Current Affairs Show Taken off Air

Leinster Express
April 2, 2012

http://www.leinsterexpress.ie/news/national/current-affairs-show-taken-off-air-1-3695734


RTE's award-winning current affairs series Prime Time Investigates has been taken off the air for good.

The show, which was responsible for the hugely damaging and defamatory Mission To Prey programme, has been shelved in an attempt to rebuild public trust.

Noel Curran, RTE director general, announced the move as part of wide-ranging reforms in its personnel, management and operations in the current affairs division.

"Mistakes will happen in broadcasting and in journalism, no matter what changes are made. Programme makers must be and will be supported in making challenging programming," he said.

Ed Mulhall, managing director of news and current affairs has retired from the organisation with effect from last month after 14 years in the job.

Ken O'Shea has resigned as editor of current affairs after three-and-a-half years in the role but stays in RTE transferring to a new role in television, reporting to the commissioning editor for RTE Two.

Elsewhere, all editorial staff will be trained in new journalism guidelines which have been developed over the last three months.