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RTÉ ‘not in the business of being cheap as chips’, says Kevin Bakhurst

Backhurst said it was “impossible” to give overall cost savings from outsourcing programmes to the independent sector.

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As of July 9, 2026 at 12:45 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened RTÉ ‘not in the business of being cheap as chips’, says Kevin Bakhurst.
The headline split The left frames it as "Kevin Backhurst defends RTÉ spending, says it's ‘not in the business of being cheap as ch...". The center frames it as "RTÉ ‘not in the business of being cheap as chips’, says Kevin Bakhurst".
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Left / center-leftKevin Backhurst defends RTÉ spending, says it's ‘not in the business of being cheap as chips’

The Journal (Ireland) · Center-left · News report

CenterRTÉ ‘not in the business of being cheap as chips’, says Kevin Bakhurst

The Belfast Telegraph · Center · News report

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The Journal (Ireland)News report · Jul 9, 12:45 PM

Kevin Backhurst defends RTÉ spending, says it's ‘not in the business of being cheap as chips’

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Backhurst said it was “impossible” to give overall cost savings from outsourcing programmes to the independent sector.

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Details33/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
33/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

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Jul 9, 12:08 PM: The Belfast Telegraph joined the source map.

Jul 9, 12:45 PM: The Journal (Ireland) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 33/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.