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Willie O’Reilly: Applicants who think RTÉ needs to be shaken up may get a prompt rejection letter

Faced with the task of replacing Jon Williams as head of news, the national broadcaster will be seeking a candidate with two competing talents

Willie O’Reilly: Trust in our media is something we should treasure

The results from the recent Reuters Institute report show that the respect the public has for news reporting here in Ireland is not to be taken for granted

Willie O’Reilly: The Irish like their media more than most – but bad news is causing some to turn off

In Ireland, we access far more news and trust more of what we read, but the effects of distressing news cycles can’t be ignored by publishers

After years of silence, we now know how the financials of Irish radio. The results are revealing

For many years, radio stations made sure to keep their financial figures under wraps, but the arrival of Ciaran Cunningham’s Radiocentre Ireland has changed all that

Willie O’Reilly: Stones are still the immovable object of rock

After 60 years on the road, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and ‘new hire’ Ronnie Wood are still strutting their stuff and sending the crowd wild

Willie O’Reilly: Wagatha Christie case should be a lesson in caution

The libel trial between two English footballers’ wives has gripped the public imagination, but the consequences for those involved could be costly

Willie O’Reilly: Anne Robinson, television’s ‘Queen of Mean’, bows out after a formidable reign

The former Weakest Link presenter is quitting television after a singular career in which she did whatever she pleased – and the public couldn’t get enough of her

Willie O’Reilly: Billionaire barons abound in the media game

As Elon Musk is poised to buy Twitter for $44 billion, we should be more aware than ever of the power that the global elites have to control the mainstream media

Willie O’Reilly: A Musk-owned Twitter must protect more than ‘free speech’

It remains to be seen how the world’s wealthiest man will change the world’s most powerful social media platform, which he is set to buy for $44 billion

Willie O’Reilly: The voices you can trust in the fog of war

Amid all the noise and ill-informed conjecture, a handful of social media commentators stand out for their clear-eyed analysis of the war in Ukraine

Willie O’Reilly: Tory plan to flog off Channel 4 is indeed cultural vandalism

For decades a jewel in the firmament of British television, Channel 4 is now to be auctioned off to the highest bidder – and a dumbing-down of its programming surely awaits

Willie O’Reilly: Cutting health measures and messaging a double blow

The government may come to regret shuffling Nphet off stage in so much haste as we still need to be guided out of the pandemic and its volatile aftermath

Willie O’Reilly: The only way is up for the price of streamed entertainment

It’s the golden age of online TV and film content, but networks like Netflix and Apple TV will soon be looking for a better return on their investment

Willie O’Reilly: War is wearying, even for those on the sidelines

The war in Ukraine, with its harrowing human cost, rightly dominates the news but a balance needs to be struck between documenting the conflict and people’s ability to absorb it

Willie O’Reilly: NSO’s move to the NCH could be pitch perfect

The National Symphony Orchestra, based at RTÉ since the 1940s, has now moved to the National Concert Hall – and the collaboration will suit them both

Willie O’Reilly: How traditional and social media are cutting through the fog of war in Ukraine

The Russian invasion is likely to dominate the news agenda for some time, though some have questioned the West’s sudden espousal of the Ukrainian cause

Willie O’Reilly: If video killed the radio star, what habits and hardware has the internet ‘disappeared’?

As a recent book by New York Times book review editor Pamela Paul reminds us, we may believe we are navigating the internet but, in truth, it is navigating us

Willie O’Reilly: In revealing America’s toxic underbelly, Louis Theroux has a dilemma

Forbidden America, the BBC’s new documentary on digital media-savvy white supremacists, comes dangerously close to promoting the nest of vipers it seeks to expose

Willie O’Reilly: Live awards season will set pulses racing again

The greatest anticipation relating to ceremonies such as the Oscars this year is whether they will be held in front of a real audience

Willie O’Reilly: The last whoops and hollers of the internet’s Wild West

The Twitterati were incandescent over the sale of Wordle, while Spotify seemed to think it had no responsibility for Covid misinformation on its Joe Rogan podcast