Fourth Estate

Mikhail Zygar is a veteran Russian journalist and the author of a new book that gives unprecedented insight into the inner workings of the Russian government. Host and Executive Producer Olivia Rosenman spoke to Mikhail Zygar while he was in Sydney for the Writers Festival about what it's like to be a journalist in Russia and if there's any hope of restoring a functioning political system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In another of our Sydney Writers Festival special podcast extras, producer Jessica Smalley spoke with Desi Anwar, Indonesian columnist, senior anchor, journalist and the host of Insight with Desi Anwar on CNN Indonesia. Jessica and Desi spoke about communicating Indonesia to the western world, political correctness and reporting across two languages. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Fourth Estate, Mariam Cheik-Hussein spoke to Sebastian Mallaby from London about how the media should report economics, how journalists can fairly criticise the Trump presidency without feeding into his supporters belief that the system is against them, and more. Sebastian Mallaby is the Paul Volcker Senior Fellow in International Economics at the Council on Foreign Relations and a Washington Post columnist. He previously spent 13 years at The Economists covering international finance in London and serving as bureau chief in southern Africa, Japan and Washington. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Fourth Estate, Olivia Rosenman spoke to veteran journalist Tracey Spicer about her new book, The Good Girl Stripped Bare. The book chronicles Spicer's experience of sexism and misogyny in the media industry, which culminated with her being fired, via email, two months after the birth of her second child. She had worked for Channel Ten for 14 years. 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, producer Jessica Smalley sat down for an in-depth chat with Ky Chow, ABC Journalist and Communications Director for Media Diversity Australia, to discuss why an organisation that promotes diversity in Australian Media is still needed in 2017. 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

Listen in to this special podcast extra with three Fairfax journalists who are on strike following Wednesday's announcement of the cutting of 125 editorial jobs. With Lucy Cormack, Han Nguyen and Eryk Bagshaw. Hosted by Olivia Rosenman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Fourth Estate, we mark International Press Freedom Day with a special conversation with Bill Birtles, the ABC's China Correspondent. Host Olivia Rosenman spoke to Bill about what it's like being a journalist in a country that ranks close to the bottom for press freedom. We also discussed how Chinese people use social media and how despite censorship, online technology is an even more prevalent part of their daily lives than in Australia. 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, Jack Begbie sat down with Buzzfeed Australia's Political Editor Mark Di Stefano to discuss Twitter, Memes, and how he got his start in political journalism. This interview was recorded in front of a live audience of UTS Journalism Society members. 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, we discuss the latest round of cuts to jobs at Fairfax and Newscorp, and we dissect Ray Hadley's complex relationships with politicians. We also look at an interesting new news startup the mixes reporting and ride sharing - Newscar. With Emily Watkins (Crikey), Hugh Riminton (Ten News) and Kylar Loussikian (The Daily Telegraph). 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

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