Fourth Estate

Thursday, April 13th, marks the final deadline for full compliance with metadata retention, but the legislation is still a mess and many telcos won't make it. We took this opportunity to re-examine Australia's mandatory metadata retention laws and ask are the benefits worth the risk. And indeed are there any benefits at all? With Bernard Keane (Crikey), Bruce Baer Arnold (University of Canberra) and John Stanton (Communication Alliance). Hosted by Olivia Rosenman. 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

Why are Australian newsrooms still so white? We discuss the issues arising from a lack of diversity in the media and how the matter should be addressed. We also look at how Teen Vogue has steered towards covering politics, feminism, identity and activism. And we talk about what happened in the media when Bill Leak died. With Alex McKinnon (The Saturday Paper), Amy McQuire (Freelance), and Emily Jane Smith (FBi and Huffington Post). Hosted by Olivia Rosenman. 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

We're joined by Claire Wardle, Director of Research and Projects at First Draft News, and Malachy Browne, Senior Story Producer with The New York Times, for an in-depth discussion on truth, trust, news and the internet, and why we should all stop using the term "fake news". Hosted by Olivia Rosenman. 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 we spoke to Luke Pearson, the founder of @IndigenousX. With a following of almost 30,000 people on Twitter and a weekly piece published in the Guardian,@IndigenousX is a successful media platform for Indigenous stories told by Indigenous people. On the fifth anniversary of @IndigenousX (March 15, 2017), host Olivia Rosenman talked to Pearson about where the idea came from, why what it does is so important in a media landscape that has long ignored Indigenous stories, and how he hopes to see @IndigenousX continue to develop. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Support @IndigenousX here: https://www.patreon.com/IndigenousX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On International Women's Day, we spoke to three women who work in branches of the media where women are minorities - sport, rural and in digital. We also discussed the ABC's decision to broadcast an all women lineup to mark the day. Was the backlash justified? With Erin Riley (Freelance), Flip Prior (ABC), and Jeanette Severs (Freelance). Hosted by Olivia Rosenman. 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

Centrelink released the personal details of a journalist who wrote an article that criticised the agency. Was it legal? Was it ethical? And should the journo who received them have published his story? Plus, we discuss Mark Zuckerberg's manifesto and a startup with a novel take on audience engagement - Opinary. With Ben Doherty (Guardian Australia), Jo Lennan (Freelance) and Sarah Whyte (ABC). Hosted by Olivia Rosenman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special podcast extra we spoke to Dr Stephen Bright, Senior Lecturer of Addiction at Edith Cowan University, about the website he founded to monitor news reporting of issues relating to drugs and alcohol. The website, aodmediawatch.com.au, aims to improve the reporting of AOD issues through putting the spotlight on stories that contain misinformation, perpetuate unnecessary moral panic and stigma. Hosted by Olivia Rosenman. 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 we discuss the new leadership at Fairfax mastheads, popping the filter bubble, and Trump's war with the media. With Charlie Lewis (Crikey), Jason Whittaker (ABC Media Watch), and Jessica Rapana (Nine Honey). Hosted by Olivia Rosenman. 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

We spoke to the director of the European Journalism Centre, Adam Thomas, about how to best understand audience behaviour and building news products that keep the reader hooked. Read Adam's article on the topic here: https://medium.com/future-of-journalism/do-we-need-more-news-addicts-4c7247980329 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Fourth Estate we discuss Twitter's latest round of measures against abuse and trolling, broken business models in journalism and the transfer of power and influence from the press to social media, and the recently announced overhaul of the New York Times' copyediting systems. With Peter Fray (UTS) and David Swann (The Australian). Hosted by Marcus Costello and Olivia Rosenman. 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, we discuss the particular challenges associated with reporting on President Trump, the plague of plagiarism in modern newsrooms and what effect the arrival of the New York Times in Australia will have on the local news landscape. Our panellists are Allan Clarke (Buzzfeed), Myriam Robin (Financial Review), and Nick O'Malley (SMH). Hosted by Olivia Rosenman. 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

We look back on 2016's biggest media affairs including: how the right won the media game; social media's impact on the Standing Rock showdown; the Panama Papers; mass layoffs in newsrooms; and access to Nauru with Jonathan Pearlman (UK Telegraph's Aus Correspondent), Brianna Parkins (ABC Media Watch) and Lisa Visentin (SMH). 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 whether the recent changes at ABC's Radio National are an indication of the future of linear broadcasting, to what extent the freedom and safety of journalists will be guaranteed in a Trump administration, and how more user-generated video on social media will turn newsgathering on its head. With Stephanie Hunt (Storyful), Josh Butler (Huffington Post Australia) and Misha Ketchell (The Conversation). Hosted by Olivia Rosenman. 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 fake news influenced the outcome of the US election; whether Mark Latham, Ross Cameron and Rowan Dean can really call themselves "outsiders"; and what's behind Noel Pearson's comments calling the ABC racist. With Quentin Dempster (New Daily), Amy McQuire (98.9FM) and Patrick Begley (SMH). 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

Ruby Hamad (Daily Life and SBS Life), Ben Raue (The Tally Room and The Guardian Australia) and conservative commentator Mark Fletcher discuss: how the media was blindsided by Trump's victory; how Trump framed the media as 'the elite'; and what's energising the campaign to amend Section 18c of the Racial Discrimination Act. 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

Debbie Whitmont (ABC), Margot Saville (Crikey) and Fergus Hunter (Fairfax) discuss: the launch of the Australian Border Force podcast; allegations of "left-wing media bias" surrounding Four Corners' report on child refugees on Nauru; and whether Assad's invite-only weekend press conference in Syria was an attempt to whitewash war crimes. 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

This week on Fourth Estate we bring you a special Storyology 2016 session hosted by the Walkley Foundation, where the panel explores the space between news and comedy. With speakers James Colley (SBS/ABC), Jeanette Francis (SBS TV's The Feed) and Tania Safi (Buzzfeed Australia). Moderated by Fiona Katauskas with an introduction by Jack Fisher. This session was recorded for broadcast and podcast on Fourth Estate. 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

Fay Anderson is the co-author of the newly released "Shooting the Picture: Press Photography in Australia". Calling on interviews with 60 past and present press photographers, the book maps the technological, social and commercial evolution of images in the news. 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

This week on Fourth Estate the panel discuss the media's role in the US election and Donald Trump's big week, the launch of Al Jazeera English's newsgame about the cyber conflict in Syria and the New York Times' decision to partner with Google to moderate reader comments. With Osman Faruqi (Junkee), Ketan Joshi (freelance) and Margo Kingston (No Fibs). 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 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