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RTE Releases Report into Presidential Debate Standards, Irish Broadcasting Authority Calls for Full Report's Publication

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RTE Releases Report into Presidential Debate Standards, Irish Broadcasting Authority Calls for Full Report's Publication

By: Sydney Smith

November 30, 2012 06:00 AM EST

After the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland's Compliance Committee called for Irish public broadcaster RTE to publish its "internal report" about its handling of the 2011 Irish presidential debate, one of the...

RTE Settles Libel Lawsuit over 2009 Story, Issues Clarification that Woman Not 'participant in or guilty of that fraud'

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RTE Settles Libel Lawsuit over 2009 Story, Issues Clarification that Woman Not 'participant in or guilty of that fraud'

By: Sydney Smith

November 22, 2012 06:00 AM EST

RTE Pays Reporter for Resigning after Father Kevin Reynolds Libel

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RTE Pays Reporter for Resigning after Father Kevin Reynolds Libel

By: Sydney Smith

July 04, 2012 05:45 PM EST

Irish public broadcaster RTE paid its former reporter Aoife Kavanagh "in the region of €25,000" for resigning after a segment she reported cost the Irish public broadcaster a hefty libel payout, lengthy...

More Libel Claims against RTE for Mission to Prey Program

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More Libel Claims against RTE for Mission to Prey Program

By: Sydney Smith

May 20, 2012 05:00 AM EST

Kenyan bishop Philip Sulumeti is suing Irish public broadcaster RTE for its claims in the 2011 Prime Time Investigates "Mission to Prey" program, the Irish Independent...

Irish Broadcasting Authority Fines RTE € 200,000, RTE Calls Libel '1 of the Most Significant Errors' in RTE History

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Irish Broadcasting Authority Fines RTE € 200,000, RTE Calls Libel '1 of the Most Significant Errors' in RTE History

By: Sydney Smith

May 06, 2012 05:00 AM EST

Irish public broadcaster RTE's 2011 libel of Catholic priest Father Kevin Reynolds prompted a huge libel settlement, a noteworthy apology, resignations and at least three investigations into RTE, as we have...

Updates on Complaints to Irish Broadcasting Authority over RTE's Sex Abuse Claims on Deceased Brother Gerard Dillon

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Updates on Complaints to Irish Broadcasting Authority over RTE's Sex Abuse Claims on Deceased Brother Gerard Dillon

By: Sydney Smith

May 02, 2012 04:25 PM EST

Irish public broadcaster RTE's 2011 program "Mission to Prey" prompted a host of problems for the broadcaster -- namely over the broadcaster's claims that priest Father Kevin Reynolds raped and impregnated...

Irish Broadcasting Authority report on RTE Libel Leaked, Finds RTE Unfair, Invasive of Privacy of Priest

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Irish Broadcasting Authority report on RTE Libel Leaked, Finds RTE Unfair, Invasive of Privacy of Priest

By: Sydney Smith

April 11, 2012 05:00 AM EST

As we have written, RTE's libel of Irish priest Father Kevin Reynolds last year prompted a libel payout, a few investigations into RTE, public apologies, and new guidelines, among other things. In the libel, RTE wrongly...

Priest Libeled by RTE: 'I don't want to see anyone losing jobs from this.'

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Priest Libeled by RTE: 'I don't want to see anyone losing jobs from this.'

By: Sydney Smith

April 10, 2012 01:45 PM EST

Father Kevin Reynolds, who was libeled by Irish public broadcaster RTE, addressed the case and the broadcaster's reaction in an interview with the Irish Independent. Father Reynolds told the...

RTE Announces: New Journalism Guidelines, Another Investigation after Fr Reynolds Libel

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RTE Announces: New Journalism Guidelines, Another Investigation after Fr Reynolds Libel

By: Sydney Smith

April 04, 2012 03:40 PM EST

Ireland's Broadcasting Authority sent its review of RTE's libel of Catholic priest Father Kevin Reynolds to the broadcaster, the Irish Times reported. The investigation, by "former BBC Northern Ireland...

Irish Broadcaster RTE Must be Transparent in Father Reynolds Libel Case, Sean Gallagher Fake Tweet

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Irish Broadcaster RTE Must be Transparent in Father Reynolds Libel Case, Sean Gallagher Fake Tweet

By: Sydney Smith

March 17, 2012 05:00 PM EST

COMMENTARY This past week, Sarah McInerney, a reporter for the Sunday Times of Ireland, contacted us for our thoughts on the high profile cases involving Ireland's public broadcaster RTE. The two big...

Irish Broadcasting Authority: RTE Unfair in Airing Unverified Tweet During Debate, RTE Apologizes

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Irish Broadcasting Authority: RTE Unfair in Airing Unverified Tweet During Debate, RTE Apologizes

By: Sydney Smith

March 12, 2012 05:00 AM EST

The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland upheld former Irish presidential candidate Sean Gallagher's complaint over RTE's airing the contents of a tweet that turned out to be phony during a presidential debate, the...

