Who is the most respected journalist in Ireland today?

SafeSurfer

What current Irish journalist do you have most respect for?

Few have covered themselves in glory in recent years and many have glibly accepted the status quo without asking big questions of where Irish society is going.

In my opinion, for all his many faults, and pre madonna interviewing style Vincent Browne is a journalist of integrity and intelligence and challenges much of the accepted wisdom of Irish society in 2012.

What journalist do you admire/respect and why?

davet82

Paul Williams*








*The only journo i know

CommanderC

Sorry- which journalist are you talking about here ?

I don't know if Joe Duffy is actually a journalist but I would rate him as top when it comes to asking the 'big'questions' and allowing those who otherwise would not be heard, to have a voice.

He also seems to have a zero tolerance for bull****ers which I admire greatly.

Spread

Sam Smyth

snubbleste

http://namawinelake.wordpress.com/
www.thestory.ie

davet82

CommanderC wrote: »

Sorry- which journalist are you talking about here ?

I don't know if Joe Duffy is actually a journalist but I would rate him as top when it comes to asking the 'big'questions' and allowing those who otherwise would not be heard, to have a voice.

He also seems to have a zero tolerance for bull****ers which I admire greatly.

:pac:

I can see the AH lynch mob gathering in the distance :P

CommanderC

I agree- I'm a fan of Vincent also.

nice1franko

Matt Cooper

Sunnyisland

davet82 wrote: »

Paul Williams*








*The only journo i know

Thought he was just the garda spokesman :P

castletownman

Bill, Eamo, Giles and Brady.

They even have their own thread on the soccer forum.

SEPT 23 1989

What Browne did to Cowen in front of the world media will never be forgotten

My name is URL

Mary Wilson would probably be up there. She's one of the only RTE presenters I can bear to listen to.

davet82

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

What Browne did to Cowen in front of the world media will never be forgotten

what did he do again?

summerskin

SafeSurfer wrote: »

What current Irish journalist do you have most respect for?

Few have covered themselves in glory in recent years and many have glibly accepted the status quo without asking big questions of where Irish society is going.

In my opinion, for all his many faults, and pre madonna interviewing style Vincent Browne is a journalist of integrity and intelligence and challenges much of the accepted wisdom of Irish society in 2012.

What journalist do you admire/respect and why?

It's true, interview styles did improve once Madonna came on the scene. Like a Virgin was a turning point in journalism.

Oh, and Sam Smyth for my answer.

Agricola

Vincent Browne - calls a spade a spade, doesnt prostrate to the so called elites in society, champions the plight of the less well off, and scares the shít out of the Taoiseach of this country. Badass.

BIG BAD JOHN

You mightn't always (often?) agree with him but Kevin Myers usually writes well.

Yamanoto

BIG BAD JOHN wrote: »

You mightn't always (often?) agree with him but Kevin Myers usually writes well.

Prepare for imminent attack from members of Continuity Boards.ie / Real Boards.ie / 32 County Soverignty Boards.ie

kingtiger

CommanderC wrote: »

I don't know if Joe Duffy is actually a journalist but I would rate him as top when it comes to asking the 'big'questions' and allowing those who otherwise would not be heard, to have a voice.

Duffy is a religious zealot who pushes his own agenda and refuses to budge from his point of view even when he is completely wrong, cant stand the fcuker

sbsquarepants

SafeSurfer wrote: »

What current Irish journalist do you have most respect for?

Few have covered themselves in glory in recent years and many have glibly accepted the status quo without asking big questions of where Irish society is going.

In my opinion, for all his many faults, and pre madonna interviewing style Vincent Browne is a journalist of integrity and intelligence and challenges much of the accepted wisdom of Irish society in 2012.

What journalist do you admire/respect and why?

I also vote for vincent. Post madonna of course:D

BIG BAD JOHN wrote: »

You mightn't always (often?) agree with him but Kevin Myers usually writes well.

He's nothing but a fúcking troll. You just know full well that even he doesn't believe most of the shíte he spouts!

mayotom

The most respected ones have to be the ones who have quit, at least now we don't have to put up with their drivel

SafeSurfer

CommanderC wrote: »

Sorry- which journalist are you talking about here ?

I don't know if Joe Duffy is actually a journalist but I would rate him as top when it comes to asking the 'big'questions' and allowing those who otherwise would not be heard, to have a voice.

He also seems to have a zero tolerance for bull****ers which I admire greatly.

Joe Duffy, like him or loathe him is probable one of the most powerful journalists in the country. The "I'm gonna ring Joe Duffy" threat is taken seriously by a lot of businesses in the country. That said he can be a serious bell end.

