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Constructive journalism is ‘pressing, urgent, and needed everywhere’: inaugural B° Future Festival

Allan LEONARD (Mr Ulster) on September 21, 2023, 9:54 am | Readers 447

The Bonn Institute hosted an inaugural, two-day B° Future Festival for journalism and constructive dialogue, held in the city’s LVR LandesMuseum. The first day for registered delegates was conducted mainly in English and discussed various dimensions of constructive journalism — such as focusing on human experiences and solutions, trauma-informed interviewing, community engagement workflows, and the business case for newsrooms. The second day was opened up to the general public, with a long list of information and practical sessions at various …

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Why misunderstanding demography, failing journalism and ‘lawless thinking’ is letting northern nationalism down

Mick Fealty on July 31, 2023, 8:08 am | Readers 4070

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Three reports have come out the last week that ought to give us pause for consideration and thought. Brian and Andy have covered two and the third is published this morning. Taken together they provide a sharp correction to our general thinking. First, I’d like to set the problem in a wider context: ie, the catastrophic collapse of mainstream journalism. In this I’m not trying to critique the performance of individual journalists many of whom have become friends of mine …

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‘If you’re sympathetic to the weak, it’s activist journalism. If you’re sympathetic to the powerful, it’s objective journalism.’

Brian O'Neill on October 3, 2021, 5:32 pm | Readers 2321

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An interesting article over at Media Lens – Gaslighting The Public: Serial Deceptions By The State-Corporate Media. It is quite a long post but sure what else would you be doing on a Sunday? The basic argument is that it accuses the state and main media companies of being unquestioning mouthpieces for the state and big business. Not asking enough hard questions and being cheerleaders for war. None of this is new but it does bring together some interesting examples. …

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Journalism 101… Or How To Miss A Scoop…

John Mooney on May 25, 2020, 4:12 pm | Readers 1599

In the olden days, Football was just a sport. Now it is a business and entertainment. In the olden days, Politics was about governance. Now it is a business and entertainment. And the means of reporting Football and Politics are now very different. The designated man (always a man) from the Manchester Evening News sat on the United coach. The designated men from the Liverpool Echo were on the Everton bus and the Liverpool bus. It was Access…the link between …

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Is ethical journalism possible in a contested place?

Allan LEONARD (Mr Ulster) on May 28, 2019, 5:04 pm | Readers 492

Is ethical journalism possible in a contested place? by Allan LEONARD 27 May 2019 At a public lecture event hosted by the Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice, at Queen’s University, Professor Steven Youngblood (Director, Center for Global Peace Journalism, Park University, Missouri) discussed the ethics of journalism in a contested place like Northern Ireland. Youngblood also spoke at Ulster University and held separate workshop sessions, all supported by the US Embassy. Youngblood asked the …

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Numbers are important, but government (and journalism) needs to find and act upon real stories too

Mick Fealty on April 30, 2018, 12:50 pm | Readers 752

Wicked problems always occur in a social context — the wickedness of the problem reflects the diversity among the stakeholders in the problem. — Jeff Conklin The weekend papers in Ireland are full of speculation based almost entirely on those most chancey of numbers, the latest polling figures. It leaves, even in an avid anorak type like yours truly, a sense that the world must be happening somewhere else. A friend, who is firmly ensconced inside the Irish political bubble, …

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“A plague on both your houses” narrative is great entertainment but very poor journalism.

Soapbox on September 4, 2017, 1:21 pm | Readers 2654

Cllr Jim McVeigh is the leader of the Sinn Féin group on Belfast City Council. He argues here that in sitting on the fence or blaming both parties for the breakdown of Stormont, political journalists and other commentators are doing the public a huge disservice. Am I the only person enraged by this constant narrative so prevalent in our mainstream media, ‘they’re all useless’ ‘all they do is bicker‘ ‘one side is as bad as the other‘? Like me have you …

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Now might be a good time to start a ‘slow journalism’ movement…?

Mick Fealty on July 17, 2017, 1:21 pm | Readers 1139

Interesting spat over the media and politics, between Denis Bradley and Stephen Nolan. My own thoughts fall into two parts: one, this is not new nor specific to Northern Ireland; and two, in insisting Nolan carry the can, the abject nature of the general news cycle gets off the hook. Any opportunity to reference John Lloyd’s seminal essay, What the Media Are Doing to Our Politics is a good day. The whole thing is worth reading, but I’ll just quickly crib from …

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Is ‘peace journalism’ largely about sustaining the ‘right’ kind of propaganda?

Soapbox on March 21, 2016, 6:48 pm | Readers 2150

Jamie Bryson is a Unionist political activist interested in law, human rights and writing. He is author of My Only Crime Was Loyalty and banned Nama book ‘The Three Headed Dog’. Currently a political advisor and campaign manager for Cllr Ruth Patterson. I have been following the debate – mostly in the Newsletter Letters page – around the call by Professor John Brewer for more “peace journalism”. It’s a term that catches my interest because I sense a deeper, and …

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Things Left Unsaid at Ulster Museum – photographer Paul Seawright’s take on contemporary conflict and journalism

Alan Meban (Alan in Belfast) on September 17, 2015, 12:26 pm | Readers 475

WEAPONS OF MASS COMMUNICATION: Things Left Unsaid is a new exhibition at the Ulster Museum by Paul Seawright. It examines contemporary conflict and journalism through a series of shots captured in US news studios which had reported on the war in Iraq. What things do the media leave unsaid?

