Posted in Media on Oct 7th, 2012 No Comments »
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) on 03/10/2012 announced that Channel 4’s “Bigger Fatter Gypsier” billboard advertising campaign was irresponsible; endorsed prejudice against Gypsies and Travellers; was guilty of depicting a child in a sexualised way; and was likely to have caused mental and moral harm to children.
The Irish Traveller Movement in Britain welcomes this ground-breaking […]
Posted in Media on Sep 16th, 2012 No Comments »
New LookLeft out now!
The latest, 48-page edition of LookLeft is in Easons stores and selected newsagents, island-wide, now. Highlights include:
Pushing the market out of housing: Justin O’Hagan identifies the threat to social housing in the North and Henry Silke assesses the media’s role in the bubble in the Republic.
Interview with David Hickey: Kevin Brannigan meets […]
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This is from an Ernst & Young infomercial which came with Tuesday’s Financial Times.
Anyone know when he was awarded his professorship?
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The latest, 48-page edition of LookLeft is in shops now. Stories include:
* Another Europe is Possible
* Interview with Mandate General Secretary John Douglas
* Michael Taft on the possibilities for building a progressive future
* Conor McCabe on the myth of NAMA’s ghost estates
* Gavin Titley on the media’s reporting of the economic crisis
* The Price of […]
Posted in Media on Oct 12th, 2011 No Comments »
[From Wikipedia]
Michael Albert (born April 8, 1947) is an American activist, economist, speaker, and writer. He is co-editor of ZNet, and co-editor and co-founder of Z Magazine. He also co-founded South End Press and has written numerous books and articles. He developed along with Robin Hahnel the economic vision called participatory economics.
Albert identifies himself […]
Posted in TV, Media on Aug 18th, 2011 12 Comments »
Flicking over to TV3 last night, and watching Declan Ganley getting brown-nosed by a four-fifths of a panel that included a former employee of his in Libertas - his professional relationship with Kevin O’Connell went unannounced of course.
Posted in Irish property bubble, Irish journalism, Banks, Media on Apr 10th, 2011 1 Comment »
We know what the Irish banks’ bad loans are. They’re going to be about one per cent of their loan books.
I don’t see the figures or the conditions that would suggest to me that this is a Swedish situation.” (Brendan Keenan, 30 September 2008)
