Fourth Estate
Every week, we discuss how the media has covered the news and analyse issues affecting the industry - with some of the biggest names in journalism in Australia and around the world. Broadcast live on Sydney's 2SER 107.3FM, with the financial assistance of the Community Broadcasting Foundation.
Thu, April 17, 2025
Election 2025: Dutton Falters As Albo Obfuscates
Australia is three weeks into the 2025 federal election cycle, and this time around the issues dominating the agenda have been as wide-ranging as housing, energy prices, climate change and somehow even, American President Donald Trump. But as Opposition Leader Peter Dutton's campaign falters captures the media's attention, is Prime Minister Anthony Albanese enjoying a smoother ride than he otherwise would be? Joining Tina Quinn to discuss is ABC Radio National's Melissa Clarke, The Saturday Paper's Jason Koutsoukis, and News Corp's Clare Armstrong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, April 10, 2025
A Tale Of Two Cities: Reporting From Gaza Vs Jerusalem
As the as the so-called ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has collapsed, the official death toll in the region has surpassed 50,000, although experts warn the real number is much higher. Of those many thousands who have perished are hundreds of journalists who have been killed in Gaza while simply reporting on the conflict. This last week brought shocking footage of a media tent being bombed, with a number of journalists inside burning to their deaths. Over the border in Israeli-occupied Jerusalem, is a very different situation. That's where you'll find foreign correspondents from western media organisations, like the BBC, CNN and Australia’s ABC, reporting from. Many of them would like to be on the ground in Gaza, but the Israeli government refuses to grant them access, so much of the information they receive from inside Palestine comes from the local journalists on the ground there. On this episode of Fourth Estate, Tina Quinn speaks to two journalists from these two neighboring cities. Al-Jazeera's Hani Mahmoud, in Gaza, and the ABC's Matthew Doran, in Jerusalem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sat, March 29, 2025
Election 2025: The Horse Race Begins
After what seemed like an interminably long lead-up, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has finally called the election for May 3 - ending weeks of speculation about when Australians will head to the polls. The date was seemingly ‘leaked’ an hour before Opposition Leader, Peter Dutton was due to hand down his much anticipated budget speech, catching the Liberals on the back foot and no doubt setting the tone for the usual horse race that is a federal election campaign. Joining Tina Quinn to discuss the current state of play and the challenges which lie ahead for both sides, was Canberra insiders Amanda Copp (Nine News), Claudia Long (ABC) and Paul Bongiorno (The Saturday Paper). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, March 20, 2025
Is Anti-Semitism Being Weaponised?
As Fourth Estate returns this week, we examine whether the issue of anti-Semitism is being weaponised by both our media and political class. Joining Tina Quinn to discuss is investigative journalist Antony Loewenstein, Crikey's Rachel Withers and The Sydney Morning Herald's Max Maddison. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, March 06, 2025
One From The Archives: Lynne O'Donnell On Being Kidnapped By The Taliban
This week we turn back the clock to Tina Quinn's conversation with foreign correspondent, Lynne O'Donnell. Lynne has spent close to 30 years covering terrorism, conflict and war across Central Asia, the Middle East and Europe. In 2022, Lynne herself made headlines around the world, when she was detained by Taliban intelligence agents in Afghan capital of Kabul, forced to retract some of her articles, and coerced into making a public apology during what she described as three days of “cat-and-mouse” with regime authorities. A week after she fled Kabul, Lynne joined Fourth Estate from Islamabad, Pakistan to talk about her ordeal. This episode was originally broadcast in July, 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mon, February 24, 2025
One From The Archives: In Conversation With Geoffrey Robertson
This week we step back into the archives to Tina Quinn's conversation with famed human rights lawyer, author and broadcaster, Geoffrey Robertson. The year was 2021. Scott Morrison was still prime minister of Australia, it was the early days of the Biden presidency, before Russia’s war with Ukraine, and this most recent conflict in the Middle East. Julian Assange was still fighting off extradition from his UK prison cell to the United States, where a life sentence seemed likely. And Donald Trump seemed to be firmly in everybody's rear view mirror. But one thing was very unchanged. Injustice was, as it still is, rising at alarming rates, with little in the way of consequences for those committing some of the most heinous crimes on incredibly grand scales. In this episode, Geoffrey Robertson discusses what he felt was a plan B. This episode was originally broadcast in May, 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, January 23, 2025
Eric Beecher On The Men Who Killed The News
Crikey’s proprietor Eric Beecher, is a rare combination of journalist, media owner and idealist. “A media mongrel”, he says his friends call him, at 33 he became the youngest-ever editor of the Sydney Morning Herald, but was wooed away by the most consequential press mogul’s of the modern age, Rupert Murdoch. But as he tells Tina Quinn, it was a short-lived tryst. He joins Fourth Estate this week to talk about the dangers of moguls, why press manipulation goes back much further than the Murdoch dynasty, and the future of serious, quality journalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, January 16, 2025
From One Macdonald To Another: The Changes Afoot At ABC Radio
After close to two months of speculation, Hamish Macdonald, the former Q+A host and current Radio National and The Project presenter has been confirmed as the new Mornings host on ABC Radio Sydney. Macdonald replaces Sarah Macdonald, who announced on air only days after being told that her contract would not be renewed, prompting public outcry from her very loyal listenership. It comes amidst concerns from the ABC audience, that its local radio stations are at risk of being commercialized by its new management. Joining Tina Quinn to discuss is Jenna Price, Columnist at the Sydney Morning Herald, and Daanyal Saeed, Media Reporter at Crikey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, January 09, 2025
One From The Archives: The Misogyny Speech A Decade On
This week we dip back into the Fourth Estate archives to Tina Quinn's 2022 discussion with Samantha Maiden and Jess Hill, reflecting on the ten year anniversary of the famous and historic 'misogyny speech', delivered by Australia's then Prime Minister Julia Gillard. While many seemed to miss the gravity of the moment in the immediate aftermath, and dismissed the speech as a misstep by a then embattled Prime Minister, it was a moment which became a global sensation, and a decade on has continued to linger in the public's memory. So why did some in the Australian media get it so wrong at the time, and how has it informed reporting in the decade since as sexism and misogyny has experienced a reckoning? This episode was originally broadcast in October of 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mon, December 23, 2024
Profile: In Conversation With David Marr (Part 2)
David Marr was 33 years old when he was appointed editor of the National Times, but his tenure was short lived. He was spectacularly sacked within two years, but his unmatched prose would see him become an internationally renowned biographer, and an award winning journalist for his coverage of the deaths of Aboriginals in custody for the ABC's Four Corners program. In part two of his conversation with Tina Quinn, David discusses his extraordinary career reporting on the leading social issues of our time, like racial injustice, gay rights, and the plight of asylum seekers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mon, December 23, 2024
Profile: In Conversation With David Marr (Part 1)
David Marr’s extraordinary career as a journalist, broadcaster and biographer, has seen him write about the most interesting and controversial people in Australian history. From Kevin Rudd and George Pell to John Howard and Bill Henson, his work he says has been about trying to explain the "contradictions" of his subjects. As part of our ongoing series of profiles, David joined Tina Quinn in studio talk about his upbringing in the conservative Australia of the 1960s, coming to grips with being gay at a time when homosexuality was still criminalized, the "halcyon" days of journalism at the National Times, and his much revered biographies of Chief Justice Sir Garfield Barwick and the world renowned Australian writer Patrick White. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sat, December 14, 2024
The End Of Forever In Syria
The world's media has brought us spectacular images out of Syria this week, as the brutal dictatorship of the country's President Bashar al-Assad crumbled this week, in a moment being compared to the fall of the Berlin Wall, and one which promises to reshape the landscape of power in the Middle East. Joining Tina Quinn to discuss this seismic moment: Lyse Doucet, the BBC's Chief International Correspondent who is currently in the Syrian capital of Damascus, Kareem Shaheen from New Lines Magazine, and Paul Conroy the filmmaker and photographer; who whilst working in the region was brutally injured by the same Syrian shelling which claimed the life of his friend and colleague, Marie Colvin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wed, December 04, 2024
Profile: In Conversation With Maxine McKew
When Maxine McKew first entered the world of journalism in 1974, her home state of Queensland was ruled by the “oppressive” government of Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen, where police corruption was rife and the media was largely stifled. She rose through the ranks of the ABC on programs like This Day Tonight, Nationwide and The Carleton-Walsh Report, and became the first woman appointed as the public broadcasters Washington Correspondent. At her height, hosting Lateline and The 7.30 Report, she was known as one of Australia’s finest current affairs interviewers, but she gave it all up for a career in politics, unseating then Prime Minister John Howard in the seat of Bennelong. As part of our ongoing in-profile series, Maxine joined Tina Quinn in studio to talk about an extraordinary career which saw her blaze the trail for other female journalists, and gave her a front seat to history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wed, November 27, 2024
George Megalogenis On The New Politics Of Australia
As Australia prepares for a forthcoming election year, predictions are coming left, right and center as to what way it might go. Journalist and author, George Megalogenis thinks we could be looking at a minority government as the changing politics of Australia continues to take shape. But who will hold the balance of power, why has the electoral map continued to change, and how is our own fourth estate’s report card looking when it comes to explaining it all to its audience? The former press gallery reporter and longtime political commentator joined Tina Quinn to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, November 21, 2024
The Whole Town's Talking About The Jones Boy
For close to forty years, Alan Jones, inspired adoration from his passionate listeners, and both fear and loathing from the politicians whose public popularity he could make or break. This week, Child Abuse Squad detectives arrived at the luxury home of the 83 year old to arrest him, charging him with 26 offences, involving nine victims. His arrest is the latest chapter in the downfall of one of Australia's most controversial figures, a man described by one of his alleged victims as being “more powerful than the prime minister”. Tina Quinn was joined by Kate McClymont and Chris Masters, both of whose work examining the life, power and influence of Alan Jones has led to this moment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, November 14, 2024
One From The Archives: In Conversation With Geraldine Doogue
This week we dip back into the Fourth Estate archives and revisit Tina Quinn’s interview with ABC broadcaster, Geraldine Doogue. This interview was originally broadcast in December of 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, November 07, 2024
America Elects First Felon President
In what was an incredibly decisive vote from the US electorate, following an incredibly divisive election, Donald J Trump will return to the White House in January, becoming the 47th President of the United States. Had she been elected, Vice President Kamala Harris would have made history as the country's first female President, but American voters decided on a different precedent. Joining Tina Quinn to analyse the media coverage and its impact on the result was Danielle Allen (formerly of The Washington Post), Nick Bryant (formerly of the BBC), Amelia Lester (Foreign Policy Magazine) and David Folkenflik (NPR). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, October 31, 2024
Remembering George Negus
George Negus cut an iconic figure in the Australian media industry. One of the original stars of 60 Minutes when it was first established in Australia, he redefined the medium of television journalism. His multi-decade career saw him go head to head with world leaders like Margaret Thatcher, Muammar Gaddafi and Australia's own Bob Hawke. He brought stories from all four corners of the globe home to Australians, in his knock-about, down to earth style that became known as quintessential Negus. Ray Martin and Jennifer Byrne both joined Tina Quinn in studio to remember their friend and colleague, who passed away aged 82, after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fri, October 25, 2024
Reflections On A Referendum: A Year On From The Voice
A year on from last year's referendum, and the deep divisions laid bare during its bitter campaign remain. With minimal progress made on Indigenous affairs, the path ahead for Australia's First Nations communities looks increasingly bleak. Daniel James and Clare Armstrong join Tina Quinn to discuss the difficult conversations the media is still failing to navigate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, October 17, 2024
Violent War, Passive Voice
A year on from the beginning of what has become the deadliest uprising of violence between Israel and Palestine that we've ever seen, this week we turn our eye on the language often used by the media when reporting on this conflict. Joining host, Tina Quinn to discuss is the ABC's Paul Barry, and Al Jazeera's, Meenakshi Ravi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fri, September 06, 2024
Profile: In Conversation With Jeff McMullen (Part 2)
The Watergate scandal was already unfolding when Jeff McMullen arrived in the United States in 1972, having just been appointed as the ABC's New York Correspondent. He would spend the next decade filing compelling stories for Four Corners on the turmoil surrounding nuclear waste, uranium mining and the plight of the Native Americans. During his years covering the Reagan White House, Jeff made the difficult decision to leave the ABC for the Nine Network's 60 Minutes, at a time when current affairs television was at its peak. In part two of his conversation with Tina Quinn, Jeff discusses these extraordinary decades and the purpose that still guides him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fri, September 06, 2024
Profile: In Conversation With Jeff McMullen (Part 1)
Within 12 months of joining the ABC in 1966, 18 year old Jeff McMullen took his very first posting as a Foreign Correspondent to Papua New Guinea. It was the beginning of a multi-decade career, which would see him cover the Watergate scandal in the United States, the coup in Chile, the famine in Eritrea and the genocide in Guatemala. As part of our ongoing series of profiles, Jeff joined Tina Quinn in studio talk about what began his attraction to far flung places, his love for storytelling and his desire to better understand humankind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, August 29, 2024
One From The Archives: Six Decades Of Four Corners
This week we again dip back into the Fourth Estate archives, to August of 2021, when Tina Quinn assembled journalists Jeff McMullen, Chris Masters and Morag Ramsay to commemorate the 60th birthday, Four Corners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, August 22, 2024
Nine's Axe Swings, As Mass Exodus Begins
The first round of voluntary redundancies from Nine Entertainment have been announced, with 85 journalists at what was once the Fairfax papers, packing their bags. But could the supposed bloodletting lead to a worsening prognosis for Australia's largest media company? Journalists Jonathan Green, Kerry-Anne Walsh and Scott Mitchell join Tina Quinn to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, August 15, 2024
Commercial Television: The Industry That #MeToo Forgot
Its been more bad news this week for the already embattled Seven Network, with Four Corners airing a searing expose into the commercial broadcaster's workplace culture. The picture painted was one of bullying, harassment and misogyny. Four Corners Investigative Reporter, Louise Milligan joined Tina Quinn and Virginia Haussegger, who herself navigated a multi-decade career in television news and current affairs to discuss the allegations uncovered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, August 01, 2024
Profile: In Conversation With Margaret Throsby
When Margaret Throsby first came through the doors of the ABC in 1967, as the new “announcer” on staff, she was the only woman in a room full of men. As part of our ongoing series of profiles, the incomparable broadcaster joined Tina Quinn in studio to talk about the remarkable 56 year career that followed. The word legend is often generously bandied about, but its fitting for the famously velvet voiced presenter, who in 1978 would become the first woman to read the news for ABC Television, encouraging commercial networks to quickly follow suit, and who is thought to have conducted over 15,000 interviews during her decades long career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, July 25, 2024
Brat On The Ballot: Kamala, Coconuts And Context
There's a new presidential candidate in town, and her name is Kamala Harris. Proving that a week is a very long time in politics, the presumptive nomination of the vice-president to the top of the Democratic ticket has changed the conversation surrounding the 2024 US election yet again. Joining Tina Quinn to analyse these latest developments is political reporter for The Washington Post, Mariana Alfaro, and features editor for The Age, Maher Mughrabi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, July 18, 2024
Don't Shoot The Messenger: Has The Attempt On Trump's Life Handed Him The Election?
We're still months away from the US election, and already the 2024 presidential race is proving even more tumultuous than previous years, with a gunman opening fire on the former President, Donald Trump at a political rally. Now many are wondering whether the attempt on Trump's life may have sealed the fate of the election? Tina Quinn is joined by Walkley award-winning journalist, Hamish Macdonald and US political commentator, Kim Hoggard to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fri, July 05, 2024
Profile: In Conversation With Angela Catterns
To kick off Fourth Estate’s series of profiles, radio trailblazer Angela Catterns joined Tina Quinn in studio to talk about a career thats included getting fired for sounding “too intelligent”, smoking spliffs in the Triple J studios and knocking Alan Jones from number one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, June 27, 2024
What Is Going On At The Washington Post?
The Washington Post, long held up as a beacon of great american journalism, has found itself the subject of some very bad headlines the last number of weeks. NPR's David Folkenflik and Peter Jukes of The Byline Times, join Tina Quinn to discuss how the esteemed 'paper of record' has itself become the story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, June 20, 2024
One From The Archives: Tina Quinn Speaks With Caro Meldrum-Hanna
This week we take another step back into the Fourth Estate archives to Tina Quinn's interview with the Gold Walkley award winning journalist, Caro Meldrum-Hanna. This interview was originally broadcast in April of 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, June 13, 2024
When Push Comes To Shove: Costello’s Unseemly End
It’s been a scandal-plagued few weeks for Nine Entertainment, made only worse by its Chairman, Sir Peter Costello’s altercation with a News Corp journalist at Canberra Airport, leading to his resignation. Mike Seccombe, National Correspondent for The Saturday Paper and Jacqueline Maley, Columnist and Senior Writer at The Sydney Morning Herald, join Tina Quinn to discuss the tumultuous developments at one of Australia’s largest media organisations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sun, June 02, 2024
The News Corp Campaign Against Laura Tingle
This week saw the Rupert Murdoch owned News Corp waging another battle in its seemingly constant war against our public broadcaster, with what some have called a "raging pile on" against journalist, Laura Tingle. Taking issue with comments she had made on a panel at the Sydney Writers Festival, numerous News Corp journalists accused Tingle of breaching ABC's editorial policies. But were their fervent attacks just some well-organized retribution? Quentin Dempster, Peter Van Onselen and Margaret Simons joined host, Tina Quinn to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fri, May 31, 2024
One From The Archives: Laura Tingle Sits Down With Tina Quinn
This week, the ABC's Chief Political Correspondent for 7.30, Laura Tingle found herself at the centre of a media maelstrom, following her weekend comments on a panel at the Sydney Writers Festival in which she referred to Australia as 'a racist country' and went on to criticize the budget reply speech of Opposition Leader, Peter Dutton. News Corp publications all followed with fierce condemnation of her comments, in what some are describing as a Murdoch pile on. This week we decided to look back at Tina Quinn's conversation with Laura Tingle from June, 2021; in which she reflected on the Murdoch media's relentless attacks on the ABC, and the declining state of political discourse in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, May 23, 2024
The War On False Equivalence
Accusations of false equivalencies have flown from both sides of the conflict in the Middle East, and this week was no exception with the International Criminal Court’s Chief announcing their intention to apply for arrest warrants for top leadership in the Israeli Government and those working for Hamas. Joining Tina Quinn to discuss this latest development is the ABC's Geraldine Doogue, Network Ten's Hugh Riminton and former Middle East Correspondent-turned-Human Rights campaigner, Sophie McNeill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, May 16, 2024
One From The Archives: In-Conversation With Fran Kelly
This week we dip into the Fourth Estate archives and bring you Tina Quinn's December, 2021 interview with journalist and broadcaster, Fran Kelly. Fran joined Tina in studio during her very last week as Host of RN Breakfast, after 17 years at the helm of the program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, May 09, 2024
Shutdown! Israel Bans Al Jazeera As The Humanitarian Crisis Worsens
This week we return to coverage of the conflict in the Middle East, as the Israeli Government forces the closure of Al Jazeera's Jerusalem bureau. Bernard Smith, a Senior Correspondent for Al Jazeera joined Tina Quinn from East Jerusalem to talk what it means for the television network's coverage of the conflict. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, May 02, 2024
Violence Against Women: Australia’s Pervasive Epidemic
The increasing surge in female deaths at the hand of a male partner has led to nationwide protests, countless think pieces in every major and non-major masthead, and the usual platitudes from government. As the nation grows weary to these ritualistic reckonings, host Tina Quinn, discusses whether this time could be different with Bridget Brennan and Rachel Withers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fri, April 26, 2024
Elon Musk Throws Down With Australia
It’s been a big week for social media news, as billionaire and so-called 'free speech warrior', Elon Musk defies orders from Australia’s E-Safety Commissioner and gets into a war of words with Politicians across the aisle. It’s all part of a bigger conversation around censorship. Guardian Australia’s Josh Butler and The Sun-Herald’s Amber Schultz join Tina Quinn to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fri, April 19, 2024
Omnishambles: Bruce Lehrmann v Network 10 & Lisa Wilkinson
On this week's Fourth Estate we look at the "omnishambles" (to quote Justice Michael Lee) that was the Bruce Lehrmann v Network 10 and Lisa Wilkinson defamation trial. While Lehrmann walked away a proven rapist (in the balance of probabilities), nobody really got off lightly, especially not the media. Host, Tina Quinn is joined by Kate McClymont, Chief Investigative Reporter at The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, Amy Remeikis, Guardian Australia's Political Reporter and former current affairs producer, Anthony McClellan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, April 11, 2024
Gaza: The Conflict Raging Beyond The Battlefield
As we mark six months since the latest outbreak of war between the Israeli government and the Palestinian people kicked off, host Tina Quinn explores whether coverage of the conflict is shifting. She's joined by independent journalist, Antony Loewenstein, Political Reporter for The Australian Sarah Ison, and Co-Host of Guardian Australia's 'Full Story' podcast, Nour Haydar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, April 04, 2024
Kategate: A post-mortem
This week we take a look back at the media maelstrom that was 'Kategate'. Were we the public to blame for elevating a social media bin-fire? Was it the media? Or did the wheels of the Palace PR machine completely come off? And what does it say about our relationship with once very trusted institutions? Host, Tina Quinn returns to the Fourth Estate chair to interrogate those questions with the former Editor-in-Chief of The Guardian newspaper, Alan Rusbridger, Royal Correspondent Ellie Hall and the host of the After Work Drinks podcast and Editor of the newly relaunched Elle Australia, Grace O'Neill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mon, April 01, 2024
Blaksiders' View On The Media And The Voice
This week we talk to the hosts of a new program called Blaksiders. Blaksiders is a First Nations news and analysis program that doesn't follow traditional formats or structures. Our guests were Peta MacGillivray and Gemma McKinnon. Produced and hosted by Anthony Dockrill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, March 26, 2024
Tik Tok, Boom!
