UCC to host media history conference
Left-to-right: Dr Finola Doyle-O’Neill, convenor of the conference (School of History, UCC), and Mr David McKenna (Executive Producer Cross–Media, RTÉ)
Left-to-right: Dr Finola Doyle-O’Neill, convenor of the conference (School of History, UCC), and Mr David McKenna (Executive Producer Cross–Media, RTÉ)
The conference, hosted by the School of History in UCC in conjunction with RTÉ TV50, will 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 ofWindow 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: f.doyle-oneill@ucc.ie, or at School of History, UCC, Cork, giving full contact details and number of tickets requested (maximum two per person).