Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 6 December 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action
The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion
Ms Celene Craig:
Since the arrival of Covid, there has been a renewed appreciation of more traditional media. There was a really strong sense that they had delivered very well and fairly current and accurate information during the Covid crisis. I think the support for this type of programming is merited, when dealing with people who are trusted to deliver good and accurate information by and large, and information that is fair and balanced. A small shift is starting to happen. The European code of practice on disinformation, which will possibly be put on a co-regulatory footing under the Digital Services Act, will have the ability to try to hold platforms to account regarding various types of disinformation, which tends to hit in cycles and from time to time. We see strong trends in certain areas in that regard.