This week we ask why does the US want to ban Tik Tok and does this mark a new phase in the US's attempts to decouple from China. Our guest were Marina Zhang and Wanning Sun. Produced and hosted by Anthony Dockrill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, March 14, 2024
Kim Williams in Conversation
This week Monica Attard talks with Kim Williams about objectivity in journalism and his new role at the ABC. Produced by Anthony Dockrill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, March 07, 2024
Meta Just Turned Off The Tap. What Now?
This week we look at Meta's decision to not renew its agreements under the News Media Bargaining Code. What will this mean for our newsroom and is there an alternative funding model? Our guest this week is Professor Peter Greste Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tue, March 05, 2024
The Path To Radicalisation And The Road Back
This week we talk about new research into why people are attracted to conspiracy theories, the stages they go through in getting radicalised, and how these people may find their way back. Our guests were Emily Booth and Marian-Andrei Rizoiu Produce and Hosted by Anthony Dockrill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, February 22, 2024
Assange's Last Chance?
This week we look at Julian Assange's last chance to avoid extradition to the United States where he faces 17 charges for his work with Wikileaks. To talk about the legal challenges and his options with spoke to Professor Holly Cullen. Produced and hosted by Anthony Dockrill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, February 15, 2024
What Our Journalist's Are Thinking And Also...Fearing
This week we do a deep dive into Medianet's 2024 Australia Media Landscape Report. The report shows an industry focused on ethics and stress about the future. Our guest this week was Managing Director Amrita Sidhu. Produced and hosted by Anthony Dockrill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, February 08, 2024
How Our Newsrooms Are Navigating AI
This week we look at a report from the Centre for Media Transition titled Gen AI and Journalism. To talk about the report we had two of the authors Professor Monica Attard and Dr Michael Davis. Produce and hosted by Anthony Dockrill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fri, February 02, 2024
Learning The Lessons of Covid
In this week's episode, Monica Attard spoke to Tracey Kirkland, the Continuous News Editor for the ABC News Channel, and Gavin Fang, Deputy Director at ABC News. Together, they edited a collection of essays that cover the logistical, ethical, and existential challenges faced by the news industry during the Pandemic and beyond. It’s called Pandemedia and it asks, how did the pandemic change journalism? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, December 21, 2023
Finding Rupert
In our final episode of the year, we speak with Paddy Manning about his new podcast series, 'Rupert: The Last Mogul.' The podcast is a 6-part deep dive into the world of Rupert Murdoch, asking some big questions about what motivates him and what his life and legacy mean. Produced and hosted by Anthony Dockrill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, December 14, 2023
Regional Media In A Post Print World
This week CMT Researcher Dr. Timothy Koskie talks media diversity and regional media with Genevieve Jacobs AM, whose Region Media Group hosts a variety of regional online news sources that service local communities across NSW. Interview provided by Double Take, from the UTS Centre for Media Transition Produced by Anthony Dockrill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wed, December 06, 2023
Practicing Journalism In Exile
This week Ayesha Jehangir speaks with Zahra Nader, the founder of Zan Times, a Canada-based news website that enables Afghan women journalists to continue reporting on Afghanistan under the Taliban regime. They discuss the Zan Times, the challenges of practicing journalism in exile, and the safety concerns confronting women journalists in Afghanistan. Interview provided by Double Take, from the UTS Centre for Media Transition Produced by Anthony Dockrill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, November 23, 2023
Peter Greste On Our Wall Of Secrecy
With the publication of the Review of Secrecy Provisions, we spoke with Professor Peter Greste from Macquarie University about the review and we also talked about whether there is a better way forward that protects public interest journalism. Produced and hosted by Anthony Dockrill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, November 16, 2023
Blowing The Whistle On National Security
This week Monica Attard speaks to Bernard Collaery, a Canberra lawyer and former ACT Attorney-General, on his prosecution by the Australian Government – recently dropped – for helping to expose a government spy operation against Timor-Leste during treaty negotiations in 2004. Interview provided by Double Take, from the UTS Centre for Media Transition. Produced by Anthony Dockrill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, November 09, 2023
Dan Ilic in Conversation
This week we chat with comedian and news satirist Dan Ilic about his craft, podcasting, and fighting disinformation. Produced and hosted by Anthony Dockrill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, October 26, 2023
The Voice: The ABC And The Idea Of Balance
This week in our second look at the media and the Voice referendum we turn our attention to the ABC. Join us as we engage in a thought-provoking discussion with industry experts Quentin Dempster and Alan Sunderland. Produced and hosted by Anthony Dockrill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, October 19, 2023
The Voice: Did The Media Do Its Job?
This week we look over the wreckage from the Voice Referendum and ask did our media do its job and did we also just see a shift in the way politics is argued in this country. Our guest this week is Professor Mark Kenny. Produced and hosted by Anthony Dockrill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, October 12, 2023
Did The Voice Get Lost Amongst All the Shouting?
This week we look at the nature and tone of the debate around the Voice and we also ask are recent changes to Twitter (X) the final straw for media organisations on the platform. Our guests were Paul Karp and Charlie Lewis. Produced and hosted by Anthony Dockrill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, October 05, 2023
Mark Humphries In Conversation
This week we have a special chat with comedian and satirist Mark Humphries about his career and what he thinks of satire and the media. Produced and hosted by Anthony Dockrill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fri, September 29, 2023
Truth-Telling And News Media - Full Seminar
This is the full recording of the recent UTS Truth-Telling and News seminar. Panelists: Lorena Allam, Indigenous Affairs Editor, The Guardian Australia; Dr Archie Thomas, Chancellor's Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UTS; Associate Professor Inker-Anni Sara, Sámi University of Applied Sciences; Professor Eli Skogerbo, Department of Media and Communication, University of Oslo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fri, September 29, 2023
Truth-Telling Is Our News Ready?
Recently a seminar was held at UTS Sydney called Truth-Telling and News Media. The event had a range of speakers talking about the issues and cultural awareness needed for our media to conduct truth-telling about indigenous peoples and the aftermath of colonialism. The seminar was facilitated by Dr Archie Thomas who is the Chancellor's Postdoctoral Research Fellow at UTS. Panelists were Lorena Allam, Indigenous Affairs Editor, The Guardian Australia; Associate Professor Inker-Anni Sara, Sámi University of Applied Sciences; Professor Eli Skogerbo, Department of Media and Communication, University of Oslo This episode is an edited excerpt from the seminar. If you want to hear the full seminar it is available now in the Fourth Estate Podcast feed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, August 31, 2023
The Voice with Thomas Mayo and Kerry O"Brien
This week we talk with Thomas Mayo and Kerry O'Brien about their new book The Voice To Parliament Handbook. In a wide-ranging discussion, we talk about why the Voice is necessary and how the media should cover the debate. Produced and hosted by Anthony Dockrill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, August 24, 2023
Has Elon Musk Just Unblocked the Sewer?
This week we look at Elon Musk's moves to remove the block function from Twitter/X. We spoke to Dr. Jay Daniel Thompson from RMIT Produced and hosted by Anthony Dockrill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, August 10, 2023
Lucinda Holdforth On The 21st Century Virtues
This week we talk with Lucinda Holdforth about her new book 21st-Century Virtues: How They Are Failing Our Democracy. Produced and hosted by Anthony Dockrill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, July 20, 2023
Stuart Coupe - Shake Some Action
This week's program is a chat with Stuart Coupe about his new book Shake Some Action. Stuart takes us through his decades-long career as a journalist working in the music industry. Producer and host was Anthony Dockrill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, June 29, 2023
Prigozhin - Moscow or Bust
This week we speak with Leonid Ragozin about Prigozhin's failed mutiny and what this means for Putin. Your host this week was Monica Attard Produced by Anthony Dockrill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, June 22, 2023
Antony Loewenstein On The Palestine Laboratory
This week we speak with independent journalist Antony Loewenstein about his new book called The Palestine Laboratory. Your host Monica Attard Produced by Anthony Dockrill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, June 15, 2023
Borderland: The Decolonisation of Journalism,
This week we speak with academic and author Dr. Chrisanthi Giotis. Her new book is called Borderland and it explores how colonisation and long-standing processes of Western journalism have distorted how we view Africa. This edition is produced and hosted by Anthony Dockrill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fri, June 09, 2023
Chris Masters On Taking Down A Giant
In this week's episode, Chris Masters talks to Monica Attard about the stunning victory he and Nick McKenzie had over Ben Roberts-Smith. In what was one of the biggest and most expensive defamation cases in recent memory we get Chris's insights and methods on taking down a myth. Produced by Anthony Dockrill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fri, June 02, 2023
Pandora's Box: Taming AI
Our first show of 2023 focused on AI. Four months later, we revisited this topic with the same guests, Dr. Sacha Molitorisz and Charlie Lewis. Since then, significant developments have occurred in the AI space, and our discussion this time addressed the challenges we now encounter with this emerging technology. Produce and hosted by Anthony Dockrill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fri, May 19, 2023
The Endemic Abuse Of Diverse Journalists
This week we look at the latest report from Media Diversity Australia titled Online Saftey of Diverse Journalists. To discuss the report and the scale and also, the kinds of abuse diverse journalists are experiencing we spoke to Professor Bronwyn Carlson and Dr Faith Valencia-Forrester. Produced and hosted by Anthony Dockrill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, April 27, 2023
Eric Beecher In Conversation
This week we speak with Eric Beecher, the chairman and co-founder of Private Media which publishes Crikey. Monica Attard spoke to him about Lachlan Murdoch ceasing his defamation action against Crikey and what it means for Crikey and the Australian media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, April 20, 2023
Fox On The Run? Maybe Not
This week we turn our attention to the biggest defamation payout in US history. Fox News has this week agreed to pay 787 Million US dollars to Dominion which supplied voting machines to the 2020 presidential election. To discuss what this means we spoke to Paddy Manning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sat, April 08, 2023
Digital Transnationalism and the Chinese Diaspora
This week we speak with UTS Professor Wanning Sun about the recent Red Aert series in the SMH and the Age and how Chinese Australians consume the media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, March 30, 2023
Australia and America BFF?
This week we take a wide-ranging look at the political trends in Australia and America and ask are the two countries growing apart and what role is the media playing in the potential differences we are now seeing emerge between the two countries. Monica Attard spoke with Damien Cave and Jennifer Hewitt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, March 23, 2023
Margaret Simons on Tanya Plibersek
This week we speak with Margaret Simons about her new book Tanya Plibersek - On Her Own Terms. Plibersek has a 25-year-plus career in politics but she set out originally to be a journalist and her relationship with the media is also unusual in many ways. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, March 16, 2023
The China Syndrome
This week we look at the SMH and the Age's recent series on a possible coming war with China and ask was this series a timely look at a major coming threat or if was it alarmist as Paul Keating recently claimed. We also look at Aukus and discuss how this week's announcement will be viewed by China. Monica Attard spoke with ABC's Bill Birtles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, March 02, 2023
Hawk Kyiv And Media's Fog Of War
This week we look at the Russian invasion of Ukraine as the war grinds into its second year. Monica Attard and Leonid Ragozin discuss the war and the changing narratives within some sections of the media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, February 16, 2023
ChatGPT Took My Job
This week we discuss what AI like ChatGPT means for journalism and whether jobs are at risk. To discuss this we are joined by Dr. Sacha Molitorisz from UTS and Charlie Lewis of Crikey. The program was produced and presented by Anthony Dockrill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, December 15, 2022
Reflecting on 2022 and Reporting On Australia's #MeToo
In this episode we reflect on the media reportage of harassment and violence against women and children in 2022. How has the national discussion and media reportage changed since 2021 and what lessons do we take into 2023? Marlene Even spoke with Amber Schultz, Associate Editor for Crikey and Jane Gilmore, author, journalist, and consent educator. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, December 08, 2022
Journalism Across The Tasman- A New Zealand Special
What is the role of a journalist and what makes New Zealand journalism unique? In this episode, we compare Australian and New Zealand journalism and discuss the 'Worlds of Journalism Study 2.0. Journalists in Aotearoa/ New Zealand ' report. Marlene Even spoke with the lead researcher of the report Associate Professor Dr James Hollings and Carmen Parahi, Pou Tiaki matua of Stuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mon, December 05, 2022
Australian Media Still Has A Diversity Problem
This week we look at the latest report from Media Diversity Australia titled Who gets to tell Australian stories 2.0. We looked at the first report back in 2020 and since then the story has not changed very much at all. To help us unpack the latest report but also look at the road ahead we spoke with Dr Lee Martin and Sushi Das. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, November 24, 2022
US Midterms and a Musk Owned Twitter
In the aftermath of the United States midterm election and in the whirlwind of a Musk owned Twitter, Monica Attard spoke with American journalist Ben Smith, Editor-in-Chief of Semafor- a global news organisation. The two esteemed journalists discuss the American media coverage of the midterm elections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, November 17, 2022
The End of Twitter As We Know It
Journalists are watching on as Twitter transforms under new management. The social media platform recently switched hands from being a publicly listed company to one owned by a small group led by billionaire Elon Musk. We discuss how Twitter has shaped the industry and where do journalists go now in the wake of a Musk owned Twitter? Marlene Even spoke with Cam Wilson, associate editor of Crikey and Ariel Bogle, technology reporter with ABC Radio National. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, November 03, 2022
Paddy Manning on The Successor
Who is Lachlan Murdoch? In any given discussion about the Australian media, the word 'Murdoch' will inevitably arise but what do you actually know about him? Anthony Dockrill spoke with journalist and author Paddy Manning about his new unauthorised biography of Lachlan Murdoch called 'The Successor'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, October 27, 2022
Holding Institutions to Account in a Climate Crisis
How do journalists report on the climate crisis when dealing with cautious sources? You might have heard of the allegations surrounding the Bureau of Meteorology’s work culture, but what experience have journalists had when holding the microphone up to various public institutions to talk about the climate crisis? Marlene Even spoke with environment reporters Graham Readfearn, The Guardian Australia and Alex Crowe, The Canberra Times. To read The Bureau of Meteorology's full statement visit the 2ser website . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, October 06, 2022
Media and Misogyny- Gillard’s Speech 10 Years On
Ten years ago former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard made the historic misogyny speech. In this edition, we discuss the media coverage of the misogyny speech back then and how it has made headlines globally since. Tina Quinn spoke with Samantha Maiden, political editor for News.com.au and Jess Hill, dedicated gendered violence reporter for Primer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, September 29, 2022
Data Hacks and Cyber Attacks
In light of the Optus data breach, we discuss what role the media has when reporting on cyber attacks and data security? Tina Quinn spoke with Jarni Blakkarly, investigative journalist for CHOICE, Nick Bonyhady, technology editor of Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, and Amber Schultz, associate editor & investigative journalist for Crikey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, September 22, 2022
The Rise of Hyperlocal Journalism
Does your community have a local newspaper? Amidst a decline in local newspapers, who fills that gap of information? There is a growing movement of journalists establishing their own hyperlocal digital media start-ups to provide news for their community. Hear from two journalists that started their own news service and find out about the newly established Local and Independent News Association which will support them. Marlene Even spoke with Claire Stuchbery, Executive Director of Local & Independent News Association, Mark Phillips, founder, publisher, and editor of Brunswick Voice, and Peri Strathearn, Managing Editor of Murray Bridge News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, September 15, 2022
Media and the Monarchy
This week's major news headline- the death of Queen Elizabeth II. In this edition, we discuss how the media has and is still covering the death of the Queen and the discussions around Australia’s relationship with the monarchy. Tina Quinn spoke with Geraldine Doogue, host of ABC Radio National’s Saturday Extra and Peter Fray, Editor-in-chief of Crikey and Managing Editor of Private Media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, September 08, 2022
Get Your Mojo Back with Smartphone Journalism
A growing amount of newsrooms are undergoing mobile journalism (MOJO) training. In this edition, listen to two esteemed MOJO journalists and trainers about what makes someone a MOJO and how is this news gathering practice impacting the media landscape? Marlene Even spoke with Corinne Podger, Director and Principal of the Digital Skills Agency and a qualified trainer for the BBC and Reuters and Saffron Howden, National Editorial Trainer for Australian Community Media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, September 01, 2022
Crikey vs Lachlan Murdoch
The media are nicknaming the Crikey V. Lachlan Murdoch defamation case a ‘David and Goliath’ battle. Anthony Dockrill spoke with Crikey’s editor-in-chief Peter Fray and journalist Janine Perrett about the case and Australia’s defamation law broadly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E315 · Wed, August 31, 2022
News In My Language
In this edition of Fourth Estate, we discuss the role of multilingual news in Australian media. What needs to be considered when interpreting and re-expressing news into multiple languages? Marlene Even spoke with David Hua, Director of Audio and Language Content at SBS, Russell Anderson, Chief Executive Officer of the National Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcasters’ Council (NEMBC), and Kelly Baylis, the Recording and Production Co-ordinator of the Aboriginal Interpreter Service. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu, August 25, 2022
Partying Politicians- Seeing Double or Double Standards?
