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Fourth Estate

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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.
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Episodes

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 29, 201837 minSeason 1Ep. 158

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 15, 201842 minSeason 1Ep. 156

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

Nov 08, 201838 minSeason 1Ep. 155

Hedley Thomas and how he made the Teacher's Pet

A very special edition with a deep dive into the Teacher's Pet with the Australian journalist Hedley Thomas. The Teacher's Pet has had over 26 Million Downloads and is the most successful Australian podcasts series ever. He speaks with Peter Fray about how he came to this story and how he hit the jackpot with his very first podcast series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 01, 201842 minSeason 1Ep. 154

Science Journalism, Climate Change And Its Deniers

A special look at science journalism and how the media covers climate change. Peter Fray is joined by Robyn Williams, Liam Mannix and Elfy Scott. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 11, 201832 minSeason 1Ep. 153

Tom Wright - Billion Dollar Whale

A special discussion with the Wall Street Journal journalist, Tom Wright, who dropped by to discuss his new book Billion Dollar Whale which he co-wrote with Bradley Hope. Its a story from the outer reaches of capitalism and international corruption. In a story far wilder than fiction Wright takes us on a guided tour of the 1MDB scandal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 04, 201835 minSeason 1Ep. 152

The Killing Season - ABC

Incredible events this week at the ABC with Michelle Guthrie and Justin Milne gone and all in under a week. To make sense of these event Peter Fray spoke with Quentin Dempster, Steve Ahern and Myriam Robin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 27, 201839 minSeason 1Ep. 151

Podcast Extra - Professor Ed Davis and the ABC in meltdown

We're joined by the NSW state President of the friends of the ABC, Professor Ed Davis and we talk about the continuing meltdown at the ABC since Managing Director, Michelle Guthrie was sacked. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 26, 201820 minSeason 1Ep. 150

Trust in Our News

Trust is surely the most important element contained in our news. But what do you do when trust is falling in all our institutions including the Fourth Estate? Peter Fray speaks with Andrew Hunter, Sacha Molitorisz and Saffron Howden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 21, 201841 minSeason 1Ep. 149

Young Journalists Talk Shop

We speak to a panel of young journalists on the how and the why they jumped into an industry that seems to be in free fall. Our host Evie Maguire spoke with Krirrily Schwarz, Kate Allman and Jason Fallows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 13, 201844 minSeason 1Ep. 148

Robert J Rosenthal talks Trump and Journalism

We're joined by one of the very big names in the world of investigative journalism, Robert J Rosenthal, from the Centre for Investigate Reporting, in the US. Robert’s long distinguished journalism career includes being a correspondent in Africa, reporting from Lebanon and Israel, a slew of award-winning investigations and, as well as the editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer and managing editor of the San Francisco Chronicle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 06, 201838 minSeason 1Ep. 147

Did the media just change the PM?

The recriminations and anger are still being felt around the country after another PM has been ruthlessly cut down. So on Fourth Estate we asked did sections of the media play a part? To make sense of the events of last week we are joined by Monica Attard, Jamie Smyth, Damien Cave and Nick O'Malley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 30, 201840 minSeason 1Ep. 146

US Media, Tonightly, Trial by Media and Fairfax

After being attacked and bullied by Trump the US media has decided to fight back - is it too little too late? Tonightly has been axed - was it a programming decision or a political one? We also look at trial by media - has the media over stepped the line with its coverage of Emma Husar and Ben Roberts Smith? Fairfax has possibly booked its last full year result and it was a loss - we unpack it and find there is some light at the end of tunnel. To discuss all of this our host Peter Fray was joine...

Aug 16, 201833 minSeason 1Ep. 145

Bolt, Sky News, Buzzfeed and ABC Life

This week we look at Andrew Bolt's attack on immigration, the fall out from Sky News and that interview of Blair Cottrell, Buzzfeed's story on Emma Husar and ABC Life goes live. To help us navigate our way through all this we are joined by Ben Doherty from the Guardian, Kathleen Calderwood from the ABC and Cara Waters from the Age and SMH. Your host this week is Anthony Dockrill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 09, 201832 minSeason 1Ep. 144

SMH strikes back, Guardian in the money and Goodbye Lee Lin Chin

As the news sinks in about Fairfax we take a closer look at what it means for quality journalism and we also look at the Guardian making a profit in OZ. To help us make sense of all of this Anthony Dockrill spoke with Michael Roddan from the Australia, Michael Koziol from SMH and the Age and Margaret Simons from Monash University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 02, 201841 minSeason 1Ep. 143

Nine and Fairfax Merge

Shock waves were felt around the country this morning with the news that Channel Nine and Fairfax are merging. To unpack what this means for journalism and for Fairfax we have a bumper edition with Darren Goodsir, Emily Watkins, Amanda Wilson, Marcus Strom, Tim Burrowes, Darren Davidson and David Skapinker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 26, 20181 hr 4 minSeason 1Ep. 142

Thai Cave Rescue, Trump, Sky News and Print

This edition of the Fourth Estate looks at the media coverage of the Thai Cave Rescue and Donald Trump, the ratings of Sky News and the sharing printing facilities by Fairfax and News Ltd. Also discussed is the sudden resignation of Michael Ebeid and his lasting legacy on SBS. To dissect this fractured media world, Alan Moir (SMH) and Remy Varga (The Australian) were in the studio and Paul Karp (The Guardian) was on the line from Canberra. This episode was hosted by Peter Fray and produced by Ev...

