatly.

Spread · 22-06-2012 01:11PM

Sam Smyth

snubbleste · 22-06-2012 01:12PM

http://namawinelake.wordpress.com/
www.thestory.ie

davet82 · 22-06-2012 01:12PM

CommanderC wrote: »

Sorry- which journalist are you talking about here ?

I don't know if Joe Duffy is actually a journalist but I would rate him as top when it comes to asking the 'big'questions' and allowing those who otherwise would not be heard, to have a voice.

He also seems to have a zero tolerance for bull****ers which I admire greatly.

:pac:

I can see the AH lynch mob gathering in the distance :P

CommanderC · 22-06-2012 01:12PM

I agree- I'm a fan of Vincent also.

nice1franko · 22-06-2012 01:13PM

Matt Cooper

Sunnyisland · 22-06-2012 01:13PM

davet82 wrote: »

Paul Williams*

*The only journo i know

Thought he was just the garda spokesman :P

castletownman · 22-06-2012 01:14PM

Bill, Eamo, Giles and Brady.

They even have their own thread on the soccer forum.

SEPT 23 1989 · 22-06-2012 01:15PM

What Browne did to Cowen in front of the world media will never be forgotten

My name is URL · 22-06-2012 01:18PM

Mary Wilson would probably be up there. She's one of the only RTE presenters I can bear to listen to.

davet82 · 22-06-2012 01:18PM

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

What Browne did to Cowen in front of the world media will never be forgotten

what did he do again?

summerskin · 22-06-2012 01:18PM

SafeSurfer wrote: »

What current Irish journalist do you have most respect for?

Few have covered themselves in glory in recent years and many have glibly accepted the status quo without asking big questions of where Irish society is going.

In my opinion, for all his many faults, and pre madonna interviewing style Vincent Browne is a journalist of integrity and intelligence and challenges much of the accepted wisdom of Irish society in 2012.

What journalist do you admire/respect and why?

It's true, interview styles did improve once Madonna came on the scene. Like a Virgin was a turning point in journalism.

Oh, and Sam Smyth for my answer.

Agricola · 22-06-2012 01:19PM

Vincent Browne - calls a spade a spade, doesnt prostrate to the so called elites in society, champions the plight of the less well off, and scares the shít out of the Taoiseach of this country. Badass.

BIG BAD JOHN · 22-06-2012 01:21PM

You mightn't always (often?) agree with him but Kevin Myers usually writes well.

Yamanoto · 22-06-2012 01:23PM

BIG BAD JOHN wrote: »

You mightn't always (often?) agree with him but Kevin Myers usually writes well.

Prepare for imminent attack from members of Continuity Boards.ie / Real Boards.ie / 32 County Soverignty Boards.ie

kingtiger · 22-06-2012 01:29PM

CommanderC wrote: »

I don't know if Joe Duffy is actually a journalist but I would rate him as top when it comes to asking the 'big'questions' and allowing those who otherwise would not be heard, to have a voice.

Duffy is a religious zealot who pushes his own agenda and refuses to budge from his point of view even when he is completely wrong, cant stand the fcuker

sbsquarepants · 22-06-2012 01:34PM

SafeSurfer wrote: »

What current Irish journalist do you have most respect for?

Few have covered themselves in glory in recent years and many have glibly accepted the status quo without asking big questions of where Irish society is going.

In my opinion, for all his many faults, and pre madonna interviewing style Vincent Browne is a journalist of integrity and intelligence and challenges much of the accepted wisdom of Irish society in 2012.

What journalist do you admire/respect and why?

I also vote for vincent. Post madonna of course:D

BIG BAD JOHN wrote: »

You mightn't always (often?) agree with him but Kevin Myers usually writes well.

He's nothing but a fúcking troll. You just know full well that even he doesn't believe most of the shíte he spouts!

mayotom · 22-06-2012 01:34PM

The most respected ones have to be the ones who have quit, at least now we don't have to put up with their drivel

SafeSurfer · 22-06-2012 01:34PM

CommanderC wrote: »

Sorry- which journalist are you talking about here ?

I don't know if Joe Duffy is actually a journalist but I would rate him as top when it comes to asking the 'big'questions' and allowing those who otherwise would not be heard, to have a voice.

He also seems to have a zero tolerance for bull****ers which I admire greatly.

Joe Duffy, like him or loathe him is probable one of the most powerful journalists in the country. The "I'm gonna ring Joe Duffy" threat is taken seriously by a lot of businesses in the country. That said he can be a serious bell end.

Real Life · 22-06-2012 01:36PM

vincent browne is great.
i cant stand paul williams, hes terribly biased, i cant read anything he writes anymore.

pc7 · 22-06-2012 01:37PM

Miriam Lord would get my vote.

ejmaztec · 22-06-2012 01:38PM

You can't beat Alison O'Riordan for her take on world-shaping events.

Morlar · 22-06-2012 01:42PM

ejmaztec wrote: »

You can't beat Alison O'Riordan for her take on world-shaping events.

I miss her insights on the Irish property market, that's for sure.

My vote is none of them. They are all varying degrees of fcuking useless.

RayM · 22-06-2012 01:42PM

Vincent Browne. He wrote a great piece this week, criticising the media's bizarre obsession with the Michaela McAreavey murder trial.

Dravokivich · 22-06-2012 01:47PM

kingtiger wrote: »

Duffy is a religious zealot who pushes his own agenda and refuses to budge from his point of view even when he is completely wrong, cant stand the fcuker

"My Leapcard works on my Printer" comes to mind...

SafeSurfer wrote: »

Joe Duffy, like him or loathe him is probable one of the most powerful journalists in the country. The "I'm gonna ring Joe Duffy" threat is taken seriously by a lot of businesses in the country. That said he can be a serious bell end.

To be honest, I've never really seen it as a threat. Any products I've supported where it came up, the issue they complained about was clearly laid out in T&Cs. Attempting to leverage with Joe Duffy (or any other media) most of the time is only inviting yourself to be embarrassed.

take everything · 22-06-2012 01:51PM

Used to think Vinny was great but tbh he has his own biases and axes to grind just like everyone else. His take on the Mick Wallace is annoying and his persistent grudge against Enda Kenny can get tiresome.

Another vote for Matt Cooper here.

LostinBlanch · 22-06-2012 02:12PM

Gene Kerrigan without a doubt. He's consistently been calling it right for years. If we had more of his type shinging lights into dark corners* that certain people don't want you to see, we'd be a lot better off now IMO.

*Figuratively, not literally.

take everything · 22-06-2012 02:26PM

LostinBlanch wrote: »

Gene Kerrigan without a doubt. He's consistently been calling it right for years. If we had more of his type shinging lights into dark corners* that certain people don't want you to see, we'd be a lot better off now IMO.

*Figuratively, not literally.

Yeah i read him a bit but again he's got his own axes to grind. I've never once read a bit by him where he criticises the unions for example. It gets kinda samey.

Biggins · 22-06-2012 02:30PM

Agricola wrote: »

Vincent Browne - calls a spade a spade, doesnt prostrate to the so called elites in society, champions the plight of the less well off, and scares the shít out of the Taoiseach of this country. Badass.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

That man - and fair fcuks to him!

Who is the most respected journalist in Ireland today?

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