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Nov 9, 2023 • 39min

Dan Ilic in Conversation

This week we chat with comedian and news satirist Dan Ilic about his craft, podcasting, and fighting disinformation.Produced and hosted by Anthony Dockrill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oct 26, 2023 • 33min

The Voice: The ABC And The Idea Of Balance

This week in our second look at the media and the Voice referendum we turn our attention to the ABC. Join us as we engage in a thought-provoking discussion with industry experts Quentin Dempster and Alan Sunderland. Produced and hosted by Anthony Dockrill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oct 19, 2023 • 41min

The Voice: Did The Media Do Its Job?

This week we look over the wreckage from the Voice Referendum and ask did our media do its job and did we also just see a shift in the way politics is argued in this country. Our guest this week is Professor Mark Kenny. Produced and hosted by Anthony Dockrill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oct 12, 2023 • 30min

Did The Voice Get Lost Amongst All the Shouting?

This week we look at the nature and tone of the debate around the Voice and we also ask are recent changes to Twitter (X) the final straw for media organisations on the platform. Our guests were Paul Karp and Charlie Lewis.Produced and hosted by Anthony Dockrill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oct 5, 2023 • 36min

Mark Humphries In Conversation

This week we have a special chat with comedian and satirist Mark Humphries about his career and what he thinks of satire and the media. Produced and hosted by Anthony Dockrill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Sep 29, 2023 • 1h 27min

Truth-Telling And News Media - Full Seminar

This is the full recording of the recent UTS Truth-Telling and News seminar. Panelists: Lorena Allam, Indigenous Affairs Editor, The Guardian Australia; Dr Archie Thomas, Chancellor's Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UTS; Associate Professor Inker-Anni Sara, Sámi University of Applied Sciences; Professor Eli Skogerbo, Department of Media and Communication, University of Oslo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Sep 29, 2023 • 30min

Truth-Telling Is Our News Ready?

Recently a seminar was held at UTS Sydney called Truth-Telling and News Media. The event had a range of speakers talking about the issues and cultural awareness needed for our media to conduct truth-telling about indigenous peoples and the aftermath of colonialism. The seminar was facilitated by Dr Archie Thomas who is the Chancellor's Postdoctoral Research Fellow at UTS. Panelists were Lorena Allam, Indigenous Affairs Editor, The Guardian Australia; Associate Professor Inker-Anni Sara, Sámi University of Applied Sciences; Professor Eli Skogerbo, Department of Media and Communication, University of OsloThis episode is an edited excerpt from the seminar. If you want to hear the full seminar it is available now in the Fourth Estate Podcast feed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Aug 31, 2023 • 34min

The Voice with Thomas Mayo and Kerry O"Brien

This week we talk with Thomas Mayo and Kerry O'Brien about their new book The Voice To Parliament Handbook. In a wide-ranging discussion, we talk about why the Voice is necessary and how the media should cover the debate. Produced and hosted by Anthony Dockrill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Aug 24, 2023 • 28min

Has Elon Musk Just Unblocked the Sewer?

This week we look at Elon Musk's moves to remove the block function from Twitter/X. We spoke to Dr. Jay Daniel Thompson from RMITProduced and hosted by Anthony Dockrill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Aug 10, 2023 • 33min

Lucinda Holdforth On The 21st Century Virtues

This week we talk with Lucinda Holdforth about her new book 21st-Century Virtues: How They Are Failing Our Democracy.Produced and hosted by Anthony Dockrill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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