Media ownership calls for political backbone

There should be an open and diverse media that holds those in powerful positions to account

RTE is one of the biggest controlling entities in Ireland Pic: RollingNews.ie

In any healthy democracy, there should be an open and diverse media. A media that holds those in powerful positions to account. One that helps to shape the public discourse. That seeks to find the truth and ensure the public have access to that truth.

In March 2016, an EU funded report published by the European Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom found that Ireland was in the ‘high risk’ category for ...