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.
Mad About Media
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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.
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April 20, 2026
Mad About Media Episode 5: How Do You Decide What’s True?
<p>From fact-checking and fake information to AI, deepfakes and phone dependence, the final episode asks how we decide what to trust in a world that never slows down. In this final episode of Mad About Media, students from FET College Dhúlaigh look back on the series and take on their toughest challenge yet: trying to […]</p> The post <a href="https://nearcast.ie/mad-about-media-episode-5/">Mad About Media Episode 5: How Do You Decide What’s True?</a> first appeared on <a href="https://nearcast.ie">Nearcast</a>.
April 13, 2026
Mad About Media Episode 4: Who Decides What’s Safe?
<p>From film ratings and trailers to TikTok feeds and online harm, this episode looks at who decides what is safe to watch, what gets regulated and what still slips through. In this episode, students look at censorship, classification, online safety and the challenge of protecting viewers and users in a world where anything can appear […]</p> The post <a href="https://nearcast.ie/mad-about-media-episode-4/">Mad About Media Episode 4: Who Decides What’s Safe?</a> first appeared on <a href="https://nearcast.ie">Nearcast</a>.
April 6, 2026
Mad About Media Episode 3: Who Controls the Story?
<p>From social media bosses and algorithms to democracy and distraction, this episode looks at who decides what we see, who makes money from our attention and why it matters. In this episode, students ask who owns the media we use, how much time we spend on our screens, and what happens when news, entertainment and […]</p> The post <a href="https://nearcast.ie/mad-about-media-episode-3/">Mad About Media Episode 3: Who Controls the Story?</a> first appeared on <a href="https://nearcast.ie">Nearcast</a>.
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