When is it okay for politicians to go out partying? In light of the Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin, partying in her downtime and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese recently sculling beer at a music concert, we ask if a double standard exists between female and male politicians and is the media perpetuating gender tropes? Tina Quinn spoke with associate editor & investigative journalist of Crikey News, Amber Schultz and the Hon. Mary Delahunty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E325 · Thu, August 18, 2022
TV Echo Chambers and Political Polarization
New research has found that TV audiences in the United States tended to have more narrow news diets than their social media counterparts. In this edition of Fourth Estate, we discuss the state of partisan politics in America, echo chambers, and lessons for the Australian media. Monica Attard spoke with Bernard Keane, Political Editor at Crikey and Nick O’Malley, National Environment and Climate Editor at the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E324 · Thu, August 11, 2022
The One Person TV Crew
In this edition, we discuss the role of the solo video journalist. How can these 'one-person TV crews' cover stories that a traditional team couldn't and is the role sustainable? Tina Quinn spoke with Johanna Marie, Video Journalist with ABC News and Chris Campey, Chief of Staff and senior journalist with 10 News First. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E323 · Thu, August 04, 2022
Facebook Pivots Away From News In US
As Meta stops funding U.S. news publishers for their Facebook News Tab content, how could recent changes to social media impact Australia’s media industry? Marlene Even spoke with Rafqa Touma, reporter for Guardian Australia and Nick Bonyhady, technology editor of the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E322 · Fri, July 29, 2022
Blak Bias: Media Reckonings and Media Apologies - Towards the Future
Black Lives Matter sparked a ‘media reckoning’ in other countries but what happened in Australia? In the final episode of the 6-part Blak Bias podcast series, co-hosts Rhianna Patrick and Madeline Hayman-Reber discuss the treatment of Indigenous journalists who broke their silence on their experience inside mainstream media organisations. We hear from Carmen Parahi about Stuff.co.nz ’s apology to Maori for how the major New Zealand news organisation portrayed Māori people and reported on Māori issues for the past 160 years. Warning: The following episode briefly discusses the reportage of child abuse so if this is likely to raise anything for you, please give 13 YARN (13- 92-76), the national 24/7 Indigenous crisis line a call or Lifeline on 13 11 14. Blak Bias is a collaboration between IndigenousX.com.au, the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), and 2SER Radio. It has been made possible with the support of the Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas (JNI). Co-hosts: Rhianna Patrick and Madeline Hayman-Reber. Produced, edited, and mixed by Marlene Even at 2SER Radio. More information: Read Stuff.Co.NZ apology here: https://bit.ly/3BkkRre *Since the recording of this episode the Director of News at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has apologised to past and present Indigenous staff for their treatment. Read more here: https://ab.co/3S4sJCT Tile artwork: “Buldyan” (Grandfather), 2018 by Shannon Foster. Commissioned for the Centre for the Advancement of Indigenous Knowledges at UTS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E321 · Fri, July 29, 2022
Blak Bias: Racism and the Conservative Legacy Media
There’s a fine line between race and racism when dissecting the Australian mainstream media and its reportage of Indigenous Affairs. Over the last decade, conservative columnists and reporters in conservative legacy media have generated public debate over the validity of the Racial Discrimination Act. At the same time, Indigenous communities have accused the same media of covert and overt racism in reporting. TV presenter, journalist, and Whadjuk Noongar woman Narelda Jacobs explores coverage of the death in custody of Kumanjayi Walker and the resulting trial. While Professor Heidi Norman from UTS discusses the coverage of the Cindy Prior case, which became subject to a nationwide debate around racial discrimination. Warning: The following episode discusses the reportage of Aboriginal Deaths in Custody so if this is likely to raise anything for you, please give 13 YARN (13- 92-76), the national 24/7 Indigenous crisis line a call. Blak Bias is a collaboration between IndigenousX.com.au, the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), and 2SER Radio. It has been made possible with the support of the Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas (JNI). Co-hosts: Rhianna Patrick and Madeline Hayman-Reber. Produced, edited, and mixed by Marlene Even at 2SER Radio. More information: Racialised opinion pieces in Australian mainstream media 2019-2020 - A snapshot - https://bit.ly/3BnXVYe Are Aboriginal people a threat to the modern nation?: A study of newsprint coverage of a racial discrimination complaint - https://bit.ly/3vmviXh The Australian’s coverage of Zachary Rolfe verdict condemned as ‘national disgrace’ , Guardian Australia, March 2022 - https://bit.ly/3PUO3sE Tile artwork: “Buldyan” (Grandfather), 2018 by Shannon Foster Commissioned for the Centre for the Advancement of Indigenous Knowledges at UTS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E320 · Fri, July 29, 2022
Blak Bias: Native Title and Indigenous Land Ownership in the Media
How much do mainstream journalists understand the nuances of land rights, native title, and Indigenous land ownership? From the birth of the land rights movement to the introduction of native title laws, mainstream media has often struggled to report accurately on issues of Indigenous land ownership. Professor Heidi Norman discusses how this reportage has impacted on the aspirations and self-determination of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders while Dr Valerie Cooms, Chairwoman of the Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation gives you the community perspective on what it's like to be on the other side of those stories. Blak Bias is a collaboration between IndigenousX.com.au, the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), and 2SER Radio. It has been made possible with the support of the Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas (JNI). Co-hosts: Rhianna Patrick and Madeline Hayman-Reber. Produced, edited, and mixed by Marlene Even at 2SER Radio. More information: Does the Media Fail Aboriginal Political Aspirations - https://bit.ly/3S6AwQU Rural radio and the everyday politics of settlement on Indigenous land, 2019 (A study of ABC Radio’s Country Hour programme) - https://bit.ly/3Oxj59b Tile artwork: “Buldyan” (Grandfather), 2018 by Shannon Foster. Commissioned for the Centre for the Advancement of Indigenous Knowledges at UTS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E320 · Fri, July 29, 2022
Blak Bias: When Does Reporting Race Matter in the Media?
When should the race of someone be identified in a news story and when shouldn’t it? If Indigeneity is excluded from a news story it can obscure racism–but if it’s featured, it can encourage racism and further add to media stereotyping of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. CEO of Ngaarda Media, Tangiora Hinaki, shares how racial stereotyping played out in the recent case of the abduction of 4 year old Cleo Smith, and how Indigenous media uncovered the wrongful identification of her alleged kidnapper. Hear about the long history of media reporting on race with Andrew Jakubowicz, Emeritus Professor of Sociology at UTS. Warning: The following episode briefly discusses the reportage of child sexual abuse so if this is likely to raise anything for you, please give 13 YARN (13- 92-76), the national 24/7 Indigenous crisis line a call or Lifeline on 13 11 14. Blak Bias is a collaboration between IndigenousX.com.au, the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), and 2SER Radio. It has been made possible with the support of the Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas (JNI). Co-hosts: Rhianna Patrick and Madeline Hayman-Reber. Produced, edited, and mixed by Marlene Even at 2SER Radio. More information: Race media and Identity in Australia - https://bit.ly/3b7tbA0 Tile artwork: “Buldyan” (Grandfather), 2018 by Shannon Foster. Commissioned for the Centre for the Advancement of Indigenous Knowledges at UTS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E319 · Fri, July 29, 2022
Blak Bias: Indigenous Media and the Changing News Landscape
For a long time, Indigenous stories were mostly reported by non-Indigenous journalists. But that seems to be changing. A growing cohort of Indigenous journalists and the rise of the Indigenous digital content creators are making waves across both mainstream and Indigenous media. Lachlan Skinner, founder of the first Indigenous internet radio station, One Mob Radio on Gumbaynggirr country, and James Saunders, former Chief Operating Officer of IndigenousX.com.au discuss the changing Indigenous media landscape, and the new platforms and initiatives shaking things up. *Please note, at the time of recording James Saunders was the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of IndigenousX.com.au but he is now the former COO. Blak Bias is a collaboration between IndigenousX.com.au, the University of Technology Sydney, (UTS), and 2SER Radio. It has been made possible with the support of the Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas (JNI). Co-hosts: Rhianna Patrick and Madeline Hayman-Reber. Produced, edited, and mixed by Marlene Even at 2SER Radio. More information: Who Gets to Tell Australian Stories study: https://bit.ly/3PAXPjW Does the media fail Aboriginal political aspirations: 45 years of news media reporting key political moments - https://bit.ly/3z4MSAm Listen to One Mob: https://onemobradio.com.au/ Tile artwork: “Buldyan” (Grandfather), 2018 by Shannon Foster Commissioned for the Centre for the Advancement of Indigenous Knowledges at UTS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E318 · Fri, July 29, 2022
Blak Bias: More than Media - Indigenous Journalism in Times of Crisis
This edition is the first part of the 6-part Blak Bias podcast series. From keeping students connected to their schooling during the pandemic to helping coordinate clean up efforts after floods, Indigenous media does more than just report on what’s happening. The Guardian Australia’s Indigenous Affairs editor, Lorena Allam, explains the work of Indigenous media during times of crisis. She explains how The Guardian ’s approach to reporting the outbreak of COVID-19 in Indigenous communities in western New South Wales put the government on notice about vaccination rates. But at the same time, mainstream news too often fell into victim-blaming. Blak Bias is a collaboration between IndigenousX.com.au, the University Technology Sydney (UTS), and 2SER Radio. It has been made possible with the support of the Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas (JNI). Co-hosts: Rhianna Patrick and Madeline Hayman-Reber. Produced, edited, and mixed by Marlene Even at 2SER Radio. More information: Above and Beyond: A study of First Nations media and the COVID-19 pandemic https://apo.org.au/node/316152 Tile artwork: “Buldyan” (Grandfather), 2018 by Shannon Foster Commissioned for the Centre for the Advancement of Indigenous Knowledges at UTS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E317 · Fri, July 29, 2022
Introducing Blak Bias- Trailer
How has the Australian media represented Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities? Blak Bias is an in-depth look at Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in the news – everything from the COVID-19 pandemic to land rights to the Cleo Smith case. Racist stereotypes, deficit narratives, and unethical practices are still everywhere in mainstream media – this podcast explores how and why these patterns keep repeating. Hosted by Indigenous journalists Rhianna Patrick and Madeline Hayman-Reber, the six-part series exposes how bringing Indigenous perspectives to the newsroom is often misunderstood as bias – rather than expertise. Based on research by Professor Heidi Norman, Archie Thomas and the team at the Centre for the Advancement of Indigenous Knowledges (CAIK) at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Blak Bias takes you deep into the news to understand–and challenge–the colonial narratives of Australian mainstream media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E316 · Thu, July 28, 2022
In Conversation with Lynne O'Donnell
In this edition of Fourth Estate, foreign correspondent Lynne O’Donnell shares her experience of being detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan. Tina Quinn spoke with Lynne about the challenges local and foreign media workers face when reporting in conflict zones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E314 · Thu, July 14, 2022
National Radio News Turns 25
What role does the community broadcasting sector have in a healthy fourth estate? We discuss the achievements of National Radio News (NRN), the national news service for the community broadcasting sector, as they reflect on 25 years of broadcasting. Monica Attard spoke with NRN News Director Frank Bonaccorso, NRN cadet journalist Emily Francis, and NRN senior journalist Emily Minney. The NRN is produced by the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA), in partnership with Charles Sturt University and the 2MCE community radio station. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E313 · Thu, July 07, 2022
Fair Go For Freelancers
As many journalists choose freelance media work we discuss the benefits and challenges of freelancing. Tina Quinn spoke with Bianca Nogrady and Catherine Bouris. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E312 · Thu, June 30, 2022
Data Journalists on Sourcing & Visualising Data
In this episode we’re chatting with data journalists about the changes in their industry and the craft of communicating complex data with their audiences. Marlene Even spoke with Juliette O’Brien, a data journalist and founder of covid19data.com.au, Nick Evershed, data and interactives editor at Guardian Australia, and Wes Mountain, multimedia editor at The Conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E311 · Thu, June 23, 2022
Fighting News Fatigue
This week we are discussing news fatigue and what the Digital News Report: Australian 2022 results say about Australians' trust in the media. Marlene Even spoke with Dr Kieran McGuinness, the Digital News Report Postdoctoral Fellow at the News & Media Research Centre at the University of Canberra. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E310 · Thu, June 16, 2022
Lessons Learned from Rebel Wilson 'Outing'
This week we discuss the criticism towards the Sydney Morning Herald for its reporting of Rebel Wilson’s new relationship. What lessons have been learned and are we witnessing a recalibration of public interest journalism? Monica Attard spoke with Hamish Macdonald, Journalist, Host of The Project and Sunday Project, and Eric Beecher, Chairman of Private Media and Solstice Media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E309 · Thu, June 09, 2022
Reporting on Violence, Let’s Do Better
In light of the Depp v. Heard defamation case, we discuss reporting responsibly and respectfully on violence and harassment. We highlight the Our Watch Fellowship program and unpack the role the fourth estate has in preventing violence. Tina Quinn spoke with Lin Evlin, SBS News journalist, and Helen Pitt, Sydney Morning Herald journalist. Listener discretion is advised. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E308 · Thu, May 26, 2022
Beyond Gaffes, Press Packs & Stats: A Post-Election Debrief
What lessons can journalists take from the media coverage of the Australian federal election? This week we discuss whether the media noticed the political landscape shift. Monica Attard spoke with Troy Bramston, a Senior Writer and Columnist at The Australian and Katharine Murphy, the Political Editor at Guardian Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E307 · Thu, May 19, 2022
Breaking Through The Political Spin This Election
This week we discuss the media coverage of the election, from leaders' debates to lively press conferences. Do candidates owe the media an interview during an election campaign? Tina Quinn spoke with Phil Coorey, Political Editor at the Australian Financial Review, Paul Karp, Political Reporter for Guardian Australia, and Rachel Withers Contributing Editor for The Monthly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E306 · Thu, May 12, 2022
In Conversation With Antoinette Lattouf
This week, we ask if the media is doing enough to acknowledge but also address systemic racism? Marlene Even spoke with Antoinette Lattouf, Co-Founder of Media Diversity Australia and Journalist, about her new book 'How to Lose Friends and Influence White People'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E305 · Thu, April 28, 2022
Is Australian Politics Becoming Presidential?
This week we compare American and Australian national election media coverage. We discuss where our politics is, what role the media may have played shaping the very process it's reporting on and can the media fight back or change? Monica Attard spoke with Damien Cave, New York Times and Michael Miller, The Washington Post. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E304 · Thu, April 21, 2022
Fact, Fiction & Horse Race Journalism
As week two of the election campaign kicks off, Tina Quinn speaks with Sushi Das, Margaret Simons and Amanda Copp to talk discerning fact from fiction, amidst the ever-growing issue of disinformation. And has the media become trapped in reporting on political campaigns as if they were a horse race? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E303 · Thu, April 14, 2022
Vote 1 for Election Podcasts
In this edition of Fourth Estate, we discuss the sub-genre of election podcasts. Why have they become a staple for media outlets to include in their election coverage? Marlene Even speaks with Dr. Andrea Carson, Associate Professor at La Trobe University, and Columnist Professor Mark Kenny, host of the podcast Democracy Sausage and Director of the National Press Club of Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E302 · Thu, April 07, 2022
Australia and The Pacific; Strengthening Media Ties
In this edition we discuss Australia's relationship with Pacific Island media. In light of a federal parliamentary committee recommendation that the Australian Government expand its media footprint in the Pacific Island region. Marlene Even spoke with Georgina Kekea, Freelance Journalist based in Solomon Islands, Jemima Garrett, Co-Founder and Co-Convenor of Australia Asia Pacific Media Initiative, and Stefan Armbruster, SBS Correspondent on Queensland and the Pacific. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E301 · Thu, March 31, 2022
Decoding The Federal Budget
This week, we unpack the media coverage around federal budgets. Beyond ‘winners and losers’ we discuss the stories behind the fine print and lessons from the 2014 budget. Marlene Even spoke with Kishor Napier-Raman, Federal Politics Reporter at Crikey and Michael Roddan, National Correspondent at the Australian Financial Review. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E300 · Thu, March 24, 2022
Young Journalists Talk Journalism
This week, two cadet journalists tell us about beginning their career at this unique time and their views on the media landscape. Tina Quinn spoke with Angus Dalton, Sydney Morning Herald and Rafqa Touma, The Guardian Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E299 · Thu, March 10, 2022
Two Perspectives on the Russia-Ukraine War
Fourth Estate continues its Russia-Ukraine coverage this week by discussing how we got here and where to from here in the conflict and in the 'information war'? We hear two separate perspectives- one Ukrainian and one Russian. Monica Attard spoke with Zoya Sheftalovich, a contributing editor for POLITICO and Leonid Ragozin a freelance journalist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E298 · Thu, March 03, 2022
Could We Have Stopped It And Is Putin Finished?
This week we take a serious look at Russia's invasion of Ukraine and ask could the West have stopped Putin before he troops crossed into Ukraine. We also discuss the role of the media and has Putin changed the world for ever. Monica Attard spoke with Scott Burchill and Peter Hartcher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E297 · Thu, February 24, 2022
When is Someone’s Past in the Public Interest?
Is a photo from someone's formative years always fair game and what responsibility does the media have to protect someone's mental health? Tina Quinn speaks with Jacqueline Maley, a Columnist and Senior Writer at the Sydney Morning Herald and Age, Amy Remeikis a Political Reporter for The Guardian Australia, and Karen Percy Chair of Dart Centre Asia-Pacific, Non-Executive Director of the Walkley Foundation and Federal Media President of the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance. Content warning: This discussion includes references of trauma, sexual abuse and assault. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E296 · Thu, February 17, 2022
Taking the Polls of the Nation
This week on Fourth Estate, we dive into the world of opinion polling as a precursor to Australia's looming federal election. Toby Hemmings talks with Peter Lewis, Executive Director of Essential Media, and John Utting, Executive Director of Utting Research. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E295 · Thu, February 10, 2022
Changing How We Cover Climate Change
This week, Prue Clarke talks with Julian Cribb, co-founder of the Council of Human Future and Kyle Pope, the editor of the Columbia Journalism Review about how to cover climate change as it happens right now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E294 · Thu, February 03, 2022
Joe Rogan and the Power of Podcasting
Fourth Estate returns to examine the allure of podcasting as a medium, why Joe Rogan is so popular and why every news organisation is trying to make their own version of The Daily. Hosted by Toby Hemmings with guests James Cridland, editor of Podnews and Siobhan McHugh, author of The Power of Podcasting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E293 · Thu, December 16, 2021
2021 In Review
This week, Toby Hemmings discusses the biggest stories of 2021 with Jacqueline Maley, columnist for the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, Kishor Napier-Raman, federal politics reporter for Crikey and Rachel Baxendale, Victorian political reporter for The Australian. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E292 · Thu, December 09, 2021
Is Cultural Criticism Dead?
This week on Fourth Estate, Toby Hemmings examines the state of Australian arts criticism with Michael Sun, editorial assistant at the Guardian, Lauren Carroll Harris, writer and curator, and Alison Croggon, arts editor at The Saturday Paper. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E291 · Thu, December 02, 2021
In Conversation with Fran Kelly
As she hangs up the Breakfast mic for the final time, Fran Kelly sits down with Fourth Estate’s Tina Quinn, talking 17 years of RN Breakfast, her decades in broadcast and what lies ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E290 · Thu, November 25, 2021
A Top News Editor Transitions: In Conversation with Gina Chua
Last year's pandemic stopped many journalists in place. But for Gina Chua, it was an opportunity to go forward as her true self. Gina transitioned genders during lockdown in New York. Now, in her role as executive editor at Reuters, she sits down over Zoom with Prue Clarke to discuss her transition, her career as a media executive and the importance of representation in newsrooms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E289 · Thu, November 18, 2021
In Conversation With Lisa Davies
This week, Tina Quinn sits down with Lisa Davies as she finishes up an eventful five year tenure as Editor of The Sydney Morning Herald. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E288 · Thu, November 11, 2021
Keeping Community Newspapers Alive
COVID-19 impacted on regional newspapers, forcing many to shut. But regional communities still have a hunger for news and from these news deserts, the green shoots of community publications emerged. So after a long year of lockdowns, how are these publications faring? This week, Monica Attard speaks with Susanna Freymark, the editor of the Richmond River Independent and indynr.com and Matt Nicholls, the editor of the Cape York Weekly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E287 · Thu, November 04, 2021
The Facebook Files
Over the past few weeks, a series of drip-fed leaks have further tarnished the Facebook brand in the US. Regulation seems unavoidable but is it too little too late to put the misinformation back in the bottle? This week, Prue Clarke is joined by Ben Smith from The New York Times and Sacha Molitorisz from the Centre for Media Transition to discuss Frances Haugen's rollout strategy and the international effort to regulate social media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E286 · Thu, October 28, 2021
FriendlyJordies, Satire and Social Media Commentators
Audiences are looking for news that entertains them and keep them engaged. Self-made commentators like FriendlyJordies are using social media platforms to grow their following and blur the traditional boundaries between news, satire and commentary. This week, Tina Quinn was joined by Julian Morrow from The Chaser and Brad Esposito from VICE Australia for a wide-ranging discussion about commentators, cut through and defamation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E285 · Thu, October 21, 2021
The New Generation of News
Generation Z doesn't sit down in front of the nightly news to get its information. Instead, it's all available in their Instagram feeds or on their TikTok for you pages. This week, Prue Clarke sits down with Matilda Boseley from Guardian Australia and Sam Koslowski from The Daily Aus to discuss how everything is content, the psychology of explainer journalism and why trust remains the essential for social-first journalists. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E284 · Thu, October 14, 2021
Gaven Morris Job Done?
