Press Ombudsman Peter Feeney
Press Ombudsman says media rose to Covid challenge https://t.co/tZ2bonZOXa via @rte
— Fergal Bowers (@FergalBowers) May 25, 2021
This morning.
The Press Ombudsman has said 2020 was ‘a good year for Irish media as print and broadcasting rose to the challenge of broadcasting through pandemic’.
No, really.
Via RTÉ:
However, Peter Feeney said there was a huge contrast with coverage online, where he said there was a huge amount of misreporting and inaccurate information.
Speaking to RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, Mr Feeney said what people got online essentially was “pub talk” and although social media companies took significant measures to address it, he said it is very hard to address given the sheer volume of information online.
Hic.
Meanwhile..
Mr Feeney said there were two categories of complaints relating to covid coverage: people who were unhappy with newspaper reportage, and felt that those who were opposed to vaccines and the public health programme did not get fair coverage, and those who were concerned about privacy issues.
However, he pointed out, just one covid complaint was upheld, which suggests that the newspaper coverage was accurate and correct.
Hmm.
Meanwhile…
Mr Feeney said that social media had been a huge gain for the public in general, but that it also “carries harm” and can be an aggressive environment.
Go fupp yourself, Feeney.