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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.
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Episodes

Anne Summers Unpacks The Biden Administration

This week we have a special interview with Anne Summers on the incoming Joe Biden Administration. Produced and presented by Tina Quinn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 03, 202038 minSeason 1Ep. 247

In Conversation with Todd Heisler

In this edition we have a special discussion with New York Times Photojournalist Todd Heisler. He speaks with Tina Quinn about his work, his approach, and his experiences in covering the three most recent US elections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 26, 202047 minSeason 1Ep. 246

Black Stories Matter: Aboriginal self-determination and independent media

This week we have an edited look at the 3rd seminar from Black Stories Matters. In this edition we hear from Rachel Hocking and Madeline Hayman-Reber. Thanks to Impact Studios for production help and access to the audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 13, 202032 minSeason 1Ep. 245

Reporting On Covid-19 From Trump To Dan Andrews

This week we discuss reporting on Covid-19 and examine the pressures on journalists reporting on the Victorian lockup and on Donald Trump. Monica Attard spoke with Calla Wallquist and Nick Bryant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 08, 202037 minSeason 1Ep. 244

American Democracy Interrupted

This week we take a close look at the first Presidential debate and ask is it possible for Joe Biden and the media to cut through with a disruptive figure like Trump. Monica Attard spoke with New York Times' Damien Cave and SMH and the Age's Nick O'Malley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 01, 202042 minSeason 1Ep. 243

Ben Smith On How The Media Got Trumped

This week Monica Attard speaks with the New York Times media columnist Ben Smith. With weeks to go until the election we ask has the media mishandled Trump and is there a better way to cover a President that dominates news coverage and attacks the media at every turn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 24, 202026 minSeason 1Ep. 242

Andrew Fowler on Assange

This week we take a close look at the extradition hearing against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and ask should Australian journalists speak up against this attack on press freedom. Sharon Davis spoke with former ABC journalist Andrew Fowler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 17, 202046 minSeason 1Ep. 241

Australia and China - Silence is Compliance

This week we look at the state of play between Australia and China. Relations are at the lowest point they have been in many years with this week two Australian journalists forced to leave China meanwhile Chinese journalists in Australia were raided by ASIO. To help us gain some clarity on what is actually going Monica Attard spoke with Hugh Riminton and Chris Uhlmann. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 10, 202042 minSeason 1Ep. 240

The Christchurch Terrorist And Our Media's Dereliction Of Duty

This edition we look at our media's coverage of the Christchurch Terrorist and ask has our media taken any lessons from this event in how it covers mass shootings and also in how it conducts debates around multiculturalism. Your host this week Chrisanthi Giotis speaks with Glynn Greensmith and Kishor Napier-Raman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 03, 202038 minSeason 1Ep. 239

Black Stories Matter - Session #1

In this edition we have the first part of series called Black Stories Matter. The series is an important look at how the media has covered Aboriginal stories over the last 45 years and asks the important question has our media failed to represent aboriginal people fairly and is our media silencing aboriginal voices. Our speakers were Professor Stan Grant, Professor Heidi Norman, and Professor Devleena Ghosh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 28, 202044 minSeason 1Ep. 238

Australian Media Has A Diversity Problem

This week we are all about the new report from Media Diversity Australia looking at the lack of diversity when it comes to who brings us the news on our TV screens. The report called Who Gets To Tell Australian Stories paints a damning picture of an industry out of step with Australian society. Monica Attard spoke with Sushi Daz and Bakri Mahmoud. You can read the report here: https://www.mediadiversityaustralia.org/research/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 20, 202043 minSeason 1Ep. 237

Asking Dan Andrews The Hard Questions And Being On Twitter

This week we look at the fallout from Rachel Baxendale asking a series of probing questions to Dan Andrews and the following twitter pile on. We ask was it the right time to ask serious questions in the middle of a pandemic and is twitter a place for valid feedback or becoming too partisan in its responses. To help Monica Attard in our discussion we were joined by Gay Alcorn and Padding Manning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 13, 202045 minSeason 1Ep. 236

ACCC Take On Google And Is Defamation Reform On The Way?

This week we look at the implications of the ACCC taking Google to court for misleading Australian Consumers and we also look at the proposed changes to NSW Defamation law and what it could mean for investigative journalism. Our host this week is Monica Attard and she spoke to Dr Sacha Molitorisz from Centre for Media Transition and investigative reporter Amber Schultz from Crikey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 30, 202033 minSeason 1Ep. 235

Regional Newspapers Find Their Voice

This week we look at three different local newspapers all with a positive story to tell and all from a sector that is doing it tough. Our host this week, Chrisanthi Giotis, talks to Eliza Berlage, Michael Ellis and Susanna Freymark. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 23, 202040 minSeason 1Ep. 234