Last week, Gaven Morris announced that he would be leaving his position as Director of ABC News at the end of his current contract. This week, he joins Monica Attard for a one on one covering why he's leaving, his regrets and the controversies from his time at the top of the national broadcaster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E283 · Thu, October 07, 2021
Going Gaga For Gladys
This week we ask did sections of the media feed or even lean into some of the more bizarre and emotional statements of grief made since Gladys Berejiklian resigned over her investigation at ICAC. We also ask was Dominic Perrottet's religious beliefs fair game and was he treated fairly by the media? Monica Attard spoke with Lucy Cormack and Troy Bramston. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E282 · Thu, September 30, 2021
Social Media - Never Read The Comments!
This week we turn to two burning issues around social media. The first being the now toxic environment for journalists on twitter and we also look at the fall out from Dylan Voller defamation case. Our host Monica Attard was joined this week by Kishor-Napier-Raman and Michael Roddan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E281 · Fri, September 24, 2021
In Conversation With Lisa Millar
This week Tina Quinn has a special one on one with the ABC's, Lisa Millar, discussing her incredible three decades in journalism and why she has decided to vacate Twitter in recent weeks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E280 · Thu, September 16, 2021
9-11 And The Liberal Media's Dark Legacy
This week we turn our attention to the anniversary of 9-11 and ask why the liberal and conservative media spoke with one voice and argued for war in the Middle East. To help us with this important discussion Prue Clarke spoke with Andrew Rosenthal and Doha Madani. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E279 · Thu, September 09, 2021
News Corp's Climate Change
This week we look at the news that News Corp is changing its editorial position on climate change. How different will the various papers and outlets look and is the change actually significant. To help us with the discussion Monica Attard was joined by Hugh Riminton who is the National Affairs editor for Ten News First and Cam Wilson who is the associate editor at Crikey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E278 · Thu, September 02, 2021
In Conversation With Gabrielle Chan
This week Gabrielle Chan spoke with Tina Quinn about her new book Why you should give a f*ck about farming . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E277 · Thu, August 26, 2021
The Death Of Zero Covid And The Unclear Path Ahead
This week we look at the quagmire we find ourselves in with NSW, ACT and Victoria in lockdown with little light ahead. How has the media been covering the pandemic and making sense of what has become a much more complicated and unclear situation. The Australian's Rachael Baxendale and SMH's Michael Koziol spoke with Monica Attard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E276 · Fri, August 20, 2021
Four Corners turns 60
This week marks the 60th birthday of Four Corners. After 60 years, how has it managed to retain its relevance? Tina Quinn takes a special look at the journalism that has made the program the flagship it has been since 1961, with Four Corners alumni, Chris Masters, Jeff McMullen and Morag Ramsay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E275 · Thu, August 12, 2021
IPCC Report And The Media's Report Card
This week we turn to the release of the sixth IPCC report and ask does this mark a moment of change in how climate change is treated by our leaders and the media. Our panel this week NY Times' Damien Cave and SMH and the Age's Nick O'Malley. Your host Monica Attard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E274 · Fri, August 06, 2021
No Youtube for you!
This week we look at the week long ban of Sky News on Youtube and ask what does it mean for the news service and for Australia's regulator ACMA. We also look at disinformation in our news. To help us we are fortunate to be joined by Crikey's Bernard Keane and from the ASPI Ariel Bogle. Your host Tina Quinn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E273 · Fri, July 30, 2021
Jones And Sky News Serve Up Dangerous Garbage
This week we turn our attention to the disinformation that has become part of some sections of the media's coverage on the pandemic, as they needlessly alarm people about vaccines and lockdowns. Our guests are Mike Carlton and Mike Seccombe. Your host this week is Tina Quinn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E272 · Thu, July 22, 2021
2GB Stumbles And Vale Jonathan Coleman
This week we turn to the radio industry with a look at 2GB losing the number one spot in breakfast, talk about future of radio listening and we end by remembering Jonathan Coleman. Our guests this week Steve Ahern and Angela Catterns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E271 · Thu, July 15, 2021
Andrew Dodd On Upheaval - Disrupted Lives In Journalism
This week we have a great discussion with Andrew Dodd from the Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne about the new book he co-edited called Upheaval - Disrupted Lives In Journalism. Your host was Anthony Dockrill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E270 · Thu, July 08, 2021
Cathy Wilcox and First Dog on the Moon
This week we chat with two of the countries best cartoonists, Cathy Wilcox and First Dog on the Moon. Your host Tina Quinn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E269 · Thu, June 17, 2021
Osaka, Goodes And Sports Media
This week we're all about sport and how the media covers sport and the narratives they bring to gender, race and mental illness. Our panel is Tracy Holmes and Geoff Lemon and your host is Tina Quinn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E268 · Thu, June 10, 2021
In Conversation With Laura Tingle
In this edition we have a special chat with Laura Tingle about the ABC, that Australian editorial and the state of the political debate. Your host Tina Quinn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E267 · Thu, June 03, 2021
Christian Porter And The ABC Claim Victory.
This week we look in detail at the settlement between Christian Porter and the ABC that has brought to an end their titanic defamation case. To help us unpack what happened and where to from here we are joined by Kate McClymont and Amber Schulz. Your host this week is Monica Attard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E266 · Thu, May 27, 2021
In Conversation With Geoffrey Robertson
This week we speak with Geoffrey Robertson about Julian Assange and his new book Bad People – and How to Be Rid of Them which published through Penguin Books. Your host this week is Tina Quinn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E265 · Thu, May 20, 2021
Can The Media Do Better On Palestine?
This week an important discussion about how the media has covered the Israel and Gaza conflict and does the media need to change its coverage. Monica Attard speaks with Sophie McNeil and Hugh Riminton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E264 · Thu, May 13, 2021
Is The Media Beating The Drums Of War?
This week we look at how the media has been covering China and why all the talk of war. To help us with the discussion we are joined by ABC'Bill Birtles and AFR's Michael Smith. Your Host Monica Attard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E263 · Fri, May 07, 2021
In Conversation with Phil Williams
As he prepares to retire after an amazing 46 year long career this week we present the full unedited talk with ABC's Phil Williams. Your host Tina Quinn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E262 · Thu, April 29, 2021
In Conversation With Caro Meldrum-Hanna
This week we have a great conversation with ABC journalist Caro Meldrum-Hanna about her latest series of Exposed. The second series looks in detail at the Ghost Train fire at Luna Park. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E261 · Thu, April 01, 2021
The Crusade Of Women Journos
In this edition we look at the AFR's article on Samatha Maiden and ask is the Me Too moment in Canberra already turning into a culture war on gender lines. To help us with the discussion we are are joined by Amy Remeikis and Amber Schultz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E260 · Thu, March 25, 2021
In Conversation with Andrew Jaspan
This week we have a special chat with Andrew Jaspan the founder of the Conversation. This week the Conversation turned 10 and we chatted about his memories of the start of the Conversation and Andrew's thoughts on media today. Your Host Tina Quinn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E259 · Fri, March 19, 2021
A Reckoning?
This week we chat with Margaret Simons and Isabella Higgins about the March 4 Justice, conflicts of interests and deaths in custody. Your host this week is Tina Quinn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E258 · Thu, March 11, 2021
IWD - Fixing the Joint
This week we chat with Samatha Maiden and Jacqueline Maley about the continuing fallout from the allegations of rape and misconduct from inside the Canberra bubble. Your host this week is Tina Quinn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E257 · Thu, March 04, 2021
Women's Lives Through The Canberra Bubble
This week Tina Quinn speaks with Tory Shepherd and Wendy Bacon about the media's role in covering the allegations against Christian Porter and we also look at how journalists move on difficult investigations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E256 · Thu, February 25, 2021
The Media's Representation of Brittany Higgins
Former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins alleged she was raped by a male colleague inside a minister's office two years ago. But many aren’t surprised by the incident, after years of what many call a toxic and misogynistic environment in parliament. Featuring Amber Schultz, Investigative Reporter for Crikey and Amanda Copp, Political Reporter for National Radio News in Canberra. Presented by Julia Carr-Catzel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E255 · Thu, February 18, 2021
Facebook Becomes a News Desert
Facebook has banned Australians from sharing or viewing Australian and international news content on the platform in response to the government's news bargaining code. What will become of smaller publications who rely on social media for traffic to their sites? And what does this say about the power of Facebook? Featuring Quentin Dempster, Margot Saville and Charlie Lewis. Presented by Julia Carr-Catzel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E254 · Thu, February 11, 2021
Fake News and the Next Generation of Journalists
Navigating misinformation and fake news is a challenge for adults, let alone children. But it’s children who will confront an increasingly tumultuous digital landscape and it's the next generation of reporters who must be responsible communicators of the truth. Saffron Howden, journalist and author of Kid Reporter, tells us how. Presented by Julia Carr-Catzel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E253 · Thu, February 04, 2021
Will Google Pull Out of Australia?
How would the news media be affected if Google withdrew its search engine from Australia? Will news companies and the tech giants be able to come to an agreement on the media bargaining code? Which news organisations will be left with the short end of the stick? To discuss we have Josh Taylor, technology reporter at the Guardian and David Swan, Technology Editor at The Australian. Presented by Julia Carr-Catzel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E252 · Thu, January 28, 2021
Is Twitter a Toxic Place for Journalists?
Back for 2021 with a timely look at Twitter, the platform that journalists use everyday but should they? To Discuss we have Rachel Baxendale, Stephen Brook and Amber Schultz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E251 · Wed, December 30, 2020
In Conversation with Dominic Knight
We end the year with a great discussion about 2020 and the state of Australian media with Dominic Knight. Tina Quinn also discusses with him his new book the 2020 Dictionary and why is Kevin Rudd handing out handballs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E250 · Thu, December 24, 2020
In Conversation with Geraldine Doogue
A special talk with ABC journalist Geraldine Doogue about her career, creating Life Matters and the culture wars around the ABC. Presented by Tina Quinn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E249 · Fri, December 18, 2020
The Year in Media Transition
The Year in Media Transition was a panel discussion looking at some of the big issues of 2020. It was held by by the Centre for Media Transition at UTS and our host was Sacha Molitorisz. The panel included Nine’s Jacqueline Maley, the ABC’s Louise Milligan and The Australian’s Troy Bramston. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E248 · Fri, December 11, 2020
Black Stories Matter: From Media Silence To Media Sovereignty? Looking To The future
The 4th part in this important look at how the media has covered Aboriginal stories over the last 45 years of media coverage and asks the important question has our media failed to represent Aboriginal people fairly and is our media silencing aboriginal voices. Our talk in this edition is titled - From media silence to media sovereignty? Looking to the future. The discussion was facilitated by UTS academic Amy Thomas and features Ella Archibald-Binge, Indigenous Affairs reporter Sydney Morning Herald and The Age and Lorena Allam, Indigenous Affairs editor, The Guardian. Thanks to Impact Studios for recording and production of the audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E247 · Thu, December 03, 2020
Anne Summers Unpacks The Biden Administration
This week we have a special interview with Anne Summers on the incoming Joe Biden Administration. Produced and presented by Tina Quinn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E246 · Thu, November 26, 2020
In Conversation with Todd Heisler
In this edition we have a special discussion with New York Times Photojournalist Todd Heisler. He speaks with Tina Quinn about his work, his approach, and his experiences in covering the three most recent US elections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E245 · Fri, November 13, 2020
Black Stories Matter: Aboriginal self-determination and independent media
This week we have an edited look at the 3rd seminar from Black Stories Matters. In this edition we hear from Rachel Hocking and Madeline Hayman-Reber. Thanks to Impact Studios for production help and access to the audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E244 · Thu, October 08, 2020
Reporting On Covid-19 From Trump To Dan Andrews
This week we discuss reporting on Covid-19 and examine the pressures on journalists reporting on the Victorian lockup and on Donald Trump. Monica Attard spoke with Calla Wallquist and Nick Bryant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E243 · Thu, October 01, 2020
American Democracy Interrupted
This week we take a close look at the first Presidential debate and ask is it possible for Joe Biden and the media to cut through with a disruptive figure like Trump. Monica Attard spoke with New York Times' Damien Cave and SMH and the Age's Nick O'Malley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E242 · Thu, September 24, 2020
Ben Smith On How The Media Got Trumped
This week Monica Attard speaks with the New York Times media columnist Ben Smith. With weeks to go until the election we ask has the media mishandled Trump and is there a better way to cover a President that dominates news coverage and attacks the media at every turn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E241 · Thu, September 17, 2020
Andrew Fowler on Assange
This week we take a close look at the extradition hearing against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and ask should Australian journalists speak up against this attack on press freedom. Sharon Davis spoke with former ABC journalist Andrew Fowler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E240 · Thu, September 10, 2020
Australia and China - Silence is Compliance
This week we look at the state of play between Australia and China. Relations are at the lowest point they have been in many years with this week two Australian journalists forced to leave China meanwhile Chinese journalists in Australia were raided by ASIO. To help us gain some clarity on what is actually going Monica Attard spoke with Hugh Riminton and Chris Uhlmann. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E239 · Thu, September 03, 2020
The Christchurch Terrorist And Our Media's Dereliction Of Duty
This edition we look at our media's coverage of the Christchurch Terrorist and ask has our media taken any lessons from this event in how it covers mass shootings and also in how it conducts debates around multiculturalism. Your host this week Chrisanthi Giotis speaks with Glynn Greensmith and Kishor Napier-Raman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E238 · Fri, August 28, 2020
Black Stories Matter - Session #1
In this edition we have the first part of series called Black Stories Matter. The series is an important look at how the media has covered Aboriginal stories over the last 45 years and asks the important question has our media failed to represent aboriginal people fairly and is our media silencing aboriginal voices. Our speakers were Professor Stan Grant, Professor Heidi Norman, and Professor Devleena Ghosh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E237 · Thu, August 20, 2020
Australian Media Has A Diversity Problem
This week we are all about the new report from Media Diversity Australia looking at the lack of diversity when it comes to who brings us the news on our TV screens. The report called Who Gets To Tell Australian Stories paints a damning picture of an industry out of step with Australian society. Monica Attard spoke with Sushi Daz and Bakri Mahmoud. You can read the report here: https://www.mediadiversityaustralia.org/research/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E236 · Thu, August 13, 2020
Asking Dan Andrews The Hard Questions And Being On Twitter
This week we look at the fallout from Rachel Baxendale asking a series of probing questions to Dan Andrews and the following twitter pile on. We ask was it the right time to ask serious questions in the middle of a pandemic and is twitter a place for valid feedback or becoming too partisan in its responses. To help Monica Attard in our discussion we were joined by Gay Alcorn and Padding Manning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E235 · Thu, July 30, 2020
ACCC Take On Google And Is Defamation Reform On The Way?
This week we look at the implications of the ACCC taking Google to court for misleading Australian Consumers and we also look at the proposed changes to NSW Defamation law and what it could mean for investigative journalism. Our host this week is Monica Attard and she spoke to Dr Sacha Molitorisz from Centre for Media Transition and investigative reporter Amber Schultz from Crikey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E234 · Thu, July 23, 2020
Regional Newspapers Find Their Voice
This week we look at three different local newspapers all with a positive story to tell and all from a sector that is doing it tough. Our host this week, Chrisanthi Giotis, talks to Eliza Berlage, Michael Ellis and Susanna Freymark. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E233 · Mon, July 06, 2020
GEOFFREY RUSH: TRIAL BY MEDIA - ACT 4
Justice Wigney leaves no doubt as to his assessment of The Daily Telegraph' s reporting or the credibility of the witnesses...This podcast is a collaboration with Crikey, Inc and 2SER's Fourth Estate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E232 · Sun, July 05, 2020
GEOFFREY RUSH: TRIAL BY MEDIA - ACT 3
The Daily Telegraph' s "world exclusive" about Rush landed with a splash. But doubt emerged from the very start...This podcast is a collaboration with Crikey, Inc and 2SER's Fourth Estate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E231 · Fri, July 03, 2020
GEOFFREY RUSH: TRIAL BY MEDIA - ACT 2
With Geoffrey Rush's lawyer threatening legal action, the team at The Daily Telegraph make the fateful decision about whether to publish...This podcast is a collaboration with Crikey, Inc and 2SER's Fourth Estate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E230 · Thu, July 02, 2020
GEOFFREY RUSH: TRIAL BY MEDIA - ACT 1
As the Me Too movement sweeps across the globe, a reporter from The Daily Telegraph starts hunting for a story.... What they find or think they have found will set the scene for the biggest defamation case in Australian legal history and bring a chill to the Me Too movement in Australia. This podcast is a collaboration with Crikey, Inc and 2SER's Fourth Estate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E229 · Thu, June 25, 2020
Arts And Culture Journalism And ABC's Life Cut Short.
This week we speak with three experienced arts and culture journalists about the state of what is often called lifestyle journalism in Australia and we also talk about ABC's Life being closed down. Our guests this week are Stephanie Convery, Dr. Sacha Molitorisz, and Bernard Zeul. Your host this week is Chrisanthi Giotis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E228 · Thu, June 18, 2020
Maria Ressa And Nonoy Espina On Press Freedom In The Philippines
This week we are lucky to talk to Maria Ressa and Nonoy Espina about the pressure being put on journalists in the Philippines. Our talk was in light of Maris Ressa being found guilty this week of libel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E227 · Thu, June 11, 2020
Indigenous Deaths In Custody And Our Media's Disconnect
This week we talk to Lorena Allam and Amy McGuire about the recent Black Lives Matter protests and how we can stop Indigenous deaths in custody. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E226 · Thu, June 04, 2020
Is America Tired Of Winning?
This week we turn our attention to America and ask is there a way out of the endless cycle of entrenched racism and unrest that has brought the nation to a critical moment in its history. To discuss this we have two former US correspondents ABC's Zoe Daniel and SMH and the Age's Nick O'Malley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E225 · Thu, May 28, 2020
Endless Disruption And That Front Page
This week we talk to Josh Butler and Saffron Howden about the latest newsroom closures and is there a way forward for the media that is sustainable. We also talk about a very special New York Times front page that made many of us pause and think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E224 · Thu, May 14, 2020
The Road Ahead And Jones Switches Off
This week we chat with Jacqueline Maley and Geoff Lemon about the long transition back from lock-down and we also talk about Alan Jones, who has just announced his retirement from breakfast radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E223 · Fri, May 08, 2020
Impending Cuts At The ABC And That Zoom Call
This week we chat with Paul Barry and Stephen Brook about how the ABC may have been cut by 783 millions dollars since 2014 and will now reportedly have to cut deep to make the books balance. And we also talk through the ethical implications of Mark Di Stefano logging into a private Zoom call. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E223 · Fri, May 08, 2020
Impending Cuts At The ABC And That Zoom Call
This week we chat with Paul Barry and Stephen Brook about how the ABC may have been cut by 783 millions dollars since 2014 and will now reportedly have to cut deep to make the books balance. And we also talk through the ethical implications of Mark Di Stefano logging into a private Zoom call. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E222 · Thu, April 23, 2020
Coronavirus Cultures Wars And Making Google And Facebook Pay
This week we chat with New York Times' Damien Cave and Nine's Chris Uhlmann about coronavirus getting turned into our newest culture war, moves to make Google and Facebook pay for carrying the news and we also touch on security issues around the proposed tracking app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E221 · Thu, April 16, 2020
Zahra Hankir - Our Women On The Ground
This edition Sharon Davis has a fascinating talk with Lebanese journalist, Zahra Hankir, about her new book - Our Women on the Ground: Arab Women Reporting from the Arab World. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E220 · Thu, April 09, 2020
Regional Newspapers In Crisis
This week Chrisanthi Giotis speaks with Saffron Howden, Brooke Littlewood and Robert Whitehead about what is happening to regional media due to CoVid-19 and is there any good news on the horizon for our struggling papers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E219 · Thu, April 02, 2020
Azadeh Moaveni - Guest House for Young Widows
This week Sharon Davis caught up with journalist, writer, and academic, Azadeh Moaveni, about her life in journalism and her experience writing her new book Guest House for Young Widows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E218 · Thu, March 26, 2020
Sophie NcNeill - You Can't Say We Didn't Know
This week Sharon Davis speaks with ABC Journalist Sophie McNeill about her new book You Can't Say We Didn't Know. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E217 · Thu, March 19, 2020
CoVid19 Coverage, Avoiding Panic And Fake News
This week we have an all-remote panel discussing how the media has gone covering CoVid19, did the media feed into the feeling of panic and how can you consume the news and look after your mental health. Our host Chrisanthi Giotis was joined by Dr. Anne Kruger, Hugh Riminton and Mark Pearson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E216 · Thu, March 12, 2020
Ulrik Haagerup Talks About Constructive Journalism
This week we have a special interview with Ulrik Haagerup, the Founder and CEO of Constructive Institute, about what our media is getting wrong and how constructive journalism could be the answer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E215 · Thu, March 05, 2020
IWD Special: Reporting Domestic Violence, Women In The Newsroom And Rise Of Women's Sport
This week we look at how the media covers domestic violence, why in 2020 our newsrooms are less equal places to work and the rise of sports journalism. Chrisanthi Giotis is joined by Gina Rushton, Emily Watkins, Jane Gilmore, and Louise Evans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E214 · Thu, February 27, 2020
AFP, Assange And Journos Sent Packing
This week we look at the ABC's failed appeal against the AFP's search warrant, we also talk about the latest on Julian Assange and we talk about the three Wall Street Journal journalists expelled from China. To go through these issues Monica Attard was joined by Marcus Strom, Annika Smethurst, and Joe Hilderbrand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E213 · Thu, February 20, 2020
Did We All Catch Conronavirus Fever From The Media?
