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RADIO TELEFÍS ÉIREANN Operational Review RTÉ News and Current Affairs The General Election The biggest event of the year for RTÉ News and Current Affairs was the General Election, which took place on Thursday 24 May. Both the nationwide campaign leading up to it and the coverage of the Election Count itself across Television, Radio, Online and Aertel were significant challenges. From the moment the Election was called RTÉ News provided a range of special extra programmes on Radio and Television. Campaign Daily, an innovative hour-long programme on Television was linked to the specially created RTÉ Election website. Audience Research shows that the Leaders’ Debates on Prime Time were influential features of the campaign. The debate between An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and Fine Gael Leader, Enda Kenny had an average of almost a million viewers and RTÉ.ie had a total of one and a half million hits on the day. The RTÉ Exit Poll found that 68% of those who voted in the General Election had watched the Leaders’ Debate. The Election Results programmes on Radio and Television were huge undertakings. Election 2007 on RTÉ Radio 1 ran from 12pm on Friday 25 May until 4.00 am on Saturday, resuming a few hours later. RTÉ Radio had journalists in each of the 43 constituencies. Election 2007 on RTÉ One had more Outside Broadcast (OB) and Satellite units delivering pictures from around the country than ever before and over 400 people working on the programme. The marathon coverage drew massive audience figures – the peak viewership was 789,000 during the RTÉ Nine O’Clock News that evening. All television election coverage was subtitled. A record ten million hits were registered by RTÉ.ie over the four day period from Polling Day until Sunday. Most users were based in Ireland, followed by Britain, the USA and in smaller numbers, the EU, Canada and Australia. Other Editorial Matters Other important national stories during the year included: the breast cancer controversy, initially in Barrington’s Private Hospital in Limerick and later in the Midlands Hospital in Portlaoise; the continuing high level of road deaths - highlighted in an RTÉ News Special; the Rachel O’Reilly murder trial; Northern Ireland where an Executive including the DUP and Sinn Fein was formed; the sinking of three trawlers off the southern coast; the death of two part-time firemen in a blaze in Bray; the contamination of Galway’s water supplies; and the opening of Croke Park to rugby and soccer games. As part of the station’s continuing commitment to the regions, RTÉ News established a new role of regional reporter for the Western region. RTÉ Nuacht opened two new locations in 2007 in An Daingean in Kerry and Baile Bhuirne in Cork. The number of Nuacht video journalists increased to four in 2007. In a major innovation in foreign coverage, RTÉ News established a presence in China for the coming Olympic year. Margaret Ward, Foreign Editor, set up a news bureau in Beijing in September. 2008 will be an exceptionally busy year there, with a big focus on China including coverage of the Olympics and the Paralympics. Margaret will report on all aspects of Chinese life for Radio, Television and Online. Prime Time maintained its anchor role in the RTÉ Television schedule. A strong series of Prime Time Investigates included programmes on Planning; the dangers of the drug Nimesulide; the widespread use of cocaine and the gangland criminals running the trade; and fuel smuggling operations along the border. Operational The main technological innovation of the year was the introduction of the new graphic system Vizrt to News. Name credits, sports results and business news can now be typed into templates and go straight to air. The other major technological development in News has been the introduction of live streaming for Radio. This means that reporters can broadcast live through a laptop from any location in the country, or indeed the world, without the need to hire OB facilities or circuits. This technology was used for RTÉ Radio’s reports from the UN climate change conference in Bali. Campaign Daily, an innovative hour-long programme on Television was linked to the specially created RTÉ Election website. The debate between between An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and Fine Gael Leader, Enda Kenny had an average of almost a million viewers. A strong series of Prime Time Investigates included programmes on Planning; the dangers of the drug Nimesulide; the widespread use of cocaine and the gangland criminals running the trade; and fuel smuggling operations along the border. 18
ANNUAL REPORT & GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2007 RTÉ’s coverage of Election 2007, in two languages and across four different media types, was our most ambitious ever and we believe it lies at the heart of what constitutes responsible Public Service Broadcasting. 19
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