Political broadcasting
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) is the body responsible for the regulation of broadcasting in Ireland, and two of its recent decisions raise the same question of whether a power provided Continue Reading
The empty chair and the moratorium: broacasters’ duties of fairness – II
I enjoy political debate; and I particularly enjoy political debates on television between political party leaders. I will therefore be a happy spectator tomorrow night when TV3 host the first such Continue Reading
The empty chair and the moratorium: broacasters’ duties of fairness – I
During the course of the next month or so, we are going to hear a lot about the duty of broadcasters to be balanced, fair, objective, and impartial, in current affairs matters. In fact, TV3 have Continue Reading
Gallimaufry
Dr Johnson defined gallimaufry as 1. A hoch-poch ... 2. Any inconsistent or ridiculous medley. ... Here's another hoch-poch, or hotch-potch (though, of course, not a hotchpot) of links Continue Reading
Last pieces of broadcasting jigsaw put into place
Following the appointments made in October by the Minister for Communications to the Board of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, and the appointments made by the Minister in November to the BAI's Continue Reading
Massaging the political advertising ban
Section 41(3) of the new Broadcasting Act, 2009 (pdf) provides: A broadcaster shall not broadcast an advertisement which is directed towards a political end or which has any relation to an Continue Reading
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