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16/05/2012
Call Made For Independent Review Of RTÉ Programming
Fianna Fáil TD Éamon Ó Cuív has called for an independent review into the preparation, editing and balance of current affairs programmes on RTÉ television and radio.
Mr Ó Cuív was speaking at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications hearing into the defamation of Fr Kevin Reynolds by RTÉ’s Prime Time Investigates programme.
He said there could be a random selection made of last year's programmes and the process used in making them should be looked at.
The former minister said this should include how topics and panels are chosen and how tweets and texts are used.
Sinn Féin’s Martin Ferris told the committee that no financial settlement can compensate Fr Reynolds for what he and his family and friends suffered as a result of the programme.
Mr Ferris described the case surrounding Fr Reynolds as an utter disgrace.
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Mr Ó Cuív was speaking at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications hearing into the defamation of Fr Kevin Reynolds by RTÉ’s Prime Time Investigates programme.
He said there could be a random selection made of last year's programmes and the process used in making them should be looked at.
The former minister said this should include how topics and panels are chosen and how tweets and texts are used.
Sinn Féin’s Martin Ferris told the committee that no financial settlement can compensate Fr Reynolds for what he and his family and friends suffered as a result of the programme.
Mr Ferris described the case surrounding Fr Reynolds as an utter disgrace.
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