Mick Clifford, award winning journalist and author, joins Bramcast for our inaugural episode.
Mick Clifford is special correspondent with the Irish Examiner. Awarded NewsBrands Journalist of the year in 2016 and Journalist of the year by Tonight with Vincent Browne in 2014, he was at the vanguard of breaking the Maurice McCabe whistleblower story. He has authored several fiction and non-fiction books, including “A Force For Justice: The Maurice McCabe Story”, “Bertie Ahern and The Dromcondra Mafia”, and “Unlocked: An Irish Prison Officer’s Story”. He hosts his own podcast weekly, “The Mick Clifford Podcast”, with the Irish Examiner.
This episode delves into how he got his start in journalism, the status and credibility of Newspapers in the age of Social Media, Ireland’s libel laws, the far-right, corruption and an Garda Síochána, the Irish prison system, the centenary of the Civil War, Bertie Ahern in a new decade, and much more.
Thank you to EY for their sponsorship and support.
Timestamps:
0:57 Starting in Journalism
3:36 Newspaper Credibility in the Age of Social Media
8:17 Ireland’s Libel Laws
11:48 News, Opinion, and the blurring thereof
12:13 The Far-Right in Ireland
22:28 Twitter
25:08 Maurice McCabe & An Garda Síochána
35:11 Reporting in Fearful Conditions
36:27 Prisons in Ireland
42:00 The Civil War Centenary
48:44 Returning Ministers to their Seats
50:07 Bertie Ahern in a New Decade
54:11 The Effect of Upbringing on Journalism
55:34 Influential Books, Authors and Journalists
57:22 Stories Mick Regrets not Pursuing
58:43 Story Mick is Proudest of
1:00:16 Seeking Out Stories
1:01:07 Favourite Crime Novels
1:01:36 Book Recommendations
1:03:23 Advice to the Next Generation of Journalists
Introduction Music Credit: Eastern Blokhedz Live at Barbes for WFMU's Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob W
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