Ireland has been something of an outlier in Brussels, with very few correspondents from Irish news outlets based permanently in the EU capital. This is despite the significant policy decisions being made by the European institutions on a daily basis that impact us directly. Our two Europe correspondents from The Irish Times and RTE do trojan work untangling the web of EU policymaking, but they have a serious job of work on their hands with the sheer amount of policy that comes through the Commission, Council and Parliament. In contrast, Denmark has at least 16 Brussels correspondents! This has meant coverage of European policy has often come too late for Irish interests, NGOs and industries to fully participate in the policymaking process. It has also resulted in more limited coverage of the ins-and-outs of new EU policies, the complex and far-reaching Nature Restoration Law being the perfect example. In the run-up to the European elections on the 7th June, we already know that disinformation online will be targeted and unrelenting. It is imperative that we have a strong network of journalists based in Brussels, with intimate knowledge of the workings of the institutions, in order to combat the worst of this. Great news then that the Business Post is sending journalist Sarah Collins out to Brussels as a full-time correspondent. I hope that other newspapers, magazines, television and radio outlets now follow suit. Put simply, if Ireland doesn't understand the European Union fully, we won't be in a position to reap all the rewards of EU membership or take an active role in steering the EU's course in the years to come.
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Big News for us at The Business Post!!!! The Business Post is pleased to announce the establishment of its new International Media Division with the opening of offices in London and Brussels and the appointment of full-time correspondents based in both locations. The announcement is a key component of the Business Post’s strategy to increase and enhance its online output of agenda-setting journalism, seven days a week and signals its commitment to delivering the very best coverage of global business, economic, and political affairs with a view to growing our readership and subscriber community. The Business Post has appointed Sarah Collins as its Brussels Correspondent and Dominic McGrath as its UK Correspondent, based in London. These roles are in addition to Marion McKeone, who is the Business Post’s US Correspondent. Over the past year, working with Sarah Murphy, Chief Executive Officer of the Business Post and Aaron Rogan Deputy Editor, we are seeking to modernise, expand and enhance our coverage to give our loyal readers and subscribers what they want. If you're not already a BP subscriber, you should be! Link to sign up here - https://lnkd.in/dv3WbwpM hashtag #Media hashtag #DigitalTransformation hashtag #Business hashtag #Economics hashtag #Politics hashtag #Journalism hashtag #Expansion
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11moThe trilogue process renders decisions untransparent, unpredictable and spread out time wise in a way that minimises newsworthiness. It is of questionable accuracy to blame news services for this.