Striking journalists in Belfast produce a four-page tabloid for the duration of their dispute.
Striking journalists are producing 'The Belfast Times', a four-page tabloid for ten pence a copy. They describe it as a comprehensive newspaper with news, features and sport. It is not a mere strike sheet about their five-week dispute.
The journalists work for 'The Morning Irish News', 'The Evening Belfast Telegraph' and 'The Sunday News'. These newspapers have been appearing throughout the strike in reduced form, prepared single-handedly by their editors.
However, the striking journalists hope that the reappearance of popular columnists will go down well with their reading public. John Kaplin of 'The Belfast Telegraph' is the newspaper's editor. He says that they intend to produce 'The Belfast Times' daily until the strike is over.
| Title: | Striking Journalists Produce Own Paper |
| Clip Duration: | 00:01:27 |
| Material Type: | Video |
| Clip Title: | The Belfast Times |
| Series Title: | RTÉ News |
| Information: | A RTÉ News report from 10 January 1979. This report takes a look at the striking journalists who are producing their own four-page tabloid. |
| Local Keywords: | Communications, Newspaper, Industrial Dispute, The Belfast Times, Morning Irish News, Evening Belfast Telegraph, Sunday News, John Kaplin, Media, Strike |
| Coverage: | Ireland |
| Genre: | News |
| Topic: | The Media |
| Provider: | RTÉ |
| Publisher: | RTE |
| First Broadcast Channel: | RTÉ One |
| Production Year: | 1979 |
| Country of Production: | IRELAND |
| Original Identifier: | N10/0079K |
| IPR Restrictions: | Rights Reserved - Free Access |
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| Item Type: | part/extract |
| Colour: | Colour |
| Sound: | Mono |
| Aspect Ratio: | 4:3 |
| Language: | English (eng) |
| Original Language: | English (eng) |
