Media

The day we mourned a man whose life was devoted to clarity, this city was hidden in fog. You couldn't see the Potomac, even on its bank.

The relationship between newspaper owners and editors 'take many forms and have many different dynamics'. While editors need to have complete freedom, their stance will inevitably reflect that of their proprietor. By Conor Brady

Ancient gods, spot prizes, sports heroes, Irish artists: Dermot Bolger has his choice of idols on TV this week

Familiar, gravelly women's voices held their own in the hours around noon on the second Sunday in January. Listeners now used to Marian's presence for two hours every Saturday and Sunday realise she has mastered (or mistressed) this new gig on a relatively familiar territory (Marian Finucane, Saturday & Sunday 11am-1pm). Her review of the Sunday papers began with a discussion of the newspaper coverage of the Frankie Byrne/Frank Hall documentary to be screened the following night.

For the first time in 30 years, Tony O'Reilly's sole control of Independent News and Media may now be under challenge from one of O'Reilly's most bitter rivals.

The rush to tell the story and the pressure for constant and instantaneous reporting led to the misreporting of the fate of 13 men trapped in a mine in West Virginia, highlighting once again the absence of fact-checking in often tragic stories

Media predictions are something to be wary of.

Are you so sick of hearing about The Pope's Children by David McWilliams that you can't bring yourself to read it? To save you the bother, here's a condensed (and satirised) version of the book

The new editor of Radio 1, Ana Leddy, is an unknown quantity in RTÉ, but has been raising a storm in Derry for the past few years

Shortly before Christmas a deal was struck in Brussels which will probably have a greater impact on Ireland than almost any other decision taken at European level. The amazing thing about it is that, apart from a furore for a few days, it has hardly been remarked on since in the mainstream media. Yet this decision will inevitably change the fabric of society in many parts of the country; it will wipe out lifestyles and see even our landscapes change.