In 2009 the Obama administration excluded Fox News from a round of interviews with an executive payroll manager due to its unfavourable reporting. They declared that they were a wing of the Republican Party, rather than a news organisation. Jake …
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Magnified societies: Tuning in with Trinity TV
One of the most friendly and open societies in college, Trinity Life takes a look at Trinity TV and the role they can play in improving your media skills
“[…]it is not only desirable to have a handle on skills relating to producing media content, it is fast becoming necessary.”
Trinity TV (TTV) is a presence in college which deserves more recognition than it receives. For some students TTV …
Council postpones discussion of student media access motion
The motion proposed to mandate the Students’ Union to provide equal opportunities and access to on-campus media outlets
A motion mandating the Student’s Union to provide equal access to Trinity student media to its events and reporting opportunities, including but not limited to livestreaming opportunities, event access, and the provision of documents has been postponed at the final …
Dear standard language police: get back in your box
While some error-laden comments are confusing to read, the majority are still comprehensible. So why aggressively attack commenters on their language errors?
Symphysiotomy and the role of the media
Sarah Taaffe-Maguire outlines why sustained media reporting of this cruel medical procedure and its legacy is more necessary than ever.
Will Snapchat’s new Terms of Service really affect its users?
As Snapchat reveals its new controversial privacy policy worldwide, Caoimhe Gordon investigates whether the worrying revelations will have an effect on dedicated users of the app.
The problem with media coverage of tragedy in the sporting sphere
The way tragedies involving sporting stars are reported does no good for no one.
“France is in mourning after three of its leading sportspeople were killed along with their film crew and pilots,” wrote the Guardian this Monday morning, reporting on the tragic deaths of 10 people in Argentina after an aerial collision between …
Facing up to a silent disaster
Sitting at the train station in Kuala Lumpur, I swat away the deadly malaria-ridden mosquitoes. They want my blood, in exchange for a well-known tropical disease made famous by Cheryl Cole. In the train station is a billboard showing an …
Tweeting birds in feedback loop
A list of the 250 most influential users of social media in the Irish political landscape features TD’s inactive for years and two government press accounts.
Twitter is a strange beast. Once decried as a place for losers with nothing better to do than share snaps of their breakfasts, it has quickly become a tool of influence, mobilisation and democratisation in various parts of the world. …
Who speaks for Ireland?
Orla Ní Dhúil
Staff Writer
Do you feel as though mainstream Irish media represents you and the issues that matter to you? If not, then you are not alone.
There is a well-documented disconnect between many young Irish people and …