Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 25 March 2015
Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis
Context Phase
Dr. Julien Mercille:
The trust represents the commercial interests. The Guardianin England is also owned by a trust. It is not the only factor. Sometimes it does not correlate perfectly. One could say that The Irish Timesis more liberal on social issues and that this could be linked to the fact that it is owned by a trust. Again, that is only one factor in a range of factors. If one wants to have a drastically different media organisation, the alternative media provide a very different example. It is easier to contrast because there is less-----