Author: Gerard Cunningham

Noonan criticism “off the wall” – NUJ

THE NATIONAL Union of Journalists has described as “off the wall” comments by Finance Minister Michael Noonan regarding the role of investigative journalists. In the wake of the publication of the Anglo Irish tapes transcripts Mr Noonan said “other people…

Social Media: The Newbies Survey

I’m conducting a quick survey. What advice would you give to newbies (in particular, journalists) dipping their toe in the social media pool for the first time? Should they blog, open a twitter account, or would Facebook be a better…

A personal opinion: Jobbridge

At the time of writing, a search of the JobBridge website for the word “journalist” brings up eight hits, ranging from national and provincial newspapers to a local radio station and several openings for the position of “online journalist”. The…

How to deal with plagiarism

So there you are, surfing the internet, when you come across a news website that looks familiar, and you realise its an article you wrote, or a photograph you took, or perhaps both. What do you do? I received just…