GEOFFREY RUSH: TRIAL BY MEDIA - ACT 4

Justice Wigney leaves no doubt as to his assessment of The Daily Telegraph's reporting or the credibility of the witnesses...This podcast is a collaboration with Crikey, Inc and 2SER's Fourth Estate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 06, 202012 minSeason 1Ep. 233

GEOFFREY RUSH: TRIAL BY MEDIA - ACT 3

The Daily Telegraph's "world exclusive" about Rush landed with a splash. But doubt emerged from the very start...This podcast is a collaboration with Crikey, Inc and 2SER's Fourth Estate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 05, 202012 minSeason 1Ep. 232

GEOFFREY RUSH: TRIAL BY MEDIA - ACT 2

With Geoffrey Rush's lawyer threatening legal action, the team at The Daily Telegraph make the fateful decision about whether to publish...This podcast is a collaboration with Crikey, Inc and 2SER's Fourth Estate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 03, 202014 minSeason 1Ep. 231

GEOFFREY RUSH: TRIAL BY MEDIA - ACT 1

As the Me Too movement sweeps across the globe, a reporter from The Daily Telegraph starts hunting for a story.... What they find or think they have found will set the scene for the biggest defamation case in Australian legal history and bring a chill to the Me Too movement in Australia. This podcast is a collaboration with Crikey, Inc and 2SER's Fourth Estate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 02, 202011 minSeason 1Ep. 230

Arts And Culture Journalism And ABC's Life Cut Short.

This week we speak with three experienced arts and culture journalists about the state of what is often called lifestyle journalism in Australia and we also talk about ABC's Life being closed down. Our guests this week are Stephanie Convery, Dr. Sacha Molitorisz, and Bernard Zeul. Your host this week is Chrisanthi Giotis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 25, 202041 minSeason 1Ep. 229

Maria Ressa And Nonoy Espina On Press Freedom In The Philippines

This week we are lucky to talk to Maria Ressa and Nonoy Espina about the pressure being put on journalists in the Philippines. Our talk was in light of Maris Ressa being found guilty this week of libel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 18, 202050 minSeason 1Ep. 228

Indigenous Deaths In Custody And Our Media's Disconnect

This week we talk to Lorena Allam and Amy McGuire about the recent Black Lives Matter protests and how we can stop Indigenous deaths in custody. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 11, 202034 minSeason 1Ep. 227

Is America Tired Of Winning?

This week we turn our attention to America and ask is there a way out of the endless cycle of entrenched racism and unrest that has brought the nation to a critical moment in its history. To discuss this we have two former US correspondents ABC's Zoe Daniel and SMH and the Age's Nick O'Malley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 04, 202032 minSeason 1Ep. 226

Endless Disruption And That Front Page

This week we talk to Josh Butler and Saffron Howden about the latest newsroom closures and is there a way forward for the media that is sustainable. We also talk about a very special New York Times front page that made many of us pause and think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 28, 202037 minSeason 1Ep. 225

The Road Ahead And Jones Switches Off

This week we chat with Jacqueline Maley and Geoff Lemon about the long transition back from lock-down and we also talk about Alan Jones, who has just announced his retirement from breakfast radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 14, 202042 minSeason 1Ep. 224

Impending Cuts At The ABC And That Zoom Call

This week we chat with Paul Barry and Stephen Brook about how the ABC may have been cut by 783 millions dollars since 2014 and will now reportedly have to cut deep to make the books balance. And we also talk through the ethical implications of Mark Di Stefano logging into a private Zoom call. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 08, 202035 minSeason 1Ep. 223

Impending Cuts At The ABC And That Zoom Call

This week we chat with Paul Barry and Stephen Brook about how the ABC may have been cut by 783 millions dollars since 2014 and will now reportedly have to cut deep to make the books balance. And we also talk through the ethical implications of Mark Di Stefano logging into a private Zoom call. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 08, 202035 minSeason 1Ep. 223

Coronavirus Cultures Wars And Making Google And Facebook Pay

This week we chat with New York Times' Damien Cave and Nine's Chris Uhlmann about coronavirus getting turned into our newest culture war, moves to make Google and Facebook pay for carrying the news and we also touch on security issues around the proposed tracking app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 23, 202041 minSeason 1Ep. 222

Zahra Hankir - Our Women On The Ground

This edition Sharon Davis has a fascinating talk with Lebanese journalist, Zahra Hankir, about her new book - Our Women on the Ground: Arab Women Reporting from the Arab World. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 16, 202028 minSeason 1Ep. 221

Regional Newspapers In Crisis

This week Chrisanthi Giotis speaks with Saffron Howden, Brooke Littlewood and Robert Whitehead about what is happening to regional media due to CoVid-19 and is there any good news on the horizon for our struggling papers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 09, 202041 minSeason 1Ep. 220

Azadeh Moaveni - Guest House for Young Widows

This week Sharon Davis caught up with journalist, writer, and academic, Azadeh Moaveni, about her life in journalism and her experience writing her new book Guest House for Young Widows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 02, 202048 minSeason 1Ep. 219
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