The Future of Media Commission has been asked by the Government to examine how public service aims can be delivered and sustainably funded through broadcasting, print and online media in Ireland over the next decade, while ensuring that independent editorial oversight is maintained and Ireland’s creative and cultural sectors are supported. The Commission has been tasked with making recommendations on how best to set the sector on a sound footing for the future.
The Commission is continuing its public engagement activities with the fifth in a series of online thematic dialogues, today, Thursday 25 March, at 16:30 (GMT).
If you would like to attend the event simply go to futureofmediacommission.ie where you can see the full programme and register.
The topic for discussion at Thursday’s dialogue is how should Public Service Media and Public Service Content Providers inform, educate and entertain the Irish public with regard to Irish culture, identity, sport, language and ensure that creative Irish talent gets the opportunity to have their work reach audiences in Ireland and, where possible, further afield?
Programme
Panel One - are the current models for the delivery of cultural and creative content appropriate for the next decade? What can we do to ensure creative Irish talent get the opportunity to showcase their work to Irish and International audiences?
Chair: Siobhán Holliman, Deputy Editor of the Tuam Herald
Speakers
Angela Dorgan, Chair, National Campaign for the Arts
Sinead Conroy, Business Services Manager, Federation of Irish Sports
Victor Finn, Chief Executive Officer,Irish Music Rights Organisation
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Panel Two - Given the limited resources to spend on this sector – how should funding be prioritised and allocated given the diverse nature of themes to be covered and the competing demands?
Chair: Dr Finola Doyle O’Neill, Broadcast Historian at the School of History, University College Cork
Speakers
Julian de Spáinn, General Secretary,Conradh na Gaeilge
Miriam Malone, Chief Executive,Paralympics Ireland
Christine Monk, Cultural Publicist