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Media blog and podcast by TV/radio producer/director @patomahony1 based on personal experience and coffee-fuelled observation. RTs interesting media stuff too.

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Made at @truevisiontv for @Discovery in 2003 and shown by @rte in '04. All too relevant again now. It's a tad dated, unsurprisingly. Though it's never really gone out of date which is the most frightening thing.

#Ukraine #UkraineWar #UkraineRussiaWar

[Pat O'Mahony @patomahony1]

Almost 20 yrs on but still hugely relevant. While conflict #journalism technology has changed, the dangers remain the same as do #propaganda & #misinformation.
Watch our 2003 @newsemmys winning REPORTERS AT WAR doc series here: https://t.co/cnZhcKEsVN
cc @JohnSimpsonNews #Ukraine

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@conorsmurf I remember well the Pope one. I'm obviously way too young for Kennedy's. Ahem.

[Pat O'Mahony @patomahony1]

First recording of #ForTheRecord in the can. Coming soon to @RTEGold - with more than a little help from @BAItweets. 🙂 And what a great record collection my first guest has. Who? All guesses on a postcard please to the usual address. 😏

[RTE Gold @RTEGold]

So @patomahony1 has a new show coming to RTÉ Gold very soon (keep an eye here for more info) but he's picked a very unique production team...🤔

[Pat O'Mahony @patomahony1]

Sound man @CaptivateBroad1 was playing at my house, my house. 🎶
He may also have been helping me record a dry run of my upcoming @BAItweets-funded #ForTheRecord for @RTEGold earlier. Watch this space, innit? 🤔

[Pat O'Mahony @patomahony1]

Those #keyboardwarrior-critical journos and columnists do realise that it is, in fact, their own exact job description, right? 😳

Except they get (over)paid for it, of course. 😏

[Pat O'Mahony @patomahony1]

Just arrived in the post. Guess I'd better make it now, huh @BAItweets? 😊

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@SwimmersJackson @patomahony1 Best email to get you on? My @patomahony1 DMs are (temporarily 😊) open .

[Pat O'Mahony @patomahony1]

Mate in radio is upgrading so selling his two-years-old, good-as-new (that's what he tells me😊) Rode Caster Pro.
Worth €500, he's selling it for €300.
He'll throw in a dust cover specially made for it too. Anyone wants to find out more, holler and I'll put you in touch. Ta.

[The New Statesman @NewStatesman]

TikTok is now the fastest growing news source for adults. The potential consequences are disturbing, writes @sarahmanavis. https://t.co/gzzsOjYRMK

[Laura Slattery @IrishTimesLaura]

Breakfast radio makes gains but Ray D’Arcy and Liveline lose listeners in latest #JNLR figures 📻
https://t.co/xb8JKKi76l

[Irish Examiner Lifestyle @IELifestyle_]

The North Cork farmer is in the process of committing his VHS tapes to the internet for an invaluable record of the era https://t.co/A28JZ10DVI

[David Robbins @DPMRobbins]

The Future of Media Commission report dropped earlier this month, and kind of disappeared without trace. But it’s an important document, and should be the catalyst for a wider conversation about the role of the media in Irish society. 1/
https://t.co/UykbTBk81X

[Michael Foley📚🖊 @MickFoley76]

Eleven journalists leave the Sunday Times and Times Ireland as cost cuts trigger staff exodus https://t.co/ZDTUZ9czqZ

[Business Post @businessposthq]

Among those yet to attract sponsorships are radio programmes fronted by Claire Byrne, Joe Duffy, Ray D’Arcy and Brendan O’Connor, and television properties such as the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the Rugby Championship and the Big Big Movie https://t.co/S7dHt3Ovpx

[Susan McKay @SusanMcKay15]

Celebrating my forthcoming new job as Press Ombudsman of Ireland with flowers from my lovely daughters and their partners and my prized new Children of Lir scarf by ⁦@SaraONeillArt⁩

[Donal MacNamee @DonalMacNamee97]

Journalists at Sunday Times and Times Ireland edition face redundancy threat https://t.co/Jv3OB5AE6t via @businessposthq

[Reuters Institute @risj_oxford]

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[Dublin City University @DCU]

The smartphone is now first choice when it comes to accessing news for users in the morning, the Reuters Digital News Report Ireland 2022 has found. The report - sponsored by @BAItweets - was conducted by @FuJoMedia @DCU_SoC
Read: https://t.co/qXPyqdHweh

[Dublin LGBTQ+ Pride @DublinPride]

Dublin LGBTQ+ Pride's statement on termination of media partnership with RTÉ.

[Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla]

It hasn’t sunk in yet but…SOME NEWS.

I am so profoundly grateful & relieved.

Thank you to the judge, my stellar legal team & the 29,000 people who contributed to my legal defence fund. I literally couldn’t have done it without you 🙏🙏🙏

https://t.co/Zj0TzN9W6x