War of words over NUJ stance on Mooney complaint

A war of words has broken out between the National Union of Journalists and a long standing member of the union and Broadcasting Authority of Ireland member over the NUJ’s stance on the Mooney Show’s same sex marriage complaint.

Dublin City University Professor Colum Kenny wrote to the NUJ yesterday asking it to withdraw its previous statement on the BAI determination.

Prof Kenny argued the BAI was not “singling out” same-sex marriage for special treatment and that the requirement for “fairness, objectivity and balance” in broadcasting has never been confined to referendum campaigns.