Irish media competitors must see bigger picture

Resigning ourselves to the idea that journalism will eventually die and there is nothing we can do about it is, frankly, embarrassingly lazy

Irish media industry 'must work together'. Pic: Getty

The news industry is facing intoanother year of rising print costs, accusations of a “mainstream media” agenda (whatever the hell that is), competitors like Netflix and Amazon and anything else in the world that takes our audiences’ attention, falling circulation and a battle for advertising revenue.

Journalism has historically been quick to tear itself apart. Newspapers have been declaring their own death for decades. Unfounded gossip floats from newsroom to newsroom claiming that ...