"This book aims to provide a context in which a clear link can be traced between the politics of memory and its manifold representations and misrepresentations in public media towards a viable politics of justice. The assumption is that public awareness and perceptions of injustice, whether they are
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political, economic, or social, depend on the mass media of communication for recognition and valorization – including, today, new communication and information technologies such as social media platforms. Undoubtedly this assumption is based on a system in which mass media can operate independently, fairly, and in a balanced and unbiased way: in other words, according to a much vaunted and fast vanishing ‘public service ethos’ imbued with high standards of truthtelling, objectivity, balance, and accountability. A parallel assumption is that if the public is made aware and has access to relevant information and knowledge, it will be motivated to pressure governments for reform, reparation, and – in the best possible scenario – some kind of consensus between all parties on ways to move forward as a nation. As we have pointed out above, this argues for an a priori ‘right to memory’ that affirms and protects those frameworks and structures of collective memory that guarantee the physical, psychological, and symbolic integrity of a group of people or, indeed, a nation. There are many aspects to the debate." (Introduction, page 17)
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"Radharc is RTÉs longest-running programme and was founded even before RTÉ itself. Fr Joe Dunn, who is still its director, set Radharc up with a group of his fellow Dublin priests and with the encouragement of Archbishop John Charles McQuaid. Thi
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s is Joe Dunn's personal history of Radharc. His sometimes hilarious account of the beginnings and of fascinating recollections of filming all over the world with all its hazards, adventures and delights, all lead to most insightful and provocative collection of personal reflections on the major issues facing the Church and the world today." (Back cover)
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