Jon Williams

Managing Director, RTÉ News

Jon Williams on Why Public Media Matters

Why Public Media Matters • 13 Apr 22

Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa has spearheaded the fight against misinformation

Why trust in journalism demands real transparency

As RTÉ publishes details of how it manages it output, Jon Williams explains why the truth, trust and the facts must be underscored by transparency.

Truth Matters • 19 Jan 22

An anti-Taliban militia fighter fires a heavy machine gun in Mukhtar, on the outskirts of Lashkar Gah (File pic)

Taliban seizes Afghanistan's prized 'desert of death'

Helmand is a hostile place at the best of times. The largest of Afghanistan's 34 provinces, much of it is an arid wasteland.

Analysis and Comment • 13 Aug 21

How RTÉ News is covering climate change

Ireland has long been obsessed with the weather. But should it - and we - be more interested in the climate?

Climate Change • 27 Jul 21

A memorial event in 2017 at the Newseum in Washington DC paying tribute to journalists who lost their lives reporting the news

Why disinformation is poison in the bloodstream of society

As RTÉ News signs up to the 'Journalism Trust Initiative', Managing Director of RTÉ News, Jon Williams, explains why the truth matters more than ever.

Truth Matters • 23 Jun 21

Aung San Suu Kyi told an audience in Dublin, that the British had always referred to the Burmese as the Irish of the East

Aung San Suu Kyi's 'complicated' democratic journey

Aung San Suu Kyi knows how to win over a crowd - and not just in Myanmar.

Analysis and Comment • 01 Feb 21

Keelin Shanley was an obvious choice to present Six One News

'Keelin was the best of us, we are poorer for her loss'

Keelin achieved more in 51 years than most of us will in a lifetime, writes Managing Director of RTÉ News & Current Affairs Jon Williams.

Ireland • 08 Feb 20

'Claire Byrne Live: Leaders' Debate' will be the first time all the main parties have come together in this campaign

Media scrutiny adds 'accountability' layer in democracy

Media scrutiny adds a layer of accountability that is an essential ingredient of our democracy. If politicians can mislead the public and then avoid scrutiny, how are we meant to get a true representation of who we are electing, asks Jon Williams, Managing Editor of RTÉ News and Current Affairs.

Election 2020 • 27 Jan 20

We need to ensure the information we read and share holds up

Why the 'fake news' stakes are even higher in Ireland

As RTÉ backs a new campaign to help combat 'fake news', Jon Williams warns why it is more important than ever to check what you are reading is from a legitimate source.

Analysis and Comment • 23 Mar 19

BBC cameraman Simon Cumbers was murdered in June 2004

'There could be no finer tribute to Simon Cumbers'

As Jackie Fox reports from Saudi Arabia supported by the Simon Cumbers Media Fund, RTÉ News Managing Director, Jon Williams, recalls the terrible night he had to break the news of Simon's death to his family.

Analysis and Comment • 07 Mar 19