Coimisiún na Meán awards majority of grants to local media outlets
Coimisiún na Meán: At least six funding schemes are planned, including future local democracy and court reporting programmes. Photograph: Maxwell PhotographyThe funding scheme is designed to increase and improve reporting of county councils and local courts, two areas which increasingly go uncovered as a result of shrinking newspaper budgets.
In total, €5.7 million will be available to fund ongoing coverage of local authority business and District and Circuit Court cases, as well as a number of special investigative projects.‘When faced with the ugliness of Dublin, it’s hard not to worry about tourists thinking they’ve been sold a pup’Donald Trump’s first 16 days: Pardons, 956 immigration arrests and everything he’s done so far
“The schemes deliver on Coimisiún na Meán’s objective to support the delivery of high-quality, trusted and independent news and current affairs,” said the regulator’s Media Development Commissioner “The journalism schemes will play an important role in sustaining Ireland’s vibrant democracy by informing and engaging citizens on issues of importance to them. Local news is hugely important to Irish people, and these schemes will ensure that people across Ireland get the news stories that matter to them,” Mr Ó Domhnaill said.
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