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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Feb 14, 2019 • 33min
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
Feb 7, 2019 • 41min
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
Dec 24, 2018 • 37min
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
Dec 18, 2018 • 40min
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
Dec 13, 2018 • 35min
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
Dec 6, 2018 • 42min
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
Nov 29, 2018 • 37min
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
Nov 23, 2018 • 33min
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
Nov 15, 2018 • 42min
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
Nov 8, 2018 • 38min
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