This week we look at the Coronavirus and how it was covered by the media both here and in China. Monica Attard spoke with Bill Birtles, Rachel Clun and Kirsty Needham. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E212 · Thu, February 13, 2020
Reporting The Bushfires And Competing Narratives
Back for 2020 with a look at how the media covered the bushfires with our new host Monica Attard. She spoke with Justin Stevens Executive Producer for 7.30, Ben Cubby Night Editor for Sydney Morning Herald and Daniela Scotti a UTS Journalism student. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E211 · Fri, December 13, 2019
Meet The Journalist - Leigh Sales
This week we have an edited version of a recent Meet the Journalist talk from the University of Technology featuring ABC's Leigh Sales. The interview was conducted by UTS post grad student Wendy John and covers Leigh's childhood in Queensland and her time at 7.30 Report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E210 · Fri, December 06, 2019
Meet the Journalist - Fran Kelly
This week we have an edited version of a recent Meet the Journalist talk from the University of Technology featuring ABC's Fran Kelly. The interview was conducted by UTS student Myles Houlbrook-Walk and covers much of Fran Kelly's career and her time at community radio and her time fronting the band Toxic Shock. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E209 · Fri, November 29, 2019
Meet the Journalist - Richard Cooke
This week we have an edited version of a recent Meet the Journalist talk from the University of Technology featuring Richard Cooke. The interview was conducted by UTS student John Ferguson and covers much of Richard Cooke's career and his travels through America in 2016. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E208 · Fri, November 22, 2019
Meet the Journalist - Emma Alberici
This week we have an edited version of a recent Meet the Journalist talk from the University of Technology. The interview was conducted by UTS student Oliviana Smith-Lathrouis and covers much of Emma Alberici's career including her recent battles with former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E207 · Fri, November 01, 2019
In Conversation with Richard Gingras
This week we have a special conversation recorded live in front of an audience at UTS between Peter Fray and Richard Gingras who is the most senior global 'news' executive at Google. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E206 · Thu, October 24, 2019
Your Right To Know
This week Peter Fray speaks with Michael Koziol from SMH and the Age and Lorena Allam from the Guardian. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E205 · Fri, October 18, 2019
The Power Of Community Radio
This week we take a detailed look at the community sector. In the last decade its added a million new listeners and is still growing. To help us understand why the community sector is so strong in Australia we speak to Amy Mullins from RRR, Annie Hastwell from Radio Adelaide and Danny Butler from 2SER. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E204 · Thu, October 10, 2019
Michael West, Carol Altmann And Regional News
This week we look at two very different start ups with Michael West and Carol Altmann. We are also joined by Chrisanthi Giotis, journalist, academic and the co-author of a new report on regional news media by the Centre for Media Transition Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E203 · Thu, October 03, 2019
A Squiz At The Squiz And MamaMia
This week we talk to Claire Kimball and Kate Watson from the Squiz and Clare Stephens from MamaMia about making dynamic content for a largely female audience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E202 · Thu, September 26, 2019
The Business of Media with Rebecca Costello and Tim Burrowes
This week we have a great chat with Schwartz Media's Rebecca Costello and Mumbrella's Tim Burrowes about their careers and making a success out of running a business in the media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E201 · Thu, September 19, 2019
In Conversation with Kate McClymont
This week we have a chat with Kate McClymont about her new book Dead Man Walking. The book is a wild ride through Sydney's underbelly of criminals, the rich and our political class. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E200 · Thu, September 12, 2019
Alan Jones, The Australian's Gender Issues And The Fight For Pell
This week we look at three culture wars going on in Australia at the moment. To do that we are joined by a panel well qualified to navigate us through these thorny issues. Joining Peter Fray this week we have radio expert from Radio Info Steve Ahern, advertising expert Denise Shrivell and Opinion Editor from the Daily Telegraph James Morrow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E199 · Thu, September 05, 2019
In Conversation with Lisa Davies
This week we talk to Lisa Davies Editor, Sydney Morning Heard. In this wide-ranging talk we ask here about the recent Liberal Party fundraiser at Nine, Alan Jones and the way forward for SMH. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E198 · Fri, August 30, 2019
Podcast Extra - In Conversation With Steve Coll
We have a special chat for you with Steve Coll who is currently in Australia as part of Antidote. Steve Coll is the Dean of the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University. He is also a staff writer for the New Yorker and is a Penguin Press author. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E197 · Thu, August 29, 2019
In Conversation with Peter Lewis - Webtopia
This week we talk to Peter Lewis about polls, life after journalism and his new book Webtopia. His new book is an urgent call to rethink our lives in the age of the internet and social media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E196 · Thu, August 22, 2019
In Conversation with Sally Young - Paper Emperors, the Rise of Australian's Newspaper Empires
This week we chat with Sally Young about her new book, Paper Emperors, the Rise of Australian's Newspaper Empires. Her book looks at the birth of Australia's major newspapers and the people who ran them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E195 · Thu, August 15, 2019
In Conversation with Mark Ryan - Director of the Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism & Ideas
This week we chat with the director of the Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism & Ideas, Mark Ryan. Peter Fray chatted with him about his time working for Paul Keating and how the Judith Neilson Institute will support journalism and the media in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E194 · Wed, July 31, 2019
Is The Digital Platforms Inquiry A Big Stick?
In our second look at the ACCC Digital Platforms Inquiry, we dig deeper into what it may mean for the Australian media. To help us do this we chat with Derek Wilding, the Co-Director for the Centre for Media Transition at UTS and Sacha Molitorisz Directorial Research fellow also from the CMT. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E193 · Mon, July 29, 2019
Rod Sims on the Digital Platforms Inquiry
ACCC has just released 619-page report on the power and impact of digital platforms on Australian media. To help us make sense of the report but to also see what it could mean for our media we have a special in-depth discussion with the chairman of the ACCC, Rod Sims. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E192 · Thu, July 25, 2019
Heroes or Villains
The media and the world seem trapped in a binary world of heroes and villains - why is that and can we break free? This week's heroes and villains include a look at press freedom, George Columbaris on the Good Weekend cover, Channel Nine and the ABC wreck their brands on conspiracy theories, Facebook and yes Julian Assange. To discuss this and much more our host Peter Fray chatted with Sarah Elks, Simon Crerar, and Wilson Da Silva. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E191 · Thu, July 18, 2019
Jean Carroll, Sir Kim Darroch resigns and Amal Clooney criticises raids on ABC
This week we examine how US publications downplayed Jean Carroll's allegation against Trump and how we've become desensitised to #MeToo statements, how criticising Trump cost Sir Kim Darroch his title as UK Ambassador, and Amal Clooney's criticism of raids on the ABC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E190 · Thu, July 11, 2019
Metadata, Time To Ditch Facebook And Diversity
This week we look at the latest revelation about AFP accessing journalists metadata, Facebook and defamation and we also talk about is a lack of diversity in the media hurting the media's ability to speak to all Australians. To discuss all of this we are joined by Antoinette Lattouf from Ch10, Emily Watkins from Crikey and Ricky Sutton CEO of Oovvuu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E189 · Thu, July 04, 2019
In Conversation with News.com.au's Kate de Brito
This week we talk to News.com.au's Editor in Chief Kate de Brito. Peter Fray asked her to spill the beans on how News.com.au came to be the countries number one news website and about her path to the world of journalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E188 · Thu, July 04, 2019
Podcast Extra - Peter Greste On The Fight For Press Freedom
In this special interview Peter Fray talks to Peter Greste about the continuing fight for securing a free press in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E187 · Thu, June 27, 2019
An Unlikely Union, Defamation In Your Feed And Clicks
This week we speak with Professor David Rolph from the University of Sydney and Quentin Dempster from the New Daily about ABC, NewsCorp and Nine joining together to fight for the freedom of the press. We also look at the defamation case involving Dylan Voller and also the latest move in click bait journalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E186 · Thu, June 20, 2019
In Conversation with the Saturday Paper's Erik Jensen
This week we dive deep with Erik Jensen, the editor-in-chief of the Saturday Paper, talking about his career, being shot, hate speech and the future of journalism. Oh, and what a waste of money polling is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E185 · Thu, June 13, 2019
Are Australians Turning Their Back On The News?
This week we speak to Caroline Fisher from the University of Canberra, the project leader for the Australian section of the Digital News Report, the global survey of news consumers from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford University. The study has number of interesting and perplexing findings for the state of the media in Australia and around the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E184 · Thu, June 06, 2019
Press Freedom Under Threat
This week we look in detail at the two raids by AFP on the ABC and News Corp journalist, Annika Smethurst. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E183 · Thu, May 30, 2019
Brexit, Reporting on the DRC and Assange
This week we turn our gaze overseas and ask an expert panel what has been happening with Brexit and how does Australia view the world. We speak with Jamie Smyth from Financial Times, Jonathan Pearlman from Australian Foreign Affairs and Chrisanthi Giotis from Centre for Media Transition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E182 · Thu, May 23, 2019
Fact Checking The Election
This week we have an expert panel of Fact Checkers and we ask them just how toxic was the election and should we chuck our opinion polls in the bin. To help us with this and much more we spoke to Lucinda Beaman from RMIT ABC Fact Check, Anne Kruger Editor of First Draft News and Michael Hopkin acting Editor of Fact Check at the Conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E181 · Thu, May 16, 2019
Podcast Extra - David Marr in Conversation
David Marr talks to 2SER's Daniel Butler about Australia and why we find it difficult to change as country. He also talks about his life in writing and journalism and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E180 · Thu, May 16, 2019
Subjectivity, Truth And A Mother of Invention
This week we look at how the media has covered the election and is News Corporation suffering from political bias? Our panel this week comprises of Kylar Loussikian from SMH and the Age, Emily Watkins from Crikey and Brad Esposito from Pedestrian Daily. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E179 · Tue, May 14, 2019
Podcast Extra - Reporting on China
From 2SER's the Middle we talk about media coverage of China, with the journalists who report on it. What are the realities of reporting from China, and does Australia's media get it right? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E178 · Thu, May 09, 2019
Bill Adair on PolitiFact
This week we speak with Bill Adair who is the founder of the Pulitzer Prize-winning website PolitiFact and Knight Professor of the Practice of Journalism and Public Policy at Duke University. Peter Fray chatted with Bill about how you make facts count and can you actually keep our leaders honest in real time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E177 · Thu, May 09, 2019
Introducing Uniform- A new season of All Things Equal
Waiting for your next Fourth Estate fix? We’ve got something else for you in the meantime. Introducing a new season of All Things Equal. This series will take you into the school yard and beyond, where kids learn that things aren't always fair. Through the stories of real students and staff, Uniform will change the way you think about education; because when it comes to learning, one size does not fit all. Subscribe to All Things Equal in your favourite podcast app, or listen to the show here: https://www.whooshkaa.com/shows/after-metoo-stories-of-social-change Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E176 · Fri, May 03, 2019
Andrew Jaspan In Conversation
This week we speak to Andrew Jaspan about the media's coverage of the election and why Google and Facebook should help pay for our media. We also touch on how he started the Conversation and its importance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E175 · Wed, April 24, 2019
Stephen Davis - Truthteller
This week we speak to Stephen Davis about his new book Truthteller and the very real dangers of fake news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E174 · Thu, April 18, 2019
Podcast Extra - Marcus Strom On Press Freedom and Assange
We speak with the President of the MEAA, Marcus Strom, about press freedom and why we should be concerned about Julian Assange Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E173 · Mon, April 15, 2019
Geoffrey Rush and Australian Defamation Law
The Australian media has recently been on the wrong side of a number of high profile defamations cases and last week one of the largest again went against the media - The Daily Telegraph and its case against Australian actor Geoffrey Rush. This case raises a number of very significant issues for the news media and in turn the Me Too movement in this country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E172 · Thu, April 11, 2019
Bill Birnbauer - The rise of nonprofit investigative journalism in the United States,
We chat with Bill Birnauer, who is a long-time ICIJ member with more than 30 years’ experience in journalism at The Age, The Sunday Age and The Herald. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E171 · Thu, April 04, 2019
Reporting on Xinjiang - Buzzfeed's Megha Rajagopalan
The Uyghur minority in the Xinjiang region of Western China are the subject of an intense crackdown by the state, with up to one million Uyghur people being held without charge in so-called "re-education" camps. The crisis presents a unique set of challenges for journalists reporting on human rights in the 21st century. Producer Cheyne Anderson speaks to Buzzfeed News world correspondent Megha Rajagopalan, who won a 2018 Human Rights Press Award for her reporting on the crackdown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E170 · Thu, March 21, 2019
Christchurch, Facebook And Our Newsrooms
This week we unpack how the Christchurch terror attack was covered in Australian media, and overseas. We spoke to journalist Jennine Khalik , Abdallah Kamal from SBS and Associate Professor Colleen Murrell from Swinburne University of Technology Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E169 · Tue, March 19, 2019
Nick Evershed and Ben McNeil talk AI, Facts and the Future of Journalism
Special edition with the Guardian's Nick Evershed and Metafact's Ben McNeil about their work and future of Journalism in AI and fake news world. Metafact has a Kickstarter and if you want to help out go here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/metafact/metafact-fact-checking-powered-by-science?ref=e1at7u Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E168 · Thu, March 14, 2019
Gaven Morris - Your ABC
The week Peter Fray speaks with Gaven Morris, ABC’s Director News, Analysis & Investigations, about an eventful year and the way forward for the ABC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E167 · Thu, March 07, 2019
IWD Special - Annick Cojean
This week we speak with Annick Cojean who is a special correspondent from Le Monde. She is joined by 2SER's Cheyne Anderson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E166 · Thu, February 28, 2019
Pell, Ita, Defamation and PTSD
This week with are joined by Matt Peacock, Margot Saville, Deirdre Macken and Anne Davies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E165 · Thu, February 21, 2019
Medivac, Friendless Facebook and EMMA
Joining us this week we have Emily Watkins from Crikey, Nick O'Malley from Nine Entertainment and Andrew Rule from Herald Sun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E164 · Thu, February 14, 2019
Crikey! Jobs For Journalists
We talk to Eric Beecher, Chairman and Editor in Chief for Private Media, about 11 news jobs for "inquiry" journalists at Crikey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E163 · Thu, February 07, 2019
Buzzfeed, Ford, Transgender and Building Trust
First show for 2019 - Peter Fray is joined by a blockbuster panel of editors; Lenore Taylor, Joanne Gray and Helen Trinca. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E162 · Mon, December 24, 2018
Mike Carlton - On Air
We chat to Mike Carlton about his new Autobiography - On Air Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E161 · Tue, December 18, 2018
Exposed - Caro Meldrum-Hanna
We speak with Walkley winning journalist, Caro Meldrum-Hanna, about how she came to investigate the case of Keli Lane and the disappearance of baby Tegan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E160 · Thu, December 13, 2018
Warwick Fairfax on Fairfax Today, Family Expectations And Trump
Special Fourth Estate with an in-depth conversation with Warwick Fairfax from Maryland USA. He talks about Fairfax's future under under Nine, his failed bid to take over the company and his personal journey from there. We also ask him about how the media covers Trump in the states. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E159 · Thu, December 06, 2018
Greg Hywood - The Last CEO of Fairfax
In his final hours at Fairfax, Greg Hywood, was kind enough to come into the 2SER studios to talk about its legacy, why Fairfax had to merge with Nine and about the future of the SMH and the Age. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E158 · Thu, November 29, 2018
Anya Schiffrin on Start Ups, Trust and Trump
We speak with Anya Schiffrin who is the director of the Technology, Media, and Communications (TMaC) specialisation at the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) at Columbia University New York. In this discussion with Peter Fray we talk about making start ups pay, trust in the media and how can the media better handle Trump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E157 · Fri, November 23, 2018
Johan Lidberg - In the name of security: Secrecy, surveillance and journalism
We speak to Johan Lidberg about his book, In the Name of Security: Secrecy, Surveillance and Journalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E156 · Thu, November 15, 2018
Gerard Ryle in conversation
We chat to Gerard Ryle from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists about the Panama Papers and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E155 · Thu, November 08, 2018
Peter Lloyd suspended , Cameron sacked and a Trump like attack
Why was senior ABC journalist Peter Lloyd suspended? Is Ross Cameron's sacking a sign of new direction at Sky and is Scott Morrison taking a page from Trump playbook? To help us work through this we are joined by Stephen Brook from the Australian, Emily Watkins from Crikey and Michael Koziol from the SMH and the Age. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E154 · Thu, November 01, 2018
Hedley Thomas and how he made the Teacher's Pet
A very special edition with a deep dive into the Teacher's Pet with the Australian journalist Hedley Thomas. The Teacher's Pet has had over 26 Million Downloads and is the most successful Australian podcasts series ever. He speaks with Peter Fray about how he came to this story and how he hit the jackpot with his very first podcast series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E153 · Thu, October 11, 2018
Science Journalism, Climate Change And Its Deniers
A special look at science journalism and how the media covers climate change. Peter Fray is joined by Robyn Williams, Liam Mannix and Elfy Scott. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E152 · Thu, October 04, 2018
Tom Wright - Billion Dollar Whale
A special discussion with the Wall Street Journal journalist, Tom Wright, who dropped by to discuss his new book Billion Dollar Whale which he co-wrote with Bradley Hope. Its a story from the outer reaches of capitalism and international corruption. In a story far wilder than fiction Wright takes us on a guided tour of the 1MDB scandal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E151 · Thu, September 27, 2018
The Killing Season - ABC
Incredible events this week at the ABC with Michelle Guthrie and Justin Milne gone and all in under a week. To make sense of these event Peter Fray spoke with Quentin Dempster, Steve Ahern and Myriam Robin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E150 · Wed, September 26, 2018
Podcast Extra - Professor Ed Davis and the ABC in meltdown
We're joined by the NSW state President of the friends of the ABC, Professor Ed Davis and we talk about the continuing meltdown at the ABC since Managing Director, Michelle Guthrie was sacked. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E149 · Fri, September 21, 2018
Trust in Our News
Trust is surely the most important element contained in our news. But what do you do when trust is falling in all our institutions including the Fourth Estate? Peter Fray speaks with Andrew Hunter, Sacha Molitorisz and Saffron Howden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E148 · Thu, September 13, 2018
Young Journalists Talk Shop
We speak to a panel of young journalists on the how and the why they jumped into an industry that seems to be in free fall. Our host Evie Maguire spoke with Krirrily Schwarz, Kate Allman and Jason Fallows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E147 · Thu, September 06, 2018
Robert J Rosenthal talks Trump and Journalism
We're joined by one of the very big names in the world of investigative journalism, Robert J Rosenthal, from the Centre for Investigate Reporting, in the US. Robert’s long distinguished journalism career includes being a correspondent in Africa, reporting from Lebanon and Israel, a slew of award-winning investigations and, as well as the editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer and managing editor of the San Francisco Chronicle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E146 · Thu, August 30, 2018
Did the media just change the PM?
