Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

What I am trying to get at is the Minister's perception of the direction of the media. Are we going to see a continuing decline in print media which will undermine what we have got used to, that is, local print media and quality printed journalism? Will we continue to see the commercial income of these traditional media decline more and more? Some 55% of advertising revenue already goes to the online platforms and it looks to be heading only one way. The Government has ducked the issue of reform of the funding mechanism and the more powerful broadcasting commission that was envisaged by the Future of Media Commission. That has been dodged, to an extent. The question is what is the alternative to that if these trends continue.

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