Fourth Estate

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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