{"id":246,"date":"2025-05-15T23:46:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T22:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mediavoicesni\/?p=246"},"modified":"2025-05-27T22:55:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T21:55:58","slug":"robin-walsh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mediavoicesni\/2025\/05\/15\/robin-walsh\/","title":{"rendered":"Robin Walsh"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:51% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mediavoicesni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-15-at-23.45.25.png?resize=1024%2C570&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-248 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mediavoicesni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-15-at-23.45.25.png?resize=1024%2C570&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mediavoicesni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-15-at-23.45.25.png?resize=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mediavoicesni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-15-at-23.45.25.png?resize=768%2C428&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mediavoicesni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-15-at-23.45.25.png?resize=1536%2C856&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mediavoicesni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-15-at-23.45.25.png?w=1673&amp;ssl=1 1673w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>In this interview, Robin Walsh shares his journey into broadcasting at UTV, starting in 1965 as a reporter with no formal TV training. He led as news editor during the onset of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Robin highlights the challenges of covering conflict with limited technology and staff, the responsibility of broadcasting in a divided community. He emphasises the commitment to responsible journalism and the profound impact of the Troubles on both the media and society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-b1b9d3b8-87cc-4b78-ad05-db30e75d70bb\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mediavoicesni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2025\/05\/Robin-Wash_Transcription.docx\">Robin Wash_Transcription<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mediavoicesni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2025\/05\/Robin-Wash_Transcription.docx\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-b1b9d3b8-87cc-4b78-ad05-db30e75d70bb\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:63px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Robin Wash Interview - Media Voices NI\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tsL6zlxh0hQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this interview, Robin Walsh shares his journey into broadcasting at UTV, starting in 1965 as a reporter with no formal TV training. 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