Real Life

vincent browne is great.
i cant stand paul williams, hes terribly biased, i cant read anything he writes anymore.

pc7

Miriam Lord would get my vote.

ejmaztec

You can't beat Alison O'Riordan for her take on world-shaping events.

Morlar

ejmaztec wrote: »

You can't beat Alison O'Riordan for her take on world-shaping events.

I miss her insights on the Irish property market, that's for sure.

My vote is none of them. They are all varying degrees of fcuking useless.

RayM

Vincent Browne. He wrote a great piece this week, criticising the media's bizarre obsession with the Michaela McAreavey murder trial.

Dravokivich

kingtiger wrote: »

Duffy is a religious zealot who pushes his own agenda and refuses to budge from his point of view even when he is completely wrong, cant stand the fcuker

"My Leapcard works on my Printer" comes to mind...

SafeSurfer wrote: »

Joe Duffy, like him or loathe him is probable one of the most powerful journalists in the country. The "I'm gonna ring Joe Duffy" threat is taken seriously by a lot of businesses in the country. That said he can be a serious bell end.

To be honest, I've never really seen it as a threat. Any products I've supported where it came up, the issue they complained about was clearly laid out in T&Cs. Attempting to leverage with Joe Duffy (or any other media) most of the time is only inviting yourself to be embarrassed.

take everything

Used to think Vinny was great but tbh he has his own biases and axes to grind just like everyone else. His take on the Mick Wallace is annoying and his persistent grudge against Enda Kenny can get tiresome.

Another vote for Matt Cooper here.

LostinBlanch

Gene Kerrigan without a doubt. He's consistently been calling it right for years. If we had more of his type shinging lights into dark corners* that certain people don't want you to see, we'd be a lot better off now IMO.


*Figuratively, not literally.

take everything

LostinBlanch wrote: »

Gene Kerrigan without a doubt. He's consistently been calling it right for years. If we had more of his type shinging lights into dark corners* that certain people don't want you to see, we'd be a lot better off now IMO.


*Figuratively, not literally.

Yeah i read him a bit but again he's got his own axes to grind. I've never once read a bit by him where he criticises the unions for example. It gets kinda samey.

Biggins

Agricola wrote: »

Vincent Browne - calls a spade a spade, doesnt prostrate to the so called elites in society, champions the plight of the less well off, and scares the shít out of the Taoiseach of this country. Badass.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

That man - and fair fcuks to him!

augustus gloop

paul williams....HA! he is as see through as the thugs he writes about. Pure red top sensationalism at its best. I wouldnt wipe my bum with his articles.

vincent never avoids the hard questions and has to be admired for that.

aslo, away from sport Eamon Dunphy, esp when he was on today fm before matt cooper was brilliant, always fantastically well versed in his daily guests, always came across as a very astute professional.

bullpost

The problem with his journalism and world view is it shows a complete lack of insight into human nature. Its like writing an article advocating world peace , very laudable idea but naive.

RayM wrote: »

Vincent Browne. He wrote a great piece this week, criticising the media's bizarre obsession with the Michaela McAreavey murder trial.

SMASH THE UNIONS

I'll tell you who I don't like...that weasel Carol Coleman. Banned from the Whitehouse and the cause of a diplomatic rift between Ireland and the USA. The Irish embassy even complained about her and now unsurprisingly her carreer is in the gutter. Call it schadenfreude but I'm delighted. I'll always remember her for announcing how she wanted to "slap President Bush" during an interview. Unprofessional, over-emotional, whingefest. Good riddance to bad rubbish.

clappyhappy

As already said really like Matt Cooper. Charlie Weston is also fairly informative. Like Vincent browne, but can't take him seriously on his show, keep seeing Mario Rosenstock.

RuailleBuaille

SMASH THE UNIONS wrote: »

I'll tell you who I don't like...that weasel Carol Coleman. Banned from the Whitehouse and the cause of a diplomatic rift between Ireland and the USA. The Irish embassy even complained about her and now unsurprisingly her carreer is in the gutter. Call it schadenfreude but I'm delighted. I'll always remember her for announcing how she wanted to "slap President Bush" during an interview. Unprofessional, over-emotional, whingefest. Good riddance to bad rubbish.

I liked her for all the reasons you just said. And 'diplomatic rift' might be a slight exaggeration imo.

Tupamaros

Wow, Paul Williams and Joe Duffy mentioned in this thread Williams' articles are poorly written, sensationalist hogwash. Crime 'journalists' of his ilk are generally terrible, nudging and winking about unverifiable conjecture. Williams' appearances on television are like pantomime. Also, his 'award-nominated' (can't recall if it won anything) documentary on Shell2Sea was a pro-corporate hatchet job of the worst sort, pure arse-gravy.

