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- Press Ombudsman interviewed

A new podcast which covers the Irish media has released a pilot  episode now available to download.

The first edition of D’Mediators Podcast features an interview with the recently appointed Press Ombudsman John Horgan.

It’s followed by a panel discussion with Seamus Dooley, Irish Secretary of the NUJ; Paul Drury, executive editor, Irish Mail on Sunday; and Roger Brownlie, founder of editorial training company Perfect Bound.

The MP3 can be downloaded at MediaForum.ie; it’s an hour long and just over 40mb.

Saturday November 3, 2007
- Media Literacy: Education Symposium
+ Location: Cultivate, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

Thursday and Friday November 1 - 2, 2007
- Documentary Film in the 21st Century
+ Location: National Film School, IADT, Dun Laoghaire

Tomorrow, Thursday October 25, 2007
- How is Africa presented in the media?
+ Location: Henry Grattan Building, C124, UCD

MORE: Mediaconference.ie

Spot the difference, first quote below or left image above is from BreakingNews.ie, while the second quote or above right image is from RTE.ie…

David O’Leary is sure to figure among the bookmakers’ favourites for the job if Staunton’s 21-month reign is ended. - BreakingNews.ie

David O’Leary is sure to figure among the bookmakers’ favourites for
the job if Steve Staunton’s 21-month reign as manager of the Republic
of Ireland is ended this week - and, possibly, later today. - RTE.ie

(Vie adammaguire.com | Text highlighted in images)

- Editor & journalist could be jailed for contempt of court

The High Court in Dublin has ordered the editor of the Irish Times and the newspaper’s public affairs correspondent to comply with the Mahon Tribunal.

The Court said that there is "little or no risk" the order will lead to the revealing of a source of a story on payments to the Taoiseach. However, the Irish Times had said that answering any questions on now destroyed documents could lead the tribunal identifying the source.

MORE: ‘Irish Times’ ordered to answer Mahon questions
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The Cleraun University Centre is to restart the Dublin-based Cleraun Media Forums in two weeks time.

Set for the first two weeks are the topics of journalists and Catholic diocesan websites, and the US media on the death penalty.

The forums started after the 2006 Cleraun Media Conference, one of the best known events of its kind in Ireland.

As with previous forums, the organisers are openly inviting journalists, students, lecturers, or anybody interested in the media. The forums are casual small-scale events.

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UTV recived a package last week containing bullets along with the personal details of a Belfast newspaper editor.

Death threats were also aimed at the press officer of Gerry Adams and several members of Sinn Fein.

MORE: Irish editor receives death threat in post