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This episode features the excellent Ronan O'Flaherty. Ronan is a Multi-channel sub-editor and Journalist, contributing to the Irish Independent, Sunday Independent and The Herald. Ronan starts by running through the change of going from sporting news to general news. The requirements are to be factual and a stickler for detail. We talk about one of his most memorable pieces of work covering the UFC 229 Conor McGregor vs Khabib Nurmagomedov. He talks about the process of event journalism, the interviewing process and the effects of media training sanitising sport. We discuss whether we have lost the personality in sports as a result. We also discussed getting a book published in Ireland and the options available to anyone. Lastly, we talk about getting news stories into mainstream media. This episode is perfect for anyone who wants to understand the mainstream media industry and journalism at a higher level.
This episode features the excellent Ronan O'Flaherty. Ronan is a Multi-channel sub-editor and Journalist, contributing to the Irish Independent, Sunday Independent and The Herald. Ronan starts by running through the change of going from sporting news to general news. The requirements are to be factual and a stickler for detail. We talk about one of his most memorable pieces of work covering the UFC 229 Conor McGregor vs Khabib Nurmagomedov. He talks about the process of event journalism, the interviewing process and the effects of media training sanitising sport. We discuss whether we have lost the personality in sports as a result. We also discussed getting a book published in Ireland and the options available to anyone. Lastly, we talk about getting news stories into mainstream media. This episode is perfect for anyone who wants to understand the mainstream media industry and journalism at a higher level.