The NUJ's Offaly assistant general secretary, is urging the minister to respect press freedom.
The National Union of Journalists is criticising media minister Patrick O’Donovan for his comments about journalists' coverage of the recent fuel protests.
The minister is calling for a review by media regulator Coimisiún na Meán, claiming national media coverage of the protests was ‘skewed’.
The NUJ's assistant general secretary, Offaly's Séamus Dooley is warning the claims could amount to political interference, and he's urging the minister to respect press freedom:
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