As for Duffy, how is he even a journalist? He's a right-wing (and as noted) religious zealot who pursues his own political agenda, while appealing to the lowest common denominator. He tries to portray himself as on the level of the ordinary person, while on ridiculous money and engaging in the worst sort of sophistry, usually against any sort of progressive person on his show. He's a relic of old Catholic Ireland.

How anyone could even consider these jokers, who defer to power at all times, to someone like Vincent Browne, who not only scares our political establishment but has greatly enhanced the breadth of political debate in this country, is beyond me.

annascott

Kevin Myers...













Anna Scott has left the building...

bee_keeper

SafeSurfer wrote: »

What current Irish journalist do you have most respect for?

Few have covered themselves in glory in recent years and many have glibly accepted the status quo without asking big questions of where Irish society is going.

In my opinion, for all his many faults, and pre madonna interviewing style Vincent Browne is a journalist of integrity and intelligence and challenges much of the accepted wisdom of Irish society in 2012.

What journalist do you admire/respect and why?

i like vincent browne insofar as he has no stars in his eyes for powerfull people , on the contary , he delights in showing contempt for them but the man is a far left idealogue and without an ounce of balance when it comes to matters of economics

ireland is not well stocked with quality journalists , i cant think of any that stand out

admiralofthefleet

fintan o toole followed by matt cooper

bee_keeper

CommanderC wrote: »

Sorry- which journalist are you talking about here ?

I don't know if Joe Duffy is actually a journalist but I would rate him as top when it comes to asking the 'big'questions' and allowing those who otherwise would not be heard, to have a voice.

He also seems to have a zero tolerance for bull****ers which I admire greatly.

joe duffy has zero tollerance for bull****ers :eek:

this post deserves its own awards

the first anual irony awards of excellence

DEFTLEFTHAND

Ken Early.

bee_keeper

kingtiger wrote: »

Duffy is a religious zealot who pushes his own agenda and refuses to budge from his point of view even when he is completely wrong, cant stand the fcuker

JD is not a zealot , he is inherently populist of the bertie aherne school of life

Sunnyisland

David me kirktric,
David adams,
Vincent brown,
Keven myers,
Eamon dunphy,












Amanda brunker :-)

mikemac1

Why is Joe Duffy on this thread?

The man who didn't care about headshops when they were in the inner city but as soon as they hit leafy Clontarf he gave whole shows to it. Just won't do, not in a nice area like that
The man has power and his campaign whipped up a storm

Yet he'll chat to Joe's little people, the salt of the earth Dubs who sell smuggled cigarettes from market stalls and sure aren't they only putting food on their table and struggling to earn some coin.
The smuggled stock from Eastern Europe are da illegals and the dodgy knock-offs from China are da illegal illegals

No harm, honest working folk unlike those who run headshops

And when RTÉ turn to Dublin local radio anyway



Back ontopic, Matt Cooper is the best

SMASH THE UNIONS

RuailleBuaille wrote: »

I liked her for all the reasons you just said. And 'diplomatic rift' might be a slight exaggeration imo.

You liked her because she let her own emotions get in the way of professionalism and announced she wanted to slap a foreign head of state?

She didn't know how to conduct an interview. Only to ramble on and soapbox to stroke her own ego.

RayM

SMASH THE UNIONS wrote: »

You liked her because she let her own emotions get in the way of professionalism and announced she wanted to slap a foreign head of state?

She didn't know how to conduct an interview. Only to ramble on and soapbox to stroke her own ego.

She asked Bush the kind of questions that people more cerebral and less right-wing than you (i.e. the vast majority of people) wanted him to answer. When he attempted to dodge those questions and did that imbecilic smirk thing that usually worked for him in those awkward situations, she continued pressing him for an answer. Nothing wrong with that.

IrishAm

Kevin Myers when he is speaking up for the indigenous Irish people.

sbsquarepants

bee_keeper wrote: »

joe duffy has zero tollerance for bull****ers :eek:

this post deserves its own awards

the first anual irony awards of excellence

I got a good laugh out of that one too!:)

SMASH THE UNIONS

RayM wrote: »

She asked Bush the kind of questions that people more cerebral and less right-wing than you (i.e. the vast majority of people) wanted him to answer. When he attempted to dodge those questions and did that imbecilic smirk thing that usually worked for him in those awkward situations, she continued pressing him for an answer. Nothing wrong with that.

Then why did the US embassy make an official complaint?
Why did Bush personally bring this up with Bertie at a sunsequent meeting?
Why did the Irish embassy even make a complaint to RTÉ?
Why does Carol Coleman have no carreer now?

c_man

I would have put VB up there, but after hearing him being interviewed by George Hook about the Wallace debacle... oh dearie, he's just as bad as most of them.

Matt's the man.