National Media Conference

19/11/2013

Photography by
Atalanta Copeman-Papas

17/11/2013

A huge thanks to all those who attended, participated, spoke and contributed to National Media Conference 2013. We hope you all gained some insight into what your future career may hold and, above all, we hope you enjoyed yourselves.

See you all in 2014?

The NMC13 team.

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15/11/2013

CHECK IN TOMORROW OPENS AT 10AM.

A limited amount of tickets will be available to purchase at the welcome desk.

The entire NMC Team looks forward to welcoming you to the 2013 conference tomorrow.

15/11/2013

Hope you're all ready for tomorrow! Check out our finalised line up below.

14/11/2013

Hello everyone!

I hope you're looking forward to Saturday as much as we are!

Quick notice, we sent an email to everyone who's bought tickets with details for Saturday's conference earlier today. We're hearing reports however that some of the emails have inadvertently ended up being held by spam filters so we ask you to check your spam box. If you haven't received any contact from us email [email protected] and we'll resend you the information.

14/11/2013

Acclaimed filmmaker and actor, Ian Fitzgibbon, will be speaking at our film roundtable this Saturday.

Best known on screen as Fr. Jessup from Father Ted, Ian has since revealed his talent in directing. His feature films, PERRIER'S BOUNTY (2009), A FILM WITH ME IN IT (2008) and DEATH OF A SUPERHERO (2011) have all garnered critical acclaim and his directorial work in television, MOONE BOY and TH*****ME, have only built on this track record.

We are delighted to welcome Ian to NMC13, completing the lineup of guests. A full detailed schedule will be released tomorrow, including the speakers for each talk.

14/11/2013

The Sports Journalism Panel Discussion for National Media Conference:

Do minority sports and women receive adequate coverage in sports reporting today?

Panelists for this discussion will be:
- Clíona Foley, Sports Editor of Independent.ie
- Darragh Cleary, Sports Editor of FM104
- Breifne Earley, Sports Manager and Broadcaster with 103.2 Dublin City FM
- Amy Eustace, Chief Sports Writer of The University Observer and Blogger for Paddy Power (Moderator)

More info on all our speakers is available at www.nationalmediaconference.org

Welcome to the official website of the 2013 National Media Conference in partnership with The Irish Times and in association with the Broadcasting Association of Ireland. The event will take place on Saturday, November 16th in Trinity College Dublin.

13/11/2013

Award Winning Filmmaker Ronan Burke, of Black Sheep Productions, will be participating in our film roundtable this Saturday.

Ronan & Rob Burke are a formidable filmmaking duo that first collaborated on their short film JELLYBABY in 2005, having worked on each others films throughout childhood and during their film schooling at DIT. The short screened at over 60 festivals and picked up a host of awards. Their next short, RUNNERS, won the IFTA for Best Short Film, among many others. They have just completed work on their latest feature, STANDBY, starring Brian Gleeson.

Here is Ronan with his brother Rob, accepting the IFTA for their short film Runners in 2010.

Directors Rob Burke and Ronan Burke accept the IFTA for Short Film for their film Runners at the 7th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards in Dublin on 20 Fe...

13/11/2013

National Media Conference 2013's opening media roundtable discussion is entitled:

Does the Irish media today serve the Irish population?

The panelists for this discussion are:
- Kevin O'Sullivan: Editor, The Irish Times (Moderator)
- Lord David Puttnam: Oscar Winning Film Producer & Digital Media Champion
- Sinead O'Carroll: News Editor, TheJournal.ie
- Bob Collins: Chairperson, Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI)
- Catherine Reilly: Fmr. Deputy Editor, Metro Éireann

More panel lineups will be released tomorrow.

12/11/2013

The schedule of events for this year's conference is now available. The speakers for each talk will be released later this week.

11/11/2013

We'll be releasing the full schedule for November 16th tomorrow morning so be sure to check in with us!
www.nationalmediaconference.org

09/11/2013

Tickets are selling fast, make sure to grab yours soon! Only 6 days to go!