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Phil Mac Giolla Bhain showing what ‘socially present journalism’ looks like…

Mick Fealty on April 9, 2014, 5:33 pm | Readers 267

“Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.” ― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations So a little vicarious glory via sometimes Slugger blogger Phil Mac Giolla Bhain who has made it to number 10 in the Press Gazette’s top social journalists (not bad for a Glasgow Irishman ensconced in the west Donegal Gaeltacht…) It’s all his own doing of course. The key is to maintain social presence. Phil’s success has been …

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New journalism: The odd or the offbeat is often where the important news is buried these days.

Mick Fealty on March 14, 2014, 9:13 am | Readers 72

As it happens, I’m on my way to the Reuters Institute at Oxford to join a small round table workshop on the Future of Journalistic Work, with the general idea of helping the Institute to “scope issues related to the shifts emerging in journalistic work and employment”. And as it also happens, Lyra McKee has blogged this morning on her own crowdsourced attempt to do some depth journalism on the story of the Reverend Robert Bradford in the last few …

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In journalism “claims towards neutrality and impartiality and objectivity are bogus.”

Mick Fealty on March 10, 2014, 10:30 am | Readers 151

I’ve only met Roy Greenslade once. Ironically it was in the British embassy in Paris for a round table (PDF) on the future of UK and French journalism. He’s every bit as intelligent and convivial as he comes across in his blog. This week he was in the news, rather than just commenting on it when it was learned that he stood bail for John Downey. Interestingly he shares his thoughts on politics and journalism with the Irish Post: “I …

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Investigative Journalism: Present and Future (23 January)

Alan Meban (Alan in Belfast) on January 10, 2014, 8:26 pm | Readers 70

With Spotlight well and truly entering middle age and reaching its 40th birthday a few months ago, BBC NI are hosting a day long event to look at the role and value of investigative journalism. Miriam O’Callaghan and Steve Hewlett will host the sessions in Blackstaff Studio (Great Victoria Street) on Thursday 23 January. 10:00-12:15 Session One: Highlights from 40 years of Spotlight; a talk by Prof George Brock from City University on journalism, its current state and future prospects …

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Little support for the phrase “Peace journalism” & different ways of seeing facts, justice & public interest

Alan Meban (Alan in Belfast) on November 29, 2013, 9:20 pm | Readers 114

The phrase “peace journalism” was found wanting by organisers and delegates alike at today’s workshop in Belfast. Partly because the journalistic ethics that apply to conflict equally apply to peace (and every other situation), and also because Northern Ireland may be on a transition between conflict and peace, but it’s definitely not yet altogether post-conflict. The main speakers (Deaglan de Breadun, Mike Gilson, Jane Morrice and Malachi O’Doherty) and panellists (Laura Haydon, Alex Kane, Lyra McKee and Julia Paul) all …

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Robert Kee, hero of journalism and the television history of Irish nationalism

Brian Walker on January 14, 2013, 12:13 pm | Readers 637

Slugger should note the passing of Robert Kee, historian, TV and print journalist and RAF bomber pilot, who has died aged 93. In this age of revisionist debate, his TV history series first shown in 1981 and The Green Flag, the written history of Irish nationalism which accompanied it, were well timed and still stand up today. It was a stellar achievement to produce such a magisterial work on a hot topic at the time, when so many critics were waiting to pounce …

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Society of Editors meeting in Belfast – Leveson, distribution, tablets, journalism training and dead trees #SOE

Alan Meban (Alan in Belfast) on November 12, 2012, 7:53 pm | Readers 19

The Society of Editors – representing newspaper, broadcast and online editors – is holding its annual conference in Belfast. Lord Leveson’s report is due out within weeks and discussion about the possible models of regulation and how editors would live with them was set to dominate the agenda. The BBC’s difficulties have cast their shadow over proceedings too. The outgoing President of the Society of Editors – Fran Unsworth – filmed a quick video message to welcome delegates to the …

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Rangers’ Downfall and long tail journalism…

Mick Fealty on October 31, 2012, 3:48 pm | Readers 326

I’m always wary of any maximalist claims about big (or in the jargon, wicked) problems. One is that the internet spells the end of newspapers. The smarter operators are using the advantage of their smaller size and diversifying (BMG for instance is making TV for TG4 these days). But there’s a few awkward and difficult fact surrounding the silence in the Scottish Press about Phil Mac Giolla Bhain’s account of the virtual disappearance of Rangers Football Club. Here’s an interesting, …

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#DigitalLunch: Can digital journalism ever pay?

Mick Fealty on August 3, 2012, 12:50 pm | Readers 73

1pm (BST) today… join Slugger’s own #DigitalLunch #hangoutsonair with myself and Michael Wilson, MD of +UTV, as we discuss whether digital journalism can add value to the bottom of news organisations… We’ll also be joined by +Kevin Anderson late of +The Guardian and the BBC London and America… And Una Murphy who is an independent producer… You can also pick it up over at YouTube: http://youtu.be/hG6A5-TjSgo

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Tomorrow’s #Digital Lunch: Can digital journalism be commercially valuable?

Mick Fealty on August 2, 2012, 1:43 pm | Readers 50

Yep, programme number three in an evolving series… Not only is it to be kindly hosted by UTV in Belfast, but our first special guest interviewee will be the TV station’s MD, Michael Wilson… We’ll kick off by looking at the vexed issue of how to extract commercial value out of digital journalism and segway into looking at other new commercial responses to a steadily digitising world… If you do want to join live panel you are welcome, but you …

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