Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 25 March 2015

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis

Context Phase

Dr. Julien Mercille:

Yes. Some people could say that, for example, invading a country based on no argument is a good thing. Yes, fine, but most people will not agree on that. So the point of the media is to tell the truth. That is it. It is not about balancing viewpoints and here and there. It is about telling the truth. If that was done in the media, one would not recognise the media we have here.