Fourth Estate
2SER
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.
Episodes
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May 28, 2020 • 37min
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
May 14, 2020 • 42min
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
May 8, 2020 • 35min
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
May 8, 2020 • 35min
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
Apr 23, 2020 • 41min
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
Apr 16, 2020 • 28min
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
Apr 9, 2020 • 41min
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
Apr 2, 2020 • 48min
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
Mar 26, 2020 • 43min
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
Mar 19, 2020 • 40min
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
