by Sydney Smith on Apr 27, 2012
Irish Businessman Owning 22% of Independent News & Media Claims it’s Biased Against Him
Irish businessman Denis O'Brien sent a letter to Independent Newspapers claiming it has "one of the most concerted and biased...
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by Sydney Smith on Apr 11, 2012
Irish Broadcasting Authority report on RTE Libel Leaked, Finds RTE Unfair, Invasive of Privacy of Priest
As we have written, RTE's libel of Irish priest Father Kevin Reynolds last year prompted a libel payout, a few...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 10, 2012
Priest Libeled by RTE: ‘I don’t want to see anyone losing jobs from this.’
Father Kevin Reynolds, who was libeled by Irish public broadcaster RTE, addressed the case and the broadcaster's reaction in an...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 04, 2012
RTE Announces: New Journalism Guidelines, Another Investigation after Fr Reynolds Libel
Ireland's Broadcasting Authority sent its review of RTE's libel of Catholic priest Father Kevin Reynolds to the broadcaster, the Irish...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 17, 2012
Irish Broadcaster RTE Must be Transparent in Father Reynolds Libel Case, Sean Gallagher Fake Tweet
This past week, Sarah McInerney, a reporter for the Sunday Times of Ireland, contacted us for our thoughts on the high...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 12, 2012
Irish Broadcasting Authority: RTE Unfair in Airing Unverified Tweet During Debate, RTE Apologizes
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland upheld former Irish presidential candidate Sean Gallagher's complaint over RTE's airing the contents of a...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 16, 2012
More Libel Claims Against RTE for Program on Abuse by Catholic Priests
RTE is accused of libel again for its "Mission to Prey" program that aired in May 2011, Irish Central reported....
by Sydney Smith on Jan 25, 2012
Irish Court: No Injunction over Video Misidentifying Taxi Fare Skipper
An Irish judge ruled that the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Evening Herald, Irish Examiner and Irish Daily Star can report...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 21, 2011
Two Investigations into RTE Libel Case Complete, Results Kept Private until 3rd Investigation
In a Dec. 15 RTE board meeting, both Irish press ombudsman John Horgan and RTE director general Noel Curran presented...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 19, 2011
RTE on Dec. 7 ‘Correction’ after Broadcasting Authority Ruling on ‘Rape Tape’
We wrote earlier this month about the Irish Broadcasting Authority's ruling that Irish public broadcaster RTE was both misleading and...