IRELAND
Irish Independent
Wednesday April 11 2012
– Interviews with sources were not documented, while note-taking was non-existent.
– RTE guidelines allow secret filming under certain circumstances, including when it is believed that a subject will not consent. It was assumed Fr Reynolds would not consent.
– There was a mentality that the offer of a paternity test from Fr Reynolds was an attempt to derail the programme.
– Reporter Aoife Kavanagh, although experienced, was working on her first ‘Prime Time Investigates’ programme and had not been provided with training on the guidelines surrounding investigative journalism.
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