Fourth Estate

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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