Interview Nessa Childers, MEP by Jane WhyattNessa Childers is an independent Irish Member of European Parliament. With the support of the ECPMF and the European Federation of Journalists, EFJ, she organised the Newsocracy conference in Dublin on 3 June, asking the question “Who owns the news?” Ms Childers has campaigned for years for press freedom, in Ireland and in the European Palriament.
Nessa Childers MEP (Photo: Bengt Oberger, Nessa Childers 02, CC BY-SA 3.0)
Exploring the influence of media owners, delegates got into heated debates. One of Ireland’s main players, Denis O’Brien, is currently involved in a…
