National and local news publishers and the journalism they produce should be given ‘essential service’ status in the event of a further restrictions of movement during the Covid-19 crisis.

Tomorrow is the UN International Day to end Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. Attacks on journalists represent an attack on press freedom and the public’s right to know.

Nearly two-thirds of Irish news consumers are concerned about fake news on the internet, according to a major international survey.

The University of Limerick and the Irish Examiner have launched a video journalism competition which will see course work produced by UL students’ broadcast to a national audience.

Radio presenter, Matt Cooper and political correspondent Gavan Reilly are the most influential Irish journalists on Twitter, according to research.

Today is World Press Freedom Day, an annual event to celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom.

Instead of politicians and institutions hiding and denying their mistakes, they should be honest and own up to their vulnerabilities. Then we would trust them.

Dublin City University student Gabija Gataveckaite has been named Journalist of the Year at the 19th annual Student Media Awards tonight.

When you are in a restaurant or a hotel bar the last thing you expect is for the private conversation you are having to be reported all over the media the next day. But that may well depend upon who you are and what you say.

Even in the chilling litany of horrors inflicted by one Northern Ireland community on the other, the 1994 murder of six men by the Ulster Volunteer Force in Loughinisland as they watched a World Cup game, has a particular sharpness, a sharpness still relevant today.

‘Washington Post’ columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered in October, but the profession itself is endangered by low pay, the internet, and ‘fake news’ jibes, says Alexandra Borchardt.

The presidency of Donald Trump and has been widely – and often fairly – lambasted in the mainstream media, writes Robert E Gutsche Jr.

This has been a deadly year for journalists.

A Maltese man based in the west of Ireland has produced and directed a poignant music video calling for international support for journalists.

‘Journalism is what we need to make democracy work.' — Walter Cronkite

Today marks a seminal moment in the history of the Irish newspaper industry as the first day of Journalism Matters Week commences.

Fianna Fáil’s Communications Spokesperson, Timmy Dooley has today launched a series of proposals to secure the future of "quality journalism".

Yesterday’s confirmation of the deal between the Irish Times and Landmark Media — owners of the Irish Examiner — is a watershed in the Irish media market.

Since entering office, Leo Varadkar has worked tirelessly to maintain his public image — if only those pesky journalists would stop interfering.

How dare he. How dare Leo Varadkar criticise the media. Does he not realise that we in the media are above all criticism?

The Taoiseach has confirmed he told a private event in New York that he has “sympathy” with US president Donald Trump and his criticism of the media.

David Connors' piece focused on a '25' card tournament where he spoke to both young and old enjoying what is for many the national card game of Ireland.

A rare look behind the scenes of a '25' card tournament and a tribute tribute to palliative care nurses have emerged as the top two videos in this year's annual video journalism prize.