The recriminations and anger are still being felt around the country after another PM has been ruthlessly cut down. So on Fourth Estate we asked did sections of the media play a part? To make sense of the events of last week we are joined by Monica Attard, Jamie Smyth, Damien Cave and Nick O'Malley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E145 · Thu, August 16, 2018
US Media, Tonightly, Trial by Media and Fairfax
After being attacked and bullied by Trump the US media has decided to fight back - is it too little too late? Tonightly has been axed - was it a programming decision or a political one? We also look at trial by media - has the media over stepped the line with its coverage of Emma Husar and Ben Roberts Smith? Fairfax has possibly booked its last full year result and it was a loss - we unpack it and find there is some light at the end of tunnel. To discuss all of this our host Peter Fray was joined by Kylar Loussikian, Margot Saville and Andrew Rule. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E144 · Thu, August 09, 2018
Bolt, Sky News, Buzzfeed and ABC Life
This week we look at Andrew Bolt's attack on immigration, the fall out from Sky News and that interview of Blair Cottrell, Buzzfeed's story on Emma Husar and ABC Life goes live. To help us navigate our way through all this we are joined by Ben Doherty from the Guardian, Kathleen Calderwood from the ABC and Cara Waters from the Age and SMH. Your host this week is Anthony Dockrill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E143 · Thu, August 02, 2018
SMH strikes back, Guardian in the money and Goodbye Lee Lin Chin
As the news sinks in about Fairfax we take a closer look at what it means for quality journalism and we also look at the Guardian making a profit in OZ. To help us make sense of all of this Anthony Dockrill spoke with Michael Roddan from the Australia, Michael Koziol from SMH and the Age and Margaret Simons from Monash University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E142 · Thu, July 26, 2018
Nine and Fairfax Merge
Shock waves were felt around the country this morning with the news that Channel Nine and Fairfax are merging. To unpack what this means for journalism and for Fairfax we have a bumper edition with Darren Goodsir, Emily Watkins, Amanda Wilson, Marcus Strom, Tim Burrowes, Darren Davidson and David Skapinker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E141 · Thu, July 19, 2018
Thai Cave Rescue, Trump, Sky News and Print
This edition of the Fourth Estate looks at the media coverage of the Thai Cave Rescue and Donald Trump, the ratings of Sky News and the sharing printing facilities by Fairfax and News Ltd. Also discussed is the sudden resignation of Michael Ebeid and his lasting legacy on SBS. To dissect this fractured media world, Alan Moir (SMH) and Remy Varga (The Australian) were in the studio and Paul Karp (The Guardian) was on the line from Canberra. This episode was hosted by Peter Fray and produced by Evie Maguire. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E140 · Thu, July 12, 2018
Murdoch, Murphy, Ch7 and a Former News Corp CEO
This edition of the Fourth Estate looks at the legacy of Rupert Murdoch and Katharine Murphy's essay 'On Disruption'. We also look at Channel 7's 'racist' segment about African Gangs in Victoria, Fairfax's criticism of ABC's online news website and the appointment of Former News Corp CEO Peter Tonagh to run the Government's efficiency review on the public broadcasters ABC and SBS. To dissect this fractured media world, Josh Butler (Ten Daily) and Carrie Fellner (SMH) were in the studio and Corinne Podger (Melb Uni) on the line from the Southern Highlands. This episode was hosted and produced by Evie Maguire. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E139 · Tue, July 10, 2018
Podcast Extra - Katharine Murphy - On Disruption
Political Editor for the Guardian Australia, Katharine Murphy, dropped by for a long chat with Peter Fray about her new book called On Disruption. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E138 · Thu, July 05, 2018
Google News, Journalists Killed, Sky Falls
This edition of the Fourth Estate looks at the relationship between multimedia platforms, public interest journalist and the impact of news aggregators. We also look at the role right-wing rhetoric had on the Capital Gazette newsroom shooting in America, Sky News' covering of David Leyonhjelm's comments about Greens Senator Sarah Hanson Young and Nauru's ban on the ABC. To discuss this all we have our host Peter Fray talking to Jacqueline Maley (Sydney Morning Herald), Stephen Hutcheon (ABC) and Jared Owens (The Australian). This episode was produced by Evangeline Maguire. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E137 · Tue, July 03, 2018
Podcast extra - Henry Ergas and Public Interest Journalism
The Australian columnist, Professor Henry Ergas AO, speaks with Peter Fray about public information journalism and the impact of news aggregators. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E136 · Thu, June 28, 2018
Male journalists on social, Huckabee Sanders, Natalie Joyce and the ABC
According to a study by the International Journal of Press/Politics, male political journalists based in Washington DC only reply 8.5 per cent of the time to female political journalists. Why is it that female journalists are less influential on Twitter than men in Washington DC and does this relate to a bigger picture here in Australia? Plus, we discuss the Sarah Huckabee Sanders fine-dining debacle at if it’s right for a restaurant to refuse to serve someone of ideological differences. It wouldn’t be a journalist debate without discussing the Natalie Joyce tell-all interview with the Australian Women’s Weekly and also the latest ABC-Government saga. To discuss these issues are more, we are joined by Tamara Wearne (2GB), Lauren Carroll Harris (The Guardian and ABC’s RN) and Benedict Brook ( news.com.au ). This episode was hosted and produced by Evangeline Maguire. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E135 · Thu, June 21, 2018
ABC for sale, Guthrie's stand, Digital News and China
This edition of Fourth Estate looks at if the ABC will and should be sold, was Michelle Guthrie's speech enough to change the political narrative on the ABC. We also look at the state of digital media in Australia and is the media to blame for the poor relations between Australia and China. To discuss all this we have our host Peter Fray speaking with Quentin Dempster (New Daily) , Sarah Vogler (Courier Mail) and Damien Cave (NY Times). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E134 · Fri, June 15, 2018
Corporate hurt feelings, Trust and Shorten's ABC
This edition of Fourth Estate looks at suggested changes to defamation law including should our corporations being allowed to sue. We also look at trust and the media and Bill Shorten promises to restore ABC funding. To discuss all this we have our host Anthony Dockrill talking to Dana McCauley (The Australian), Olivia Willis (ABC) and Rachel Eddie (The New Daily). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E133 · Thu, June 07, 2018
ABC, China, National Security and ho hum Barnaby
This edition of the Fourth Estate looks at the ABC and the Government in a tangle over the 6th complaint in 5 months. China gives the cold shoulder to our journalists. Foreign Espionage bill may be getting closer to coming into law so what does this mean for Australian journalists. Barnaby Joyce's much hyped paid interview fails to set the ratings on fire. To discuss all this we have our host Peter Fray talking to Geraldine Doogue (ABC) and Brett McLeod (Ch9). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E132 · Thu, May 31, 2018
Chequebook journalism, Facebook, Roseanne and the Logies
This edition of Fourth Estate looks at Barnaby Joyce's paid interview on Ch7, Facebook blocking the Cancer Council from taking out ads for bowel cancer, Roseanne Barr blowing up on twitter and how the Logies my have got it wrong on Don Burke. To discuss all this host Anthony Dockrill was joined by Gina Rushton (Buzzfeed), Emily Watkins (Crikey) and Michael Owen (The Australian). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E131 · Thu, May 24, 2018
Australian media bashing
This episode is all about some of the Australian media's favourite targets: China, the banks and journalists. To discuss the current trends in how the media is talking about our foreign relationships, the banking royal commission and more, host Peter Fray was joined by Emma Alberici (ABC), Chris Kenny (Australian) and Ben Eltham (New Matilda). This episode was produced by Ninah Kopel in the studios of 2SER 107.3 in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E130 · Thu, May 17, 2018
The not good bloke, a billion deleted accounts and a wedding.
Described as the worst mass shooting since the Port Arthur Massacre in 1996, murders in Margaret River have dominated this weeks’ media. So did journalists do the story justice, or overstep the mark? Plus Facebook shut down around one billion fake accounts in six months. But has it won back any support for the social media platform? And the Royal wedding is around the corner. But do we care? To discuss these issues and more, we were joined by Sarah Dingle (ABC), Isabel Lo ( Media Diversity Australia) and Jeanette Severs (Independent) . This episode was hosted and produced by Ninah Kopel. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E129 · Thu, May 17, 2018
Podcast extra: a day in the life at Gitmo
Debi Cornwall calls herself a conceptual documentary artist, and has come to Australia to share her collection ‘ Welcome to Camp America: Inside Guantánamo Bay’ at Head On Photo Festival. Her work takes you inside the U.S. Naval Station in Guantánamo Bay, revealing a side of life on Gitmo you may not have seen before. But when the line between art and real life is blurred, how much can we learn through the finished product? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E128 · Thu, May 10, 2018
Criminalising journalism in Australia
The 2018 budget will bring $84 million worth of cuts to the ABC over three years. So is this a big deal for the national broadcaster? Plus the draft law that could see Australian journalists locked up for 20 years, just for doing their job. And the sex column in a college paper that ventured into the realm of academic advice and rubbed some people the wrong way. Andrew Fowler ( Author and ex ABC), Katrina Strickland (Good Weekend) and Kylar Loussikian (Daily Telegraph) discuss all these issues and more with host, Peter Fray. This episode was produced by Ninah Kopel in the studios of 2SER 107.3 in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E127 · Wed, May 09, 2018
Podcast extra: Friends of the ABC responds to budget cuts
The 2018 budget has been released into the world, and brings bad news for the nation’s public broadcaster. The government will freeze indexation of the ABC from July of 2019, which is set to cost the broadcaster $84 million over three years. To understand what this might mean for how the ABC operates, Peter Fray caught up for a coffee with Professor Ed Davis, President of the NSW and ATC committee of Friends of the ABC. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E126 · Thu, May 03, 2018
ABC's Buzzfeed, a mighty correction, twitter bots and a roast
Will Osman Faruqi and the ABC's mysterious new Buzzfeed-style "vertical" spark more inquiries by senate estimates? The story that sparked Fairfax's big Anzac retraction treads the line of misplaced facts and myth-making. And Labor senator Kimberley Kitching may have hitched up some Russian twitterbot followers but exactly whose stalking horses are they? Alex McKinnon (Saturday Paper), Sam Langford (Junkee) and Claire Connelly (independent) turn these issues over on a panel hosted by Tom Allinson. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E125 · Thu, April 26, 2018
A Pulitzer, the banks and Mamamia
He won a Pulitzer Prize for his photography of the violence during Charlottesville race protests, but now he works in a brewery. So how can we keep talented people in journalism? Plus Anzac Day has come and gone, but what message did it leave behind? We also look at the abortion story Mamamia got wrong and whether they were right to pull it. All this and more discussed by our panelists Miranda Devine ( Daily Telegraph), Marcus Strom (MEAA) and Michael McGowan ( the Guardian). This episode was hosted by Peter Fray and produced by Ninah Kopel. Fourth Estate is produced in the studios of 2ser 107.3 in Sydney and is broadcast across Australia by the Community Radio Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E124 · Mon, April 23, 2018
Podcast extra: Gabriel Sherman on politics, media and where the two meet
Gabriel Sherman is author of the New York Times bestselling biography, 'Loudest Voice in the Room' , about Fox News founder Roger Ailes. He is also a Vanity Fair special correspondent, and previously was national-affairs editor at New York Magazine. He’s heading over to Australia soon for Sydney Writer’s Festival where he will join panels discussing how the news has changed and the Murdoch media empire. Gabriel caught up with host Ninah Kopel, to discuss media, politics and where the two meet in a modern world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E123 · Thu, April 19, 2018
C-bomb sinks journo, SA ups source protection and Greg Hunt turns the tables
A cut and paste incident has lost a Daily Mail journalist their job, but is the C-word a sackable offense? Plus, the South Australian Government is planning a new shield law to help journalists protect their sources. And Greg Hunt tries to reverse the roles of ministers and media. To discuss these issues and more, we were joined by Alex Bruce-Smith (Pedestrian TV) , Paul Wallbank (Mumbrella) and Sarah Vogler (Courier Mail). This episode was hosted and produced by Ninah Kopel. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E122 · Thu, April 12, 2018
Zuckerberg, Guthrie and MPs in Lycra
The Cambridge Analytica saga continues as Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg faces the US congress. But is it too late to say sorry? Plus ABC boss Michelle Guthrie fronts Senate Estimates again and in the spirit of Zuckerberg, takes the blame for the corporation’s recent editorial mistakes. We also discuss the two journalists awaiting a formal hearing in a Myanmar prison. And MPs in Lycra: is the media stretching audience attention just a little too far? To discuss these issues and more, we were joined by Yaara Bou Melhem ( independent) , Stephen Brook ( the Australian) and Peter Kerr (AFR). This episode was hosted by Peter Fray and produced by Ninah Kopel. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E121 · Fri, April 06, 2018
Podcast Extra : Media In Myanmar And Facebook's Role In The Rohingya Crisis
This is an extended version of a discussion with Libby Hogan, a multimedia journalist on the ground in Myanmar. With host Ninah Kopel, she discusses the dangers of hate speech on social media and what needs to be done to address it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E120 · Thu, April 05, 2018
Facebook's role in the Rohingya crisis, Ch9 dumped and Intern Pete
Stories are emerging about the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar last year, and Facebook’s role in facilitating the spread of hate speech. Should the platform be doing more to intervene? Plus, we discuss the question that hijacked cricketer Steve Smith’s press conference. And the Nine network has lost their Commonwealth Games accreditation, but is the system irrelevant to begin with? To discuss these issues and more, we were joined by Margaret Simons (Monash University), Max Chalmers (Crikey and ABC), Benedict Brook (news.com.au) and Libby Hogan (Democratic Voice of Burma). This episode was hosted and produced by Ninah Kopel. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E119 · Thu, March 29, 2018
Now Australia, 29th Newspoll and are journalists miserable?
Tracey Spicer has launched the Now Australia campaign, which aims to tackle sexual harassment and abuse in Australian workplaces. So what role does the media have to play? Plus, Mark Zuckerberg has responded to the Facebook scandal, promising to do better. Is it too little, too late? Also on the show, the media is buzzing about Malcolm Turnbull’s 29th negative Newspoll. Will number 30 lead to the same end for Turnbull as it did for Abbott? To discuss these issues, and more, we were joined by Anne Davies (the Guardian), Emily Watkins (Crikey) and Michael Koziol ( Fairfax). This episode was hosted by Peter Fray and produced by Ninah Kopel. Fourth Estate is made in the studios of 2SER 107.3 in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E118 · Thu, March 22, 2018
Facebook, Sunrise and a wedding cake
As the world reacts to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, we look at the lessons to be learned from the group’s data mining mistakes and ask if it’s time to get off Facebook. We also discuss the Sunrise segment that had Australia up in arms and Indigenous rights groups accusing the show of racism. Plus we look at the cake that didn’t sit so well with ABC Audience & Consumer Affairs . To discuss these issues we were joined by Myles Morgan (SBS), Miranda Ward (nine.com.au) and Ketan Joshi (CSIRO’s Data61). This episode was hosted by Ninah Kopel. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E117 · Wed, March 14, 2018
I hate journalists!
The ACT Chief Minister, Andrew Barr, hates journalists and is over the mainstream media. We discuss his hawkish remarks and consider whether there's any truth in them. Plus we ask if anyone's listening to Miranda Devine's new podcast. And we look at the role of a Gender Editor and talk about whether Australian newsrooms need them. With Misha Ketchell (The Conversation) and Nick O'Malley (Fairfax). Hosted by Olivia Rosenman. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 in Sydney and broadcasted across Australia via the Community Radio Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E116 · Wed, March 07, 2018
Jane Gilmore on fixing headlines about violence against women
We're marking International Women's Day with a special interview with Jane Gilmore, founder of The FixedIt project . FixedIt takes a red pen to headlines about violence against women and children to correct those that blame the victims for the violence enacted against them. Jane Gilmore's work shines a light on the way the media's focus on the victims of violence, rather than the perpetrators, sustains myths about men, women, violence and sexual assault. Hosted by Olivia Rosenman. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 in Sydney and broadcasted across Australia via the Community Radio Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E115 · Fri, March 02, 2018
Can the ACCC take on Google and Facebook?
Our panel considers the ACCC's Digital Platforms Inquiry, including the threat of criminal charges if the tech giants don't comply. Plus, did Kylie Jenner really wipe $1 billion off Snapchat's worth? And finally, some good news for a change. We look at a new initiative from the Guardian focusing on solutions to the world's most pressing problems. With Arvind Hickman (AdNews), Rob Stott (Junkee Media), and Bhakthi Puvanenthiran (Crikey). Hosted by Olivia Rosenman. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 in Sydney and broadcasted across Australia via the Community Radio Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E114 · Thu, February 22, 2018
Did the ABC censor Alberici's corporate tax story?
This week the panel takes a look at the saga of Emma Alberici's story on corporate tax and whether the ABC bowed to the government by taking it down. Plus we discuss what happened when Twitter users impersonated journalists after the Florida high school shooting and how ill-equipped Twitter is to stop the spreading of doctored photos. Finally, the panel talks about Vice Media in the wake of several scandals and considers if it's possible for them to clean the Cheeto dust out of their newsrooms. With Alex McKinnon (The Saturday Paper) and Lisa Visentin (Sydney Morning Herald). Hosted by Olivia Rosenman. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E113 · Wed, February 14, 2018
Why won't Australians pay for their news?
The New York Times subscription revenue has hit $1 billion, but will Australian news media ever reach this level of support when 90% of Australians say they are very reluctant to pay for news? Plus we look at the outcome of the Senate inquiry into the future of public interest journalism and consider the pros and cons of delivering news via sms and instant messaging apps. With Sarah Whyte (ABC), Charlie Lewis (Crikey) and Quentin Dempster (The New Daily). Hosted by Olivia Rosenman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E112 · Wed, February 07, 2018
Politicians' private lives, espionage and the online influence economy
Our first show back for 2018 kicks off with a discussion about the ethics of reporting politicians' private lives in the wake of the Barnaby Joyce story. The panel then takes on the government's proposed changes to national security laws and what they mean for journalism and free speech. We rounded out the episode looking at Facebook's latest attempts to fight fake news and the murky market of online influence. With Josh Butler (Huffpost), Dana McCauley (The Australian) and Myriam Robin (Australian Financial Review). Hosted by Olivia Rosenman. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E111 · Mon, December 18, 2017
That's a wrap
As the year draws to a close, Fourth Estate indulges in the requisite navel gazing, with a review of 2017's top stories. Sit back, pour yourself a stiff drink and enjoy. Hosted by Olivia Rosenman and Jason L'Ecuyer. Music by Broke For Free , Poddington Bear , and Dlay . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E110 · Wed, December 06, 2017
News, humour and despair in Venezuela.
We speak to the team behind El Chigüire Bipolar - or the Bipolar Capybara - about their satirical news website that won this year's Václav Havel Prize for Creative Dissent. The site uses humour to comment on Venezuela’s current political and economic turmoil, and to promote real and independent news that won’t be found in the country’s state-owned media. With Elio Casale (Founder) and Jesus Roldan (Editor), hosted by Olivia Rosenman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E109 · Wed, November 29, 2017
The ABC's big shakeup & the looming collapse of digital media
We take a fine-toothed comb over the biggest restructure in the ABC's history and consider whether the digital news media industry is teetering on the edge of collapse. With Emily Watkins (Crikey), Ketan Joshi (CSIRO Data 61) and Karl Quinn (Fairfax). Hosted by Olivia Rosenman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E108 · Thu, November 02, 2017
Waleed Aly on the snowfield of white faces in Australian media
Waleed Aly on about the Australian media's diversity problem and the democratic deficit when media excludes a large portion of the society its supposed to serve. Aly spoke at the official launch of Media Diversity Australia, an organisation for a media that looks and sounds like Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E107 · Thu, October 26, 2017
Data, algorithms, media and humans with Genevieve Bell
What does it mean to be human in the digital era? And to be Australian? We spoke to the 2017 Boyer Lecturer, Professor Genevieve Bell, about how we live in world ruled by data and algorithms. We asked if there are any technological solutions to fake news (there are!) and if being Australian in this globalised, online world even matters. Bell is one of the world's top technologists and the head of the Australian National University's Autonomy, Agency and Assurance Institute. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E106 · Sat, September 30, 2017
Media reform - is it a lifeline for Australian media?
