After resignations at the top, the BBC faces a defining test: what does impartiality mean now? Tom Felle, Associate Professor of Journalism, writes for The Conversation https://theconversation.com/after-resignations-at-the-top-the-bbc-faces-a-defining-test-what-does-impartiality-mean-now-269575

🔊 “Irish people have always loved news, and we can't lose that - we have to find new ways to support journalism." Panellist @tomfelle.bsky.social at the launch of the @reutersinstitute.bsky.social Digital News Report in @portershed.bsky.social

On #WorldPressFreedomDay @RSF_inter report confirms what many of us fear: press freedom is in crisis. Economic fragility is choking independent media across the globe, and disinfo, tech platform power, and foreign influence are making it worse. I wrote about this perfect storm in @ConversationUK

This is my first Foreign Affairs Council, and I am very much looking forward to it. We have three major topics on today’s agenda: Syria, Ukraine and Georgia.

Ireland's foreign minister Micheal Martin has rejected Israel's claim that Ireland has shown extreme hostility towards Israel, leading to the closure of the Israeli embassy to Ireland

This week, the members of the College of Commissioners meet to discuss: 🔹 Countering hybrid threats and strengthening security at the EU's external border 🔹 EU-US relations

Are you ready? Today marks the start of ‘The Bellingcat Open Source Challenge’! Five days a week, for the entire month, find a new a new open source exercise on challenge.bellingcat.com

Irish #ge24 voters: this questionnaire, by the University of Limerick, shows you which candidates in your constituency best align with your answers to around 30 policy questions. And breaks it down question by question if you wish. www.whichcandidate.ie/events/14/co...

NEW: the European Parliament has approved Ursula von der Leyen's second term as European Commission president, and her new team of commissioners. 688 votes cast, 370 in favour, 282 against, 36 abstained

Ireland projected to have the second highest growth in the EU in 2025