Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 17 January 2024
Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media
Non-court-based Conflict Resolution Mechanisms for Media-related Complaints: Discussion
Micheál Carrigy (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
I have a couple of questions, one of which is to Mr. Purcell with regard to licences and claims against radio stations maybe affecting renewal. Going back to the journalists, Mr. Purcell mentioned the words "cost" and "chilling effect" with regard to stories. There is a particular fear there when someone is writing a story. The reality is that in recent times, we have seen a significant number of cases particularly taken by members of Sinn Féin. There is a fear that proceedings will take place if a journalist writes a certain story. That fear is there not to write particular stories about particular parties. Would that be correct?
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