Fourth Estate

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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