The government’s media reform bill finally passed the Senate on September 14, after months of negotiations with cross bench senators. Communications minister Mitch Fifield says the reform will strengthen Australia’s media industry and secure local journalism jobs. But not everyone is convinced. And what about Facebook and Google? We sat down to discuss it with Ben Eltham (New Matilda), Margaret Simons (Monash University) and Quentin Dempster (The New Daily). Hosted by Olivia Rosenman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E105 · Thu, September 14, 2017
What's going on in the world of Australian podcasts?
We sat down with two important personalities in the Australian podcasting world - Michael Mason, ABC Director of Radio, and Rob Loewenthal the founder of the podcasting platform Whooshkaa. The ABC has a new $1 million fund just for podcasts and Whooshkaa is working on new technologies including personalised podcasts. Hosted by Olivia Rosenman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E104 · Thu, September 07, 2017
Jenn White on making 'Making Oprah' and the future of audio
Jenn White, host of the recent podcast Making Oprah and anchor on WBEZ Chicago, stopped by the 2SER studio to talk podcasts, public media and the future of on-demand audio. Hosted by Olivia Rosenman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E103 · Thu, August 31, 2017
Rabbit holes with Aaron Glantz, Gerard Ryle, Kate McClymont and Siddharth Varadarajan
Broadcast from the Walkley's 2017 Storyology conference, host Olivia Rosenman spoke with a panel of four of the world's top investigative journalists about how they decide which topics to pursue and whether the end always has to justify the means in an era where resources are tight and investigative reporting is expensive. With Aaron Glantz, senior reporter with Reveal from the US Center for Investigative Reporting, Gerard Ryle, Director of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), Kate McClymont, Fairfax Media senior journalist and Siddharth Varadarajan, Founding Editor of The Wire in India. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E102 · Thu, August 24, 2017
Covering Afghanistan with photojournalist Andrew Quilty
Andrew Quilty has covered Afghanistan since late 2013, when he arrived to work as a photojournalist just as NATO troops were beginning to withdraw. In the four years since, he has captured the ongoing conflict there with stunning photography that documents the trauma of a 40 year war and the impact of extremist groups and foreign forces in the country. His work won him the 2016 Gold Walkley for Excellence in Australian journalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E101 · Fri, August 04, 2017
A tribute to Les Murray
At the beginning of this week legendary Football commentator and journalist Les Murray passed away, this episode of Fourth Estate is dedicated to him. Myles Houlbrook-Walk spoke to Tracey Holmes and Andy Paschalidis, two of his colleagues and venerable journalists in their own right, about the man and the legacy that he leaves behind. He will be sorely missed by a nation now enamored by the game he loved and promoted for his whole life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E100 · Fri, July 28, 2017
Media Manipulators in Transitioning Times
Miles Herbert sat down with American academic and journalist Jeff Jarvis from Buzzmachine and the Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism as well as Derek Wilding, the Co-Director of the Centre for Media Transition from the University of Technology Sydney ahead of the Centre's launch earlier this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E99 · Thu, July 20, 2017
Laptops in the toilet! Where do you consume news?
Host Olivia Rosenman speaks to Michael Jensen, one of the authors of the 2017 Digital News Report about gender and news. This year is the first time the report has examined how gender effects the way we engage with news, including where we consume news, what news we consume, and the reasons that we avoid news. Olivia and Michael discuss the findings in the report, including some surprising results about where men are most likely to consume news! The Digital News Report: Australia 2017 is a collaboration between the News and Media Research Centre at the University of Canberra and the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford. The survey is part of a wider project with 36 participating territories and 2017 is the third year Australia has participated. the report is available here: https://www.canberra.edu.au/research/faculty-research-centres/nmrc/research/digital-news-report-australia-2017 Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E98 · Sun, July 16, 2017
Is Sky News becoming like Fox News, are the Walkley still relevant and what is Common Sense?
Sky News' late night line up is filled with hard right commentators and some people are worried that the network is moving towards coverage like Murdoch's US news network - Fox. Plus we discuss the recent changes to the Walkley Awards and ask if the foundation is still relevant. And we consider a new TV show called Common Sense and ask if it should be prescribed viewing for all pollies and journos. With Helen Vatsikopoulos (UTS), Mark Di Stefano (Buzzfeed) and Osman Faruqi (Junkee). Hosted by Olivia Rosenman. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E97 · Thu, July 06, 2017
Bullshit Detecting With Nick Enfield
Nick Enfield is a professor of linguistics at the University of Sydney, and head researcher at the Post Truth Initiative. Enfield has gathered a team of researchers including data scientists and software developers to create a 'bullsh*t detector' hoping to stop the spread of fake news, lies, and propaganda. Miles Herbert sat down with Nick to discuss how we should navigate this current political climate of misinformation. Also Kid Rock. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E96 · Mon, June 26, 2017
Reporting On Race Through American Eyes With John Eligon From NYT
John Eligon is the New York Times race reporter based in Kansas City, Missouri. Host Olivia Rosenman spoke to Eligon about his collaboration with ABC Foreign Correspondent, Through American Eyes, that aims to get an outsider take on race relations Australia. Eligon's impressions and observations from his trip around the country, from Sydney to Kununurra, Brisbane to Murray Island, make for thought provoking listening. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E95 · Thu, June 22, 2017
Red Symons, Mia Freedman, Media Reform & NYT Australia Offends Local Arts Scene
How did Red Symons and Mia Freedman make such a mess and was the response overblown or fully justified? Plus we examine the government's proposed media reform package that's stuck in the Senate and ask if it will save Channel Ten. And finally we take a look at the NYT Australia article that ruffled some feathers in the world of arts and culture. With Arvind Hickman (AdNews Australia), Isabel Lo (Media Diversity Australia) and Jenny Noyes (The Sydney Morning Herald). Hosted by Olivia Rosenman. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E94 · Wed, June 07, 2017
A Whole Lot Of Outrage: Male Privilege, Newscorp V. Press Council & Endometriosis
Controversy abounds this weeks as a scientific study on endometriosis prompted outrage in the media and online. But was it justified? Plus we examine the latest appointment to the Australian Press Council - Carla McGrath - and the response in News Corp Press. Finally, we look at conversations about male privilege in the media and an upcoming debate on Triple J's Hack asking if it even exists. With Alyx Gorman (Time Out), Gina Rushton (Buzzfeed) and Matilda Dixon-Smith (Junkee). Hosted by Olivia Rosenman. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E93 · Sun, June 04, 2017
SWF Special: Understanding China's Economy With NPR's Shanghai Correspondent Rob Schmitz
In the last of our Sydney Writers Festival specials, we spoke USA National Public Radio Shanghai Correspondent Rob Schmitz. Host Olivia Rosenman met with Rob Schmitz to discuss how to report on China's economy when the country's leading politicians admit GDP figures are mostly 'man-made' and why Rob has higher hopes for Chinese millennials than American. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E92 · Sun, May 28, 2017
SWF Special: All The Kremlin's Men With Mikhail Zygar
Mikhail Zygar is a veteran Russian journalist and the author of a new book that gives unprecedented insight into the inner workings of the Russian government. Host and Executive Producer Olivia Rosenman spoke to Mikhail Zygar while he was in Sydney for the Writers Festival about what it's like to be a journalist in Russia and if there's any hope of restoring a functioning political system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E91 · Thu, May 25, 2017
SWF Special: Desi Anwar On Communicating Indonesia To The Western World
In another of our Sydney Writers Festival special podcast extras, producer Jessica Smalley spoke with Desi Anwar, Indonesian columnist, senior anchor, journalist and the host of Insight with Desi Anwar on CNN Indonesia. Jessica and Desi spoke about communicating Indonesia to the western world, political correctness and reporting across two languages. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E90 · Wed, May 24, 2017
SWF Special: In Conversation With Economics Journalist Sebastian Mallaby
This week on Fourth Estate, Mariam Cheik-Hussein spoke to Sebastian Mallaby from London about how the media should report economics, how journalists can fairly criticise the Trump presidency without feeding into his supporters belief that the system is against them, and more. Sebastian Mallaby is the Paul Volcker Senior Fellow in International Economics at the Council on Foreign Relations and a Washington Post columnist. He previously spent 13 years at The Economists covering international finance in London and serving as bureau chief in southern Africa, Japan and Washington. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E89 · Wed, May 17, 2017
The Good Girl Stripped Bare
This week on Fourth Estate, Olivia Rosenman spoke to veteran journalist Tracey Spicer about her new book, The Good Girl Stripped Bare. The book chronicles Spicer's experience of sexism and misogyny in the media industry, which culminated with her being fired, via email, two months after the birth of her second child. She had worked for Channel Ten for 14 years. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E88 · Wed, May 10, 2017
Talking Diversity With "the First Chinese Guy On Australian TV News", Ky Chow
This week on Fourth Estate, producer Jessica Smalley sat down for an in-depth chat with Ky Chow, ABC Journalist and Communications Director for Media Diversity Australia, to discuss why an organisation that promotes diversity in Australian Media is still needed in 2017. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E87 · Thu, May 04, 2017
Podcast Extra: Fairfax Journalists Strike
Listen in to this special podcast extra with three Fairfax journalists who are on strike following Wednesday's announcement of the cutting of 125 editorial jobs. With Lucy Cormack, Han Nguyen and Eryk Bagshaw. Hosted by Olivia Rosenman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E86 · Tue, May 02, 2017
Reporting Under The Planet's Leading Censor & Press Freedom Predator
This week on Fourth Estate, we mark International Press Freedom Day with a special conversation with Bill Birtles, the ABC's China Correspondent. Host Olivia Rosenman spoke to Bill about what it's like being a journalist in a country that ranks close to the bottom for press freedom. We also discussed how Chinese people use social media and how despite censorship, online technology is an even more prevalent part of their daily lives than in Australia. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E85 · Wed, April 26, 2017
Twitter, Memes & Political Journalism, A Live Interview With Buzzfeed's Mark Di Stefano
This week on Fourth Estate, Jack Begbie sat down with Buzzfeed Australia's Political Editor Mark Di Stefano to discuss Twitter, Memes, and how he got his start in political journalism. This interview was recorded in front of a live audience of UTS Journalism Society members. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E84 · Wed, April 19, 2017
The Uber Of News (Literally), Ray Hadley's Bizarre Love Triangle And More Cuts To Newspaper Jobs
This week on Fourth Estate, we discuss the latest round of cuts to jobs at Fairfax and Newscorp, and we dissect Ray Hadley's complex relationships with politicians. We also look at an interesting new news startup the mixes reporting and ride sharing - Newscar. With Emily Watkins (Crikey), Hugh Riminton (Ten News) and Kylar Loussikian (The Daily Telegraph). Hosted by Olivia Rosenman. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E83 · Wed, April 12, 2017
Metadata Retention Is A Mess And As Of Today, All Telcos Must Comply
Thursday, April 13th, marks the final deadline for full compliance with metadata retention, but the legislation is still a mess and many telcos won't make it. We took this opportunity to re-examine Australia's mandatory metadata retention laws and ask are the benefits worth the risk. And indeed are there any benefits at all? With Bernard Keane (Crikey), Bruce Baer Arnold (University of Canberra) and John Stanton (Communication Alliance). Hosted by Olivia Rosenman. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E82 · Thu, March 30, 2017
White Australian Newsrooms And Why You Should Read Teen Vogue
Why are Australian newsrooms still so white? We discuss the issues arising from a lack of diversity in the media and how the matter should be addressed. We also look at how Teen Vogue has steered towards covering politics, feminism, identity and activism. And we talk about what happened in the media when Bill Leak died. With Alex McKinnon (The Saturday Paper), Amy McQuire (Freelance), and Emily Jane Smith (FBi and Huffington Post). Hosted by Olivia Rosenman. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E81 · Wed, March 22, 2017
What Happens When Social Platforms Serve Us Our News
We're joined by Claire Wardle, Director of Research and Projects at First Draft News, and Malachy Browne, Senior Story Producer with The New York Times, for an in-depth discussion on truth, trust, news and the internet, and why we should all stop using the term "fake news". Hosted by Olivia Rosenman. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E80 · Tue, March 14, 2017
Our Stories, Our Way. Luke Pearson Of @IndigenousX
This week on Fourth Estate we spoke to Luke Pearson, the founder of @IndigenousX. With a following of almost 30,000 people on Twitter and a weekly piece published in the Guardian,@IndigenousX is a successful media platform for Indigenous stories told by Indigenous people. On the fifth anniversary of @IndigenousX (March 15, 2017), host Olivia Rosenman talked to Pearson about where the idea came from, why what it does is so important in a media landscape that has long ignored Indigenous stories, and how he hopes to see @IndigenousX continue to develop. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Support @IndigenousX here: https://www.patreon.com/IndigenousX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E79 · Wed, March 08, 2017
Journalists In Smelly Locker Rooms, In Silicon Valley And On The Farm
On International Women's Day, we spoke to three women who work in branches of the media where women are minorities - sport, rural and in digital. We also discussed the ABC's decision to broadcast an all women lineup to mark the day. Was the backlash justified? With Erin Riley (Freelance), Flip Prior (ABC), and Jeanette Severs (Freelance). Hosted by Olivia Rosenman. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 in Sydney and broadcasted across Australia via the Community Radio Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E78 · Thu, March 02, 2017
Centrelink Releases Journalist's Private Info, Mark Zuckerberg's Manifesto And What Is Opinary?
Centrelink released the personal details of a journalist who wrote an article that criticised the agency. Was it legal? Was it ethical? And should the journo who received them have published his story? Plus, we discuss Mark Zuckerberg's manifesto and a startup with a novel take on audience engagement - Opinary. With Ben Doherty (Guardian Australia), Jo Lennan (Freelance) and Sarah Whyte (ABC). Hosted by Olivia Rosenman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E77 · Wed, March 01, 2017
Podcast Extra - Reporting Drugs And Alcohol With Dr Stephen Bright
In this special podcast extra we spoke to Dr Stephen Bright, Senior Lecturer of Addiction at Edith Cowan University, about the website he founded to monitor news reporting of issues relating to drugs and alcohol. The website, aodmediawatch.com.au, aims to improve the reporting of AOD issues through putting the spotlight on stories that contain misinformation, perpetuate unnecessary moral panic and stigma. Hosted by Olivia Rosenman. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E76 · Wed, February 22, 2017
Fairfax Mastheads' New Leadership, Popping The Filter Bubble, Trump's War On The Media
This week on Fourth Estate we discuss the new leadership at Fairfax mastheads, popping the filter bubble, and Trump's war with the media. With Charlie Lewis (Crikey), Jason Whittaker (ABC Media Watch), and Jessica Rapana (Nine Honey). Hosted by Olivia Rosenman. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E75 · Wed, February 15, 2017
Do We Need More News Addicts? With Adam Thomas From The EJC
We spoke to the director of the European Journalism Centre, Adam Thomas, about how to best understand audience behaviour and building news products that keep the reader hooked. Read Adam's article on the topic here: https://medium.com/future-of-journalism/do-we-need-more-news-addicts-4c7247980329 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E74 · Thu, February 09, 2017
Twitter Takes On Trolls, Broken Business Models & The NYT's Copyediting Overhaul
This week on Fourth Estate we discuss Twitter's latest round of measures against abuse and trolling, broken business models in journalism and the transfer of power and influence from the press to social media, and the recently announced overhaul of the New York Times' copyediting systems. With Peter Fray (UTS) and David Swann (The Australian). Hosted by Marcus Costello and Olivia Rosenman. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E73 · Thu, February 02, 2017
Reporting Trump, The Plague Of Plagiarism And The NYT Down Under
This week on Fourth Estate, we discuss the particular challenges associated with reporting on President Trump, the plague of plagiarism in modern newsrooms and what effect the arrival of the New York Times in Australia will have on the local news landscape. Our panellists are Allan Clarke (Buzzfeed), Myriam Robin (Financial Review), and Nick O'Malley (SMH). Hosted by Olivia Rosenman. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E72 · Fri, December 09, 2016
2016's Biggest Media Affairs
We look back on 2016's biggest media affairs including: how the right won the media game; social media's impact on the Standing Rock showdown; the Panama Papers; mass layoffs in newsrooms; and access to Nauru with Jonathan Pearlman (UK Telegraph's Aus Correspondent), Brianna Parkins (ABC Media Watch) and Lisa Visentin (SMH). Hosted by Marcus Costello. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E71 · Wed, November 30, 2016
Changes At RN, Media Access In The Trump Era, Video First Platforms
This week on Fourth Estate the panel discuss whether the recent changes at ABC's Radio National are an indication of the future of linear broadcasting, to what extent the freedom and safety of journalists will be guaranteed in a Trump administration, and how more user-generated video on social media will turn newsgathering on its head. With Stephanie Hunt (Storyful), Josh Butler (Huffington Post Australia) and Misha Ketchell (The Conversation). Hosted by Olivia Rosenman. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E70 · Wed, November 23, 2016
Fake News, Trump's Aussie Mates, Is The ABC Racist?
