http://www.pkellypr.com/blog/2006/0904/do-the-irish-media-marginalise-women/ Irish Communications Consultant - Be Noticed Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:10:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.pkellypr.com/blog/2006/0904/do-the-irish-media-marginalise-women/#comment-35362 fmk Mon, 04 Sep 2006 16:51:54 +0000 http://www.pkellypr.com/blog/2006/0904/do-the-irish-media-marginalise-women/#comment-35362 the roy story is more interesting from the pov of the media myth, than media gender issues. how do we know there was a "feud" between roy and st niall? because the media told us so. aside from some snide comments penned by the dunph in his ghost-written kean autobiography, what have we got to base this story on? yet the media built it up and built it up and built it up to liberty valance proportions - and now that roy and st niall are working together, the media have (naturally) returned to their own creation. it's what they do. they did it with the smoking ban, they do it with everything. the roy story is more interesting from the pov of the media myth, than media gender issues. how do we know there was a “feud” between roy and st niall? because the media told us so. aside from some snide comments penned by the dunph in his ghost-written kean autobiography, what have we got to base this story on? yet the media built it up and built it up and built it up to liberty valance proportions - and now that roy and st niall are working together, the media have (naturally) returned to their own creation. it’s what they do. they did it with the smoking ban, they do it with everything.

]]> http://www.pkellypr.com/blog/2006/0904/do-the-irish-media-marginalise-women/#comment-35331 michael Mon, 04 Sep 2006 11:54:10 +0000 http://www.pkellypr.com/blog/2006/0904/do-the-irish-media-marginalise-women/#comment-35331 Worth noting that at The Irish Times, the editor and news editor positions are both held by women. The paper ran with Roy on the front. Worth noting that at The Irish Times, the editor and news editor positions are both held by women. The paper ran with Roy on the front.

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