Evolving technologies and shifting commercial opportunity are partially behind this but the main driver is political — just as it was when John Francis Maguire first published The Cork Examiner 180 years ago. This is a consequence of a very deliberate and organised process to undermine conduits long regarded as reliable and credible. The optimism behind that argument, the hope that when objective facts are understood then rational decency will prevail, has been an overriding motivation in Irish media for generations. The pandemic has demonstrated the insatiable appetite for truth shared by readers around the world. This underlines how very little has changed since 1841 and confirms that strong, independent media is as important as ever.

Source: Irish Examiner August 30, 2021 05:26 UTC