Gript-A source of misinformation. **Read OP before posting**

Are you for real? Unless you mean that they're not so much left "leaning" as avowed disciples of the left which of course is accurate. There was even a very recent study, widely reported, which showed that mainstream journalists were - by their own admission - far more left oriented than the general population.

My god..........

This guy but also most journalists value being a detached observer. Pretty sure such a leaning has almost always been the case in Ireland and other countries too tbh.

What about him?

was he a suspect in Ireland for a crime here?

There certainly is a left bias amongst those who graduate with humanities degrees. That’s incontestable. Whether that background positions them as ‘well educated, informed, and open minded’ is debatable.

Those in STEM and hard science streams tend to have quite different outlooks. I guess the focus on logic and operating in a data driven manner, engenders significantly different results.

Most journalists in the Irish media are little more than press release recyclers. Some of the better ones end up being poached for Public Relations jobs. Among those who remain, that kind of sustained mediocrity encourages a self-protective groupthink. Investigative journalists are a different breed entirely. The good ones like Joe MacAnthony (and there are still some in the Irish media) tend to make the timeservers and press release recyclers look bad.

Investigative journalism in Ireland has the odds are stacked against it from the defamation legislation to the publications dependent on government hand-outs and advertising. The failing Irish print media simply cannot afford to upset the large advertisers. Gript has its market and it may even cover stories that the other publications do not cover. Every publication has its own agenda and political stance and Gript is no different. It is funny to see it upsetting people who think that they are well educated and broadminded. They completely miss the importance of having diversity in the media. Voltaire would probably be considered "Far Right" by some of them.

Regards...jmcc

Agreed.

It’s important to remember the background from which our journalistic cohort originates..

Are we? Not sure what difference nationality is, if someone is an offender, then they are an offender.

We definitely are not entitled to know anything until they are charged and before the court.

A recent example of "left leaning" thought within Irish media would be the reporting of the hosting of videos taken of the murder in Blanchardstown on Christmas eve on X/Twitter.

The meat of the incident and it's implications for Irish society took a backseat to Elon Musk allowing the videos to be shared on X/Twitter which is a concern that would resonate with those who would self identify as "left leaning".

Whilst the fact that the videos should not be circulated is valid, the real outrage seemed to be aimed at X/Twitter rather than our deranged societal problems caused by an overly lenient criminal justice system which has for too long taken a softly softly approach to dealing with violent crime leaving sociopathic offenders free to roam our streets with impunity with the agency to carry out "hits" in crowded restaurants whenever they feel the urge takes them.

A broader discussion is required about how we as a society deal with this scourge, but the Irish media decided to forego that exercise and instead lay the outrage of the nation at the feet of a company who don't give a damn one way or another.

This violence will continue, and whether or not videos are hosted on a social media platform is not the crux of the issue and shouldn't be presented as such.

There's a feedback loop within the "mainstream" Irish media and it hates competition. Politicians release press releases and feed gossip to journalists that will appeal to their audiences. This gets published and other politicians and people read it and believe it. That's how the "mainstream" media works. Now, take Gript and some of the same feedback loops are present in that it too runs stories that appeal to its audience. The "mainstream" media also tries to crowd out any competing opinions. This is why publications like OnTheDitch and Gript are often represented as being non-publications by those in the "mainstream" media despite breaking stories that are sometimes later carried by other publications and news organisations.

Regards...jmcc

Thanks for taking the time to condescend to me.

The median age in Ireland is 38 which doesn't lend much credence to the your opinion about under 30's being the driving force behind consumption of media.

Good post, especially your final paragraph - we see plenty of "left leaning" posters here who scream and wail at the very mention of Gript and indeed for whom a story can instantly be dismissed without reading solely on the basis of it being in Gript. I subscribe to Gript, and I'm sure there's people here who would consider me little different from Hitler for doing so. Yet, I also subscribe to the Irish Times, Irish Examiner (both of which I'd consider hard left), and the UK Times. I'm sure this confuses the supposed "liberals" here, but it's always good to read a spectrum of opinion, even if you don't always agree with it, or even like it.....

it really is , i cant escape derek bligh and co on x

If you think Gript is centrist, and the Irish times is 'hard left' then you are clearly biased towards the right.

What do you consider the Guardian to be?

When was the last time the Irish times promoted nationalisation of assets or increased unionisation, or higher minimun wages or more workers protections, or lower retirement ages or shorter working weeks, or the end of private education or free public transport or any of the more social democratic policies that we see in more left wing parts of the EU but not in Ireland?

The Irish times is fully pro capitalism and is 'centre right' economically and 'center left' socially. If you think it's 'hard left' then you can subscribe to as many publications you like, but you have no idea what you're talking about