UCC Explores 50 Years Of Irish Television

UCC are set to host a media history conference.
They will explore the impact of fifty years of Irish television on Irish society and take a look at what the future holds.
The conference, hosted by the School of History in UCC in conjunction with RTÉ TV50, will on Saturday, 8th September, bring together some of the most influential figures in Irish media to debate its previous impact and its future in the digital multi-platform age.
Pat Rabbitte TD, Minister for Communications, Energy & Natural Resources will open the conference and the keynote speaker will be Noel Curran, RTÉ Director General. John Bowman, broadcaster, writer and author of Window and Mirror: RTÉ Television 1961-2011 will set Ireland’s history of television in a global context.
Chaired by broadcasters Áine Lawlor, Doireann Ní Briain and Brenda Power, three panel discussions will bring together senior executives and journalists from RTÉ, TV3, TG4, Irish Times, Irish Independent and TechCentral.ie, as well as history and media academics and members of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland and the RTÉ Audience Council.
Panellists:
•Steve Carson,Director of TV Programmes, RTÉ
•Moya Doherty, Producer and Director, River Productions Limited
•Ben Frow, Director of Programmes, TV3
•Niall Kitson,Editor, TechCentral.ie
•Michael Lally, Príomh Eagarthóir Nuacht, RTÉ & TG4
•Hugh Linehan, Online Editor, Irish Times
•David McCullagh, Political Correspondent, RTÉ
•David McRedmond, CEO TV3
•Alison O’Connor, journalist, Irish Independent
•Gearóid Ó Tuathaigh, historian; Chair, Audience Council RTÉ
•Kevin Rafter, Senior Lecturer Political Communication & Journalism, School of Communications, DCU
•John Waters, columnist, writer, Broadcasting Authority of Ireland Board Member
UCC is a leading centre for the study of Irish media history and this conference will be of particular interest to students and practitioners of media, history, communications and journalism and to all those with a keen interest in media. The event is open to all but, as places are limited, pre-registration is absolutely necessary.
Anyone wishing to attend should contact Dr Finola Doyle-O’Neill at [email protected], or School of History, UCC, Cork, giving full contact details and number of tickets requested (maximum two per person).
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