In Near FM’s Mad About Media, students from FET College Dhúlaigh take on the big questions, interviewing journalists, academics, and experts about the forces shaping the media we consume every day and finding out how to navigate the world in 2026.

From online influence to misinformation, online gambling to platform ownership, this series is about curiosity, critical thinking and making media.  The first guest on this final episode is Stephen McDermott, an Irish journalist, currently working with The Journal where he is editorial ead for their fact-checking unit. The second guest on episode 5 is Dave Curran, Head of Media Studies at FET College Dhúlaigh.

This series is co-funded by Ireland’s media regulator, Coimisiún na Meán and supported by your television licence fee.

Music credits: Demented Nightmare by Darren Curtis and Madness of Linda by Rafael Krux

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