Jul 19, 201834 minSeason 1Ep. 141

Murdoch, Murphy, Ch7 and a Former News Corp CEO

This edition of the Fourth Estate looks at the legacy of Rupert Murdoch and Katharine Murphy's essay 'On Disruption'. We also look at Channel 7's 'racist' segment about African Gangs in Victoria, Fairfax's criticism of ABC's online news website and the appointment of Former News Corp CEO Peter Tonagh to run the Government's efficiency review on the public broadcasters ABC and SBS. To dissect this fractured media world, Josh Butler (Ten Daily) and Carrie Fellner (SMH) were in the studio and Corin...

Jul 12, 201852 minSeason 1Ep. 140

Podcast Extra - Katharine Murphy - On Disruption

Political Editor for the Guardian Australia, Katharine Murphy, dropped by for a long chat with Peter Fray about her new book called On Disruption. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 10, 201843 minSeason 1Ep. 139

Google News, Journalists Killed, Sky Falls

This edition of the Fourth Estate looks at the relationship between multimedia platforms, public interest journalist and the impact of news aggregators. We also look at the role right-wing rhetoric had on the Capital Gazette newsroom shooting in America, Sky News' covering of David Leyonhjelm's comments about Greens Senator Sarah Hanson Young and Nauru's ban on the ABC. To discuss this all we have our host Peter Fray talking to Jacqueline Maley (Sydney Morning Herald), Stephen Hutcheon (ABC) and...

Jul 05, 201834 minSeason 1Ep. 138

Podcast extra - Henry Ergas and Public Interest Journalism

The Australian columnist, Professor Henry Ergas AO, speaks with Peter Fray about public information journalism and the impact of news aggregators. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 03, 201837 minSeason 1Ep. 137

Male journalists on social, Huckabee Sanders, Natalie Joyce and the ABC

According to a study by the International Journal of Press/Politics, male political journalists based in Washington DC only reply 8.5 per cent of the time to female political journalists. Why is it that female journalists are less influential on Twitter than men in Washington DC and does this relate to a bigger picture here in Australia? Plus, we discuss the Sarah Huckabee Sanders fine-dining debacle at if it’s right for a restaurant to refuse to serve someone of ideological differences. It woul...

Jun 28, 201844 minSeason 1Ep. 136

ABC for sale, Guthrie's stand, Digital News and China

This edition of Fourth Estate looks at if the ABC will and should be sold, was Michelle Guthrie's speech enough to change the political narrative on the ABC. We also look at the state of digital media in Australia and is the media to blame for the poor relations between Australia and China. To discuss all this we have our host Peter Fray speaking with Quentin Dempster (New Daily) , Sarah Vogler (Courier Mail) and Damien Cave (NY Times). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi...

Jun 21, 201845 minSeason 1Ep. 135

Corporate hurt feelings, Trust and Shorten's ABC

This edition of Fourth Estate looks at suggested changes to defamation law including should our corporations being allowed to sue. We also look at trust and the media and Bill Shorten promises to restore ABC funding. To discuss all this we have our host Anthony Dockrill talking to Dana McCauley (The Australian), Olivia Willis (ABC) and Rachel Eddie (The New Daily). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 15, 201826 minSeason 1Ep. 134

ABC, China, National Security and ho hum Barnaby

This edition of the Fourth Estate looks at the ABC and the Government in a tangle over the 6th complaint in 5 months. China gives the cold shoulder to our journalists. Foreign Espionage bill may be getting closer to coming into law so what does this mean for Australian journalists. Barnaby Joyce's much hyped paid interview fails to set the ratings on fire. To discuss all this we have our host Peter Fray talking to Geraldine Doogue (ABC) and Brett McLeod (Ch9). Learn more about your ad choices. V...

Jun 07, 201837 minSeason 1Ep. 133

Chequebook journalism, Facebook, Roseanne and the Logies

This edition of Fourth Estate looks at Barnaby Joyce's paid interview on Ch7, Facebook blocking the Cancer Council from taking out ads for bowel cancer, Roseanne Barr blowing up on twitter and how the Logies my have got it wrong on Don Burke. To discuss all this host Anthony Dockrill was joined by Gina Rushton (Buzzfeed), Emily Watkins (Crikey) and Michael Owen (The Australian). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 31, 201831 minSeason 1Ep. 132

Australian media bashing

This episode is all about some of the Australian media's favourite targets: China, the banks and journalists. To discuss the current trends in how the media is talking about our foreign relationships, the banking royal commission and more, host Peter Fray was joined by Emma Alberici (ABC), Chris Kenny (Australian) and Ben Eltham (New Matilda). This episode was produced by Ninah Kopel in the studios of 2SER 107.3 in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn mo...

May 24, 201839 minSeason 1Ep. 131

The not good bloke, a billion deleted accounts and a wedding.

Described as the worst mass shooting since the Port Arthur Massacre in 1996, murders in Margaret River have dominated this weeks’ media. So did journalists do the story justice, or overstep the mark? Plus Facebook shut down around one billion fake accounts in six months. But has it won back any support for the social media platform? And the Royal wedding is around the corner. But do we care? To discuss these issues and more, we were joined by Sarah Dingle (ABC), Isabel Lo ( Media Diversity Austr...

May 17, 201839 minSeason 1Ep. 130

Podcast extra: a day in the life at Gitmo

Debi Cornwall calls herself a conceptual documentary artist, and has come to Australia to share her collection ‘ Welcome to Camp America: Inside Guantánamo Bay’ at Head On Photo Festival. Her work takes you inside the U.S. Naval Station in Guantánamo Bay, revealing a side of life on Gitmo you may not have seen before. But when the line between art and real life is blurred, how much can we learn through the finished product? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 17, 201822 minSeason 1Ep. 129
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