This week on Fourth Estate the panel discuss how fake news influenced the outcome of the US election; whether Mark Latham, Ross Cameron and Rowan Dean can really call themselves "outsiders"; and what's behind Noel Pearson's comments calling the ABC racist. With Quentin Dempster (New Daily), Amy McQuire (98.9FM) and Patrick Begley (SMH). Hosted by Marilyn Hetreles. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E69 · Sat, November 19, 2016
Trump's Surprise Victory, Trump On 'Elitist' Media, Amending 18C
Ruby Hamad (Daily Life and SBS Life), Ben Raue (The Tally Room and The Guardian Australia) and conservative commentator Mark Fletcher discuss: how the media was blindsided by Trump's victory; how Trump framed the media as 'the elite'; and what's energising the campaign to amend Section 18c of the Racial Discrimination Act. Hosted by Marcus Costello. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 in Sydney and broadcasted across Australia via the Community Radio Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E68 · Thu, November 03, 2016
Border Force Podcast, Four Corners' Nauru Episode, Assad's PR Conference
Debbie Whitmont (ABC), Margot Saville (Crikey) and Fergus Hunter (Fairfax) discuss: the launch of the Australian Border Force podcast; allegations of "left-wing media bias" surrounding Four Corners' report on child refugees on Nauru; and whether Assad's invite-only weekend press conference in Syria was an attempt to whitewash war crimes. Hosted by Marcus Costello. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 in Sydney and broadcasted across Australia via the Community Radio Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E67 · Wed, October 26, 2016
Storyology 2016: News Meets Comedy
This week on Fourth Estate we bring you a special Storyology 2016 session hosted by the Walkley Foundation, where the panel explores the space between news and comedy. With speakers James Colley (SBS/ABC), Jeanette Francis (SBS TV's The Feed) and Tania Safi (Buzzfeed Australia). Moderated by Fiona Katauskas with an introduction by Jack Fisher. This session was recorded for broadcast and podcast on Fourth Estate. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E66 · Wed, October 19, 2016
Press Photograph Special: Fay Anderson
Fay Anderson is the co-author of the newly released "Shooting the Picture: Press Photography in Australia". Calling on interviews with 60 past and present press photographers, the book maps the technological, social and commercial evolution of images in the news. Hosted by Marcus Costello. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 in Sydney and broadcasted across Australia via the Community Radio Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E65 · Fri, October 14, 2016
Trump Derailed, Syrian Cyberwar Newsgame, NYT Moderates Comments
This week on Fourth Estate the panel discuss the media's role in the US election and Donald Trump's big week, the launch of Al Jazeera English's newsgame about the cyber conflict in Syria and the New York Times' decision to partner with Google to moderate reader comments. With Osman Faruqi (Junkee), Ketan Joshi (freelance) and Margo Kingston (No Fibs). Hosted by Marilyn Hetreles. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E64 · Wed, October 05, 2016
Storyology 2016 Special: Lina Attalah
This week on Fourth Estate special guest Lina Attalah (Mada Masr) tells host Marilyn Hetreles what it's like to be a journalist fighting for press freedom in Egypt. Lina was brought to Australia by the Walkley Foundation for the annual Storyology festival. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. The Walkley Foundation Australia-Arab International Journalism Speaker Program is supported by the Australian Government through the Council for Australian-Arab Relations (CAAR) of the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E63 · Wed, September 28, 2016
OzPod 2016 Special: Manoush Zomorodi
Ahead of her keynote at OzPod 2016, Manoush Zomorodi (WNYC's Note to Self) dropped into 2SER to chat about what makes a podcast great, how the podcast industry is changing and what technology is doing to us for better and for worse. Hosted by Marcus Costello. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 in Sydney and broadcasted across Australia via the Community Radio Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E62 · Thu, September 22, 2016
Post-Fact Journalism, Mandatory Marriage Equality Advertising, WashPo Betrays Snowden
How can a journalist keep Pauline Hanson honest when countering her arguments with facts doesn't work? Plus, should media outlets be forced to run ads for both sides of the marriage equality plebiscite campaign? And the Washington Post wants Edward Snowden, the man whose information helped WashPo win a Pulitzer, to be prosecuted. What does this mean for whistleblowers? With Bridie Jabour (Guardian Australia), Lane Sainty (BuzzFeed) and Bernard Keane (Crikey). Hosted by Marcus Costello. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 in Sydney and is broadcast across Australia via the Community Radio Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E61 · Wed, September 14, 2016
Hinch Lets Loose, Mitchell Burns Sources, Napalm Girl Censored
This week on Fourth Estate the panel discuss how media should report new senator Derry Hinch's serious accusations under parliamentary privilege, why former Prime Ministers aren't happy with former Australian editor-in chief Chris Mitchell's tell-all memoir and how Facebook confused an iconic war photo for child porn. With Jonathan Holmes, Sean Kelly (The Monthly) and Jennifer Hewett (Australian Financial Review). Hosted by Marilyn Hetreles. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E60 · Wed, September 07, 2016
Trigger Warnings, Automated News, Mobile-Second Citizens
This week on Fourth Estate the panel ask whether trigger warnings really belong at the beginning of potentially distressing content, what Facebook's decision to fire its trending news team signals for automated news curation and whether "mobile-first" trends in newsrooms are creating a generation of second-class citizens. With Steph Harmon (Guardian Australia), Daniel Wild (Institute of Public Affairs) and Nic Healey (2SER, ex-CNET). Hosted by Marcus Costello. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E59 · Wed, August 31, 2016
Selfies And Mugshots, Senate Photography Rules, Journalist's Trophy Shot
This week on Fourth Estate the panel discuss the Sydney fugitive who offered media a more flattering photo than her mugshot, new senator Derry Hinch's campaign against parliament's 'ridiculous' photography rules and the UK journalist in trouble for posing with a gun in Iraq. With Elle Hunt (Guardian Australia) and Josh Butler (HuffPost Australia). Hosted by Marilyn Hetreles. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E58 · Sat, August 27, 2016
Yahoo7's Error Ruins Murder Trial, Corporate Transparency, Death Of Print
This week on Fourth Estate the panel discuss how a rookie error by a Yahoo7 News Online reporter caused a jury to be discharged, how the privitisation of the ASIC Corporate Registry could make it harder for journalists to do investigative work, and Fairfax Media's announcement that their midweek newspapers will "inevitably" cease circulation. With Michael West (michaelwest.com.au), Paddy Manning and Michaela Whitbourn (Sydney Morning Herald). Hosted by Marcus Costello. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E57 · Thu, August 18, 2016
Olympians Outed By Reporter, Trump Vs The Media, That's Not News
This week on Fourth Estate the panel discuss outing of several LGBT Olympians by a Daily Beast journalist, Donald Trump's crusade against the media and how social media stunts are driving the news agenda. With Nick O'Malley (Sydney Morning Herald), Shannon Power (Star Observer) and Alex McKinnon. Hosted by Marcus Costello. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E56 · Wed, August 10, 2016
Nauru Files, #CensusFail, Facebook Deals With Clickbait
This week on Fourth Estate the panel discuss the Guardian's publication of more than 2000 leaked incident reports from Nauru immigration detention centre, media's message to Australians not to participate in the 2016 Census over privacy concerns and Facebook's crackdown on clickbait. With Rae Johnston (Gizmodo Australia), Natasha Robinson (ABC) and Ben Doherty (Guardian Australia). Hosted by Marilyn Hetreles. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E55 · Wed, August 03, 2016
Is It Terrorism?, Ukraine Journalist Assassinated, Turkey Shuts Down Media
This week on Fourth Estate the panel discuss how to cover breaking terror attacks properly, the assassination of a Ukrainian investigative journalist and attempts to shut down media during the Turkey Coup. With Wendy Bacon (New Matilda), Chris Merritt (The Australian) and Zoya Sheftalovich (Politico). Hosted by Marilyn Hetreles. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E55 · Wed, August 03, 2016
The Real #Rio2016, Where Is The Women's Sport?, Buzz Rothfield Sprung
This week on Fourth Estate the panel discuss the global media's Olympic pilgrimage to Rio de Janeiro, the media's struggle to cover give women's sport the coverage it deserves and the shady company kept by News Corp sports journalist Phil 'Buzz' Rothfield. With Danielle Warby (Zela at SBS Sport), Richard Parkin (Guardian Australia) and Fleta Page (Canberra Times). Hosted by Marcus Costello. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E53 · Wed, July 13, 2016
The Problem With "Insiders", ABC Journo Wi-Fried, Police Cameras
This week on Fourth Estate the panel discuss the SBS interview and Leigh Sales tweet that have audiences feeling left behind, the ABC journalist suspended over a report that Wi-Fi caused brain tumours and how car and body cameras are transforming how police violence is reported. With Lauren Williams (ABC Media Watch), Marcus Strom (Sydney Morning Herald) and Claire Connelly. Hosted by Marcus Costello. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E52 · Wed, July 06, 2016
Pauline Hanson Vs The Media, Dangerous Ideas, NAIDOC Week
This week on Fourth Estate the panel discuss the media's divide over how to deal with newly-elected senator Pauline Hanson, radio's role in Aboriginal language revival and the problem with NAIDOC week celebrations. With Daniel Browning (Awaye! - ABC RN), Amy McQuire (New Matilda) and Myles Morgan (NITV). Hosted by Marilyn Hetreles. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E51 · Wed, June 29, 2016
Brexit, The Very Dull Election Campaign, Impact Journalism
This week on Fourth Estate, the panel discuss the media's role in the UK's Brexit vote, Australia's dullest election campaign and the impact of Impact Journalism Day. With Andrew P Street (SMH), Jonathan Pearlman (The Telegraph) and Mark Di Stefano (BuzzFeed Australia). Hosted by Marcus Costello. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E50 · Wed, June 22, 2016
Eddie McGuire, Women In Sport, A Current Affair In Nauru
This week on Fourth Estate, the panel discuss how Eddie McGuire's comments about sports reporter Caroline Wilson took a week to turn controversial, the challenges for women in sports reporting and how A Current Affair became the second Australian media outlet permitted to report from Nauru in years. With Erin Riley, Brigid Delaney (Guardian Australia) and Brianna Parkins (ABC). Hosted by Marilyn Hetreles. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E49 · Wed, June 15, 2016
Orlando Attack On LGBT, Gawker's Bankruptcy, Media's Biggest Battle
This week on Fourth Estate, the panel discuss whether the media downplayed the Orlando shooting's homophobic element, the bad lawsuit that's seen Gawker turn bankrupt and how media can compete with attention spans with the likes of Candy Crush. With Shannon Power (Star Observer), Amy Coopes (Croakey) and Michael Koziol (Sydney Morning Herald). Hosted by Marcus Costello. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E48 · Wed, June 08, 2016
Outrage Baiting, Policy And Identity Politics
This week on Fourth Estate, the panel discuss whether broadcaster Lisa Wilkinson manipulated Bill Shorten's words to make him appear sexist and whether identity politics have crowded out policy in the news that young people are consuming. With Allan Clarke (BuzzFeed Australia), Jenny Noyes (Daily Life) and Trisha Jha (Centre for Independent Studies). Hosted by Jack Fisher. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E47 · Wed, June 01, 2016
60 Minutes Sacking, Guardian's Rogue Reporter, Propaganda In Australia
This week on Fourth Estate, the panel discuss whether 60 Minutes producer Stephen was made a scapegoat over a botched Beirut child recovery operation, a serious breach at The Guardian involving fabricated sources, and Fairfax and Sky News' deal to carry content from the Chinese Communist Party's media agency. With Jess Hill, Peter Cai (Lowy Institute) and Myriam Robin (Crikey). Hosted by Rafael Garcia. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E46 · Wed, May 25, 2016
NBN Labor Party Leaks, The Right To Be Forgotten, Richard Di Natale
This week on Fourth Estate, the panel discuss the AFP's raid on Labor Party offices over NBN leaks, whether members of the public have a 'right to be forgotten' in having their names removed from old news stories, and whether the media interest in Greens leader Richard Di Natale's personal finances is justified. With Natasha Robinson (ABC), Max Chalmers (New Matilda) and Josh Taylor (Crikey). Hosted by Marcus Costello. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E45 · Wed, May 18, 2016
The Need To Protect Whistleblowers: Adele Ferguson's 2016 Press Freedom Speech
This week in a special episode of Fourth Estate we're featuring business reporter Adele Ferguson's 2016 Press Freedom address on the need to protect whistleblowers. Hosted by Jack Fisher. This address was delivered at the 2016 Press Freedom Australia Dinner, presented by MEAA, the IFJ Asia Pacific and the Walkley Foundation. The Press Freedom Australia Dinner raises funds for the Media Safety and Solidarity Fund. The MSSF is supported by donations from Australian journalists and media personnel to assist colleagues in the Asia-Pacific region through times of emergency, war and hardship. Established in 2005, the fund is a unique and tangible product of strong interregional comradeship. it is administered through the Asia-Pacific office of the International Federation of Journalists in collaboration with MEAA and the Media Safety and Solidarity board. Thanks to the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance, The Walkley Foundation and the International Federation of Journalists. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E44 · Wed, May 11, 2016
How Is The Australian Media Still So White?
This week on Fourth Estate, the panel discuss whether Waleed Aly's Gold Logie win belies Australian media's failure to properly reflect its audience and Fairfax Media's decision to phase out its weekday metro newspapers. With Sunil Badami (ABC), Monica Tan (Guardian Australia) and Oz Faruqi (MetaPoll). Hosted by Mariam Chehab. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E43 · Wed, May 04, 2016
Dutton In The Dark, WSJ's Genocide Denial, ASMR News
This week on Fourth Estate, the panel discuss Peter Dutton's vain attempts to censor an unflattering photo, how the Wall Street Journal hosted an advertisement denying the Armenian Genocide, and why Buzzfeed is tapping into the ASMR phenomenon by reducing their news to a whisper. With George Donikian (formerly Network Ten), Lisa Visentin (Sydney Morning Herald) and Alex McKinnon (Junkee). Hosted by Marilyn Hetreles. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E42 · Wed, April 27, 2016
News For Kids, Reporting Self-Harm, Mark Scott Departs ABC
This week on Fourth Estate, the panel discuss Crinkling News, Australia's first newspaper for kids; the ethics of publishing horrific footage obtained from offshore detainees; and a change of leadership at the ABC as MD Mark Scott steps down. With Saffron Howden (Crinkling News), Shevonne Hunt (Kinderling Conversation) and Caleb Bond. Hosted by Marcus Costello. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E41 · Wed, April 20, 2016
Injunction Vs The Internet, China's Censorship, 2016 Election
This week on Fourth Estate, the panel discuss the UK court injunction that's scared Australian media off reporting a celebrity sex scandal, how China's media are standing up to censorship and what to expect from Australia's 2016 election coverage. With Kirsty Needham (Sun Herald), Claire Stewart (Fairfax Media) and Josh Taylor (Crikey). Hosted by Jack Fisher. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E40 · Wed, April 13, 2016
60 Minutes Beirut Arrest, Domestic Violence Leave, Don't Read The Comments
This week on Fourth Estate, the panel discuss the arrest of an Australian 60 Minutes crew over a botched kidnapping in Lebanon, a Daily Telegraph columnist's attack on domestic violence leave for journalists and the dark side of the Guardian comment section. With Alana Schetzer (The Age), Michael Safi (Guardian Australia) and Jenny Noyes (Daily Life). Hosted by Rafael Garcia. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E39 · Wed, April 06, 2016
Panama Papers & Unaoil: Big Leak, Big Journalism
This week on Fourth Estate, the panel discuss the Panama Papers leak and the Unaoil investigation: how Australian investigative journalists broke a global scandal, the mass collaboration between journalists to research the Panama Papers and how one Australian startup company's data tools supported the global investigation. With Jonathan Pearlman (The Telegraph), Wendy Bacon (New Matilda) and Denham Sadler (StartupSmart). Hosted by Mariam Chehab. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E38 · Wed, March 30, 2016
The End Of War Correspondence, Brussels & Lahore Attacks, Daily Telegraph Vs UNSW
This week on Fourth Estate, the panel discuss an Australian journalism student's decision to report from the Middle East on the Syrian crisis, the coverage of the Brussels and Lahore terror attacks and the Daily Telegraph's beat-up of a UNSW language guide. With Nasya Bahfen (Monash University), Benedict Brook (News.com.au) and Josh Butler (HuffPost Australia). Hosted by Marilyn Hetreles. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E37 · Wed, March 16, 2016
#FairGoFairfax, Four Corners Malaysia Arrest, News Messenger Apps
This week on Fourth Estate, the panel discuss what Fairfax Media's plans to cut 120 journalism jobs means for Australian democracy, how Malaysian authorities arrested a Four Corners team a year after deporting another Australian journalist, and whether the rise of the messaging app offers a practical model for breaking news. With Peter Lloyd (ABC), Neil Varcoe (Storyful) and Gabrielle Dunlevy, and featuring Mary Ann Jolley (60 Minutes). Hosted by Rafael Garcia. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E36 · Wed, March 09, 2016
Mates Over Merit, Gender Segregation, Reporting Sexual Violence
This week on International Women's Day on Fourth Estate, the panel discuss the Australian media's 'Mates over Merit' culture, reporting sexual violence, the gender pay gap and the sex discrimination suit against Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir. With Tracey Spicer (Women in Media), Alison Bevege and Sarah Malik. Hosted by Marilyn Hetreles. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E35 · Wed, February 24, 2016
Paul Sheehan's Blunder, Media Reform, ABC SBS Merger, ISIS Propaganda
This week on Fourth Estate, the panel discuss Paul Sheehan's major backtrack from a column about an alleged rape, impending reform to Australia's media regulation, the possibility of an ABC-SBS merger and why new research suggests ISIS propaganda should not be broadcast. With Margo Kingston (No Fibs), Max Mason (Fairfax Media) and Oz Faruqi. Hosted by Marcus Costello. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E34 · Wed, February 17, 2016
Alan Jones On Stolen Generations, Stan Grant's Big Year
This week on Fourth Estate, the panel discuss Alan Jones' call for more Stolen Generations and writer and broadcaster Stan Grant's chances in politics. With Celeste Liddle (Daily Life), Allan Clarke (Buzzfeed Australia) and Calla Wahlquist (Guardian Australia). Hosted by Jack Fisher. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E33 · Sun, December 13, 2015
The Age's Whistleblower Win, New Matilda Gaffe, Paris Climate Summit
This week on Fourth Estate, the panel discuss The Age's court win for whistleblowers in Victoria, New Matilda's anti-feminist misstep and the reporting of the Paris climate summit. With Nick McKenzie (The Age), Myriam Robin (Crikey) and Wendy Bacon (New Matilda). Hosted by Marcus Costello. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E32 · Sun, December 06, 2015
Cronulla Riots, San Bernardino Shooting And Abetz Attack
This week on Fourth Estate, the panel discuss ten years since talkback radio inflamed the Cronulla riots, the US media's trampling through the San Bernardino shooter's apartment and Eric Abetz's attack on the ABC. With Nick Moir (SMH), Yassir Morsi (Guardian Australia) and Melanie Withnall (2SER). Hosted by Jack Fisher. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E31 · Sun, November 29, 2015
Phuc Dat Bich, Hitting Home And Facebook's Signal
This week on Fourth Estate, the panel discuss how Melbourne man 'Phuc Dat Bich' trolled the world's media with his unfortunate (fake) name, Sarah Ferguson's 'Hitting Home' series on domestic violence and Facebook's new tool that's exclusively for journalists. With Jenny Noyes, Claire Reilly and Josh Butler. Hosted by Jack Fisher. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E30 · Sun, November 22, 2015
Rise Of Fake News, Monkeys And Junkets
This week on Fourth Estate, the panel discuss how fake and satire news is competing strong against the real thing, whether the Daily Telegraph was right to depict Australia's Grand Mufti as a monkey and whether journalists travelling on a lobby group run press tour should have to disclose who arranged their trip. With Claire Connelly, Oz Faruqi and Sophie Benjamin (Crikey). Hosted by Lucie Robson. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E29 · Sun, November 15, 2015
Paris And Beirut Attacks Coverage
This week on Fourth Estate, the panel discuss how the media covered the Paris terror attacks and whether Islamic State's attack on Beirut the day before received an adequate amount of coverage. With Samantha Maiden (Sunday Telegraph), Ruby Hamad (Daily Life) and Michael Safi (Guardian Australia). Hosted by Mariam Chehab. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E28 · Sun, November 01, 2015
Kitchen Cabinet And The Voting Age
This week the panel discuss whether ABC's Kitchen Cabinet is making us forget how bad our politicians can be and how Australia's sixteen-year-olds can be ready for the vote when they're asking for less politics in their news. With Amy McQuire (New Matilda), Lisa Visentin (Sydney Morning Herald) and aspiring journalist Anthony Segaert. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E27 · Mon, October 26, 2015
The First Australian Journalist In Nauru
This week Fourth Estate speaks to the first Australian journalist to visit Nauru in eighteen months - The Australian columnist Chris Kenny - on how he secured a journalist's visa while the ABC was rejected and his brief interview with the Somalian refugee at the centre of the immigration department's controversial actions. With Chris Kenny (The Australian, Sky News) and Max Chalmers (New Matilda). Hosted by Jack Fisher. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E26 · Sun, September 13, 2015
LibSpill, Vodafone Stalks Journalist, Peter Dutton's Boomgate & Domestic Violence Reporting
This week the panel discuss the media's role in the Liberal leadership spill, Vodafone's illegal access of investigative reporter Natalie O'Brien's call records, the ABC's airing of Immigration Minister Peter Dutton's climate change gaffe and the reporting of domestic violence during a violent week in Queensland. With Jess Hill (Background Briefing, The Monthly), Ben Grubb (Fairfax Media) and Claire Connelly. Hosted by Mariam Chehab. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E25 · Sun, September 06, 2015
Refugee Crisis, NYT Attacks Abbott, Trouble In Thailand
This week the panel discuss the wide publication of a photo of a dead Syrian child, the NYT's attack on Australia's immigration detention system. Fourth Estate also speaks to Alan Morison and Chutima Sidasathian - two journalist just acquitted of defaming the Thai Navy. With Ben Doherty (Guardian Australia) and Sarah Whyte (Fairfax Media). Also featuring Alan Morison and Chutima Sidasathian (Phuketwan). Hosted by Jack Fisher. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E24 · Sun, August 30, 2015
Gayby Baby Ban, 1st Social Media Murder, Al Jazeera Sentence
This week the panel discuss how the Daily Telegraph got documentary Gayby Baby banned from NSW schools, the "first social media murder" of two TV journalists in the US, and Peter Greste's second conviction in an Egyptian court. With Kate Doak, Gina Rushton (The Australian) and Michael Safi (Guardian Australia). Also featuring Piers Akerman. Hosted by Jack Fisher. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 E23 · Sun, August 23, 2015
Ashley Madison Leak, Leunig's Anti-Vax Attack, Migrants And Refugees
This week the panel discuss the media's coverage of the Ashley Madison leak, Leunig's anti-vaccination cartoon in The Age, and Al Jazeera decision to abandon the word 'migrant'. With Alex Lee (BuzzFeed), Alex McKinnon (Junkee) and Susie O'Brien (Herald Sun). Hosted by Mariam Chehab. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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