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By: Blurred Keys » Blog Archive » Metro Herald merger lacks detail so-far

Blurred Keys » Blog Archive » Metro Herald merger lacks detail so-far — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:28:50 +0000

[...] Back in March, The Irish Times business section had already reported it would be called Metro Herald, the deal would be subject to approval by the Competition Authority, and that Associated Newspapers, The Irish Times and Independent News and Media would own a third of the new paper. Nolan also gave his view on the merger back in March. [...]

By: Free become one — Expad.ie

Free become one — Expad.ie — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:18:33 +0000

[...] wrote about this before (my thoughts here) and apparently, the Metro MD Paul Crosbie (disclosure: a good friend of my father’s) quoted [...]

By: markhamnolan

markhamnolan — Tue, 05 May 2009 07:19:23 +0000

Yep – you would have fielded a few calls from me during my time there, too. And yes, the Herald AM does seem to be an exercise in pure subbing.

By: Damian

Damian — Sun, 03 May 2009 16:31:19 +0000

Hi Markham, I think you’re right about the Metro and Herald AM and their respective personalities. I’ve had queries from Metro journalists on many occasions. Never once have I had a conversation with anybody from Herald AM – it seems to be more of a product than a paper. Presumably there are no bylines because there is no original content in the paper, just resubbed copy and pix from the Indo and Herald?

By: AdamMaguire.com - Blog of Irish Journalist Adam Maguire » Archives » Sleeping with the enemy: INM looking to old foes for help?

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:31:27 +0000

[...] time INM and The Irish Times has co-operated at any stage in the history of Irish print media. As Markham points out, there will be serious staffing connotations for workers at both newspapers but from a larger [...]

By: Cat

Cat — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:22:33 +0000

I hope it doesnt happen – Metro is miles ahead of Herald AM.