Fourth Estate

This week on Fourth Estate the panel discuss the media's divide over how to deal with newly-elected senator Pauline Hanson, radio's role in Aboriginal language revival and the problem with NAIDOC week celebrations. With Daniel Browning (Awaye! - ABC RN), Amy McQuire (New Matilda) and Myles Morgan (NITV). Hosted by Marilyn Hetreles. 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, the panel discuss the media's role in the UK's Brexit vote, Australia's dullest election campaign and the impact of Impact Journalism Day. With Andrew P Street (SMH), Jonathan Pearlman (The Telegraph) and Mark Di Stefano (BuzzFeed Australia). Hosted by Marcus Costello. 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, the panel discuss how Eddie McGuire's comments about sports reporter Caroline Wilson took a week to turn controversial, the challenges for women in sports reporting and how A Current Affair became the second Australian media outlet permitted to report from Nauru in years. With Erin Riley, Brigid Delaney (Guardian Australia) and Brianna Parkins (ABC). Hosted by Marilyn Hetreles. 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, the panel discuss whether the media downplayed the Orlando shooting's homophobic element, the bad lawsuit that's seen Gawker turn bankrupt and how media can compete with attention spans with the likes of Candy Crush. With Shannon Power (Star Observer), Amy Coopes (Croakey) and Michael Koziol (Sydney Morning Herald). Hosted by Marcus Costello. 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, the panel discuss whether broadcaster Lisa Wilkinson manipulated Bill Shorten's words to make him appear sexist and whether identity politics have crowded out policy in the news that young people are consuming. With Allan Clarke (BuzzFeed Australia), Jenny Noyes (Daily Life) and Trisha Jha (Centre for Independent Studies). Hosted by Jack Fisher. 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, the panel discuss whether 60 Minutes producer Stephen was made a scapegoat over a botched Beirut child recovery operation, a serious breach at The Guardian involving fabricated sources, and Fairfax and Sky News' deal to carry content from the Chinese Communist Party's media agency. With Jess Hill, Peter Cai (Lowy Institute) and Myriam Robin (Crikey). Hosted by Rafael Garcia. 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, the panel discuss the AFP's raid on Labor Party offices over NBN leaks, whether members of the public have a 'right to be forgotten' in having their names removed from old news stories, and whether the media interest in Greens leader Richard Di Natale's personal finances is justified. With Natasha Robinson (ABC), Max Chalmers (New Matilda) and Josh Taylor (Crikey). Hosted by Marcus Costello. 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 in a special episode of Fourth Estate we're featuring business reporter Adele Ferguson's 2016 Press Freedom address on the need to protect whistleblowers. Hosted by Jack Fisher. This address was delivered at the 2016 Press Freedom Australia Dinner, presented by MEAA, the IFJ Asia Pacific and the Walkley Foundation. The Press Freedom Australia Dinner raises funds for the Media Safety and Solidarity Fund. The MSSF is supported by donations from Australian journalists and media personnel to assist colleagues in the Asia-Pacific region through times of emergency, war and hardship. Established in 2005, the fund is a unique and tangible product of strong interregional comradeship. it is administered through the Asia-Pacific office of the International Federation of Journalists in collaboration with MEAA and the Media Safety and Solidarity board. Thanks to the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance, The Walkley Foundation and the International Federation of Journalists. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER

This week on Fourth Estate, the panel discuss whether Waleed Aly's Gold Logie win belies Australian media's failure to properly reflect its audience and