More Libel Claims Against RTE for Program on Abuse by Catholic Priests

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More Libel Claims Against RTE for Program on Abuse by Catholic Priests

By: Sydney Smith

February 16, 2012 02:10 PM EST

RTE is accused of libel again for its "Mission to Prey" program that aired in May 2011, Irish Central reported. We have written about Catholic priest Father Kevin Reynolds, who successfully sued RTE,...

Two Investigations into RTE Libel Case Complete, Results Kept Private until 3rd Investigation

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Two Investigations into RTE Libel Case Complete, Results Kept Private until 3rd Investigation

By: Sydney Smith

December 21, 2011 05:30 AM EST

In a Dec. 15 RTE board meeting, both Irish press ombudsman John Horgan and RTE director general Noel Curran presented results from their separate investigations into the Irish public broadcaster's libelous report...

RTE on Dec. 7 'Correction' after Broadcasting Authority Ruling

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RTE on Dec. 7 'Correction' after Broadcasting Authority Ruling

By: Sydney Smith

December 19, 2011 12:00 PM EST

We wrote earlier this month about the Irish Broadcasting Authority's ruling that Irish public broadcaster RTE was both misleading and inaccurate in its report on what has been called the Corrib "rape...

Irish Broadcasting Authority Says RTE Report on VideoTaped Police Conversation Misleading, Inaccurate, RTE Airs Correction

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Irish Broadcasting Authority Says RTE Report on VideoTaped Police Conversation Misleading, Inaccurate, RTE Airs Correction

By: Sydney Smith

December 11, 2011 08:00 AM EST

Yet another complaint over an RTE report has been made to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Irish news site The Journal reported. In the past month, RTE, the Irish public broadcasting network, has had to make an...

250,000 Euro Fine for RTE over Libelous Report?

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250,000 Euro Fine for RTE over Libelous Report?

By: Sydney Smith

December 08, 2011 02:25 PM EST

Ireland's Broadcasting Authority may fine Ireland's public broadcaster RTE €250,000 for its program on Father Kevin Reynolds, the Irish Times reported. The fine is separate from the libel payment the...

Former Irish Presidential Candidate Complains over RTE Airing Fake Tweet Accusations, Questions RTE Fact-Checking, Verification

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Former Irish Presidential Candidate Complains over RTE Airing Fake Tweet Accusations, Questions RTE Fact-Checking, Verification

By: Sydney Smith

December 01, 2011 09:00 AM EST

A failed candidate for Ireland's presidency accused RTE of violating journalism standards because it aired seemingly unverified claims from a fake tweet, the Irish Independent reported. The candidate, Sean Gallagher...

Another RTE Report Alleging Child Abuse Questioned

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Another RTE Report Alleging Child Abuse Questioned

By: Sydney Smith

November 29, 2011 04:15 PM EST

Ireland's public broadcaster, RTE, accused the deceased Brother Gerard Dillon of sexual abusing a student at a South African school, according to the Irish Independent. Brother Dillon's family has called for a...

RTE to Repeat Libel Apology to Father Kevin Reynolds, Ireland's Broadcasting Authority to Investigate Error

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RTE to Repeat Libel Apology to Father Kevin Reynolds, Ireland's Broadcasting Authority to Investigate Error

By: Sydney Smith

November 25, 2011 04:25 PM EST

RTE is apologizing again for its libelous claims that a Catholic priest raped "an underage girl" and fathered her child. RTE also issued a statement Nov. 23 calling the error "the most serious editorial...

RTE To Pay Father Kevin Reynolds over False Rape, Child Story

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RTE To Pay Father Kevin Reynolds over False Rape, Child Story

By: Sydney Smith

November 19, 2011 03:45 PM EST

As StinkyJournalism has reported, Irish public broadcaster RTE issued a long apology to priest Father Kevin Reynolds after the Irish public broadcaster wrongly reported that he had raped a girl and fathered her child. Before...

Ireland's Press Ombudsman Will Review RTE's Editorial Processes after Big Libel Apology

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Ireland's Press Ombudsman Will Review RTE's "Editorial Processes" after Big Libel Apology

By: Sydney Smith

November 16, 2011 08:20 AM EST

RTE announced that press ombudsman John Horgan will review the Irish public broadcaster's "editorial processes." Last month, StinkyJournalism wrote when RTE apologized to priest Father Reynolds after one...

RTE Apologizes for Wrongly Accusing Priest of Rape, Fathering Child

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RTE Apologizes for Wrongly Accusing Priest of Rape, Fathering Child

By: Sydney Smith

October 14, 2011 12:40 PM EST

Irish public broadcaster RTE apologized to Father Kevin Reynolds of Galway, Ireland, after wrongly reporting accusations that the Catholic priest "fathered a child with an underage girl" in Africa, the...

RTE: Hoax Story by Phony Reporter A 'Prank'

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RTE: Hoax Story by Phony Reporter A 'Prank'

By: Sydney Smith

November 19, 2010 01:22 PM EST

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