Mediating Democracy at a National Broadcaster: Irish Public Service Media in a Decade of Crisis

This post-doctoral project provided an updated and extended analysis based on a doctoral dissertation conducted within RTÉ during a significant period of national economic crisis and organizational turmoil. The focus was on how public service media responded editorially and institutionally to urgent challenges.

A diverse set of methodologies, supported by extensive institutional access, were employed. The resulting monograph:

- Examined daily news production and political mediation practices

- Explored professional journalistic norms and role perceptions

- Analyzed on-air representations of key crisis moments

- Investigated the roles of the public as audiences, participants, and stakeholders in Irish public service media