Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Cuirim fáilte roimh Dr. Mercille. On page 19 of his book, The Political Economy and Media Coverage in the European Economic Crisis: The Case of Ireland, he states that the media also have a close relationship with Government, which is able, to some extent, to pressurise them to conform to its viewpoints. Will Dr. Mercille give the committee his opinion in regard to that relationship, with specific reference to the banking crisis? Was the Government able to pressurise the media to conform to its viewpoints?