Dublin Inquirer editor Stephanie Costello talks about the innovative Dublin news website and newspaper, how they approach story beats, and plans for the future. You can find out more at https://dublininquirer.com, and contact Stephanie at [email protected]

Woman's Way editor Áine Toner talks about her role editing the popular magazine, what kinds of article the magazine is looking for, and the best way to pitch. Áine can be reached at [email protected], and the magazine website is at https://www.womansway.ie/

Eileen Culloty, a post-doctoral researcher at FuJo, the Institute for Future Media and Journalism (https://fujomedia.eu/) at Dublin City university, working on a European project on how to counter disinformation. She talks to Freelance Forum about fake news — from rumour to propaganda, misinformation, and disinformation — and the strategies both journalists and the wider public can take to recognise and counter it.

Therese Caherty talks about science journalist Mary Mulvihill, and the Mary Mulvihill Award set up in her memory. Therese is co-chair of the association along with Mary's sister, Noirin Mulvihill. The Mary Mulvihill Award 2020 was a first in every sense: youngest ever winner at 17, first male and based outside Dublin.

You can find out more about the award at https://marymulvihillaward.ie/ or follow the Award on Twitter ‎@RememberingMary, Instagram https://www.instagram.com/marymulvihillassociation and on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/rememberingmarymulvihill/

Cassie Delaney talks about the Tall Tales podcast network and the Rogue Collective, an online news outlet with intelligent content for women, by women who value freedom of expression, broader representation, niche interests and celebrating individuality.

You can get in touch the Rogue Collective at [email protected] you will receive a link to a Google form. You can also contact them through @RogueCollectiv on Twitter and Instagram.

A monthly subscription to Rogue is only €4. https://www.roguecollective.ie/

Journalist Ken Foxe talks about the freedom of information process as a way to uncover news stories. You can find out more at his FOI Guide: http://www.kenfoxe.com/foi-guide/

The guide now includes contact addresses for all government departments, county councils and various other public bodies.

If you use the guide & find it helpful, you can support Ken in keeping it up to date: https://www.gofundme.com/f/foi-beginner-guide

RTÉ producer Sarah Binchy talks about Sunday Miscellany, the RTÉ Short Story competition, and breaking into broadcasting.

You can check out further details of Sunday Miscellany (and listen to recent editions) webpage at https://www.rte.ie/radio1/sundaymiscellany.

Details of the RTÉ Short Story Competition in honour of Francis McManus are at https://www.rte.ie/radio1/francis-macmanus-short-story/

The competition is now closed for 2020, but it's never too soon go get working on your entry for next year.

If you are interested in documentary making, the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland Sound+Vision Fund is here: https://www.bai.ie/en/broadcasting/funding-development-3/sound-vision-4/

Independent producer and media trainer Aileen O'Meara talks about organising your own podcast, whether it's for profit, promotion or pleasure.

In the course of her interview Aileen O'Meara mentioned her own video training and audio training services.

Details of her video training course - now online - called Mobile Video Made Easy - are available at www.videotraining.ie - she's also got her YouTube channel at VideoTraining TV.

Her soon to be launched podcast training for beginners will be live by the end of May.

if you are interested in finding out more about that - please email Aileen at [email protected].

She's giving a special offer on the pilot being launched after June 1st.

Aileen's own podcast is called Clarence Street Stories - it's on Spotify and wherever you find your podcasts.

NUJ Irish Secretary Seamus Dooley describes how journalists and news media organisations are dealing with the challenges of Covid, and talks about the NUJ proposal for a government commission on the future of journalism in Ireland.

Writer Joe Joyce discusses the differences between news reporting, journalism and writing fiction, why journalism can be a bad preparation for fiction writing, and how historical fiction is a good half-way point.

You can order Joe's latest book, "1691: A Novel" through Kindle as an ebook on Amazon, or you can order the print edition from Amazon or from Joe's own website, https://joejoyce.ie/books/