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

Photo of John McGahonJohn McGahon (Fine Gael)
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It is interesting that Ms Craig speaks of traditional media such as RTÉ or The Irish Times. Would Ms Craig and her colleagues be able to say, from the reports they have looked at, whether 10%, 15% or 20% of the news that RTÉ put out on "Six One" over a six-month timespan was related to climate-related activities? I appreciate that they might not be able to do so off the top of their heads. Do they have that level of detail or is it more general? Is there any way we can ascertain how much of the output of our traditional media is devoted to a certain sector, such as housing, climate, jobs or enterprise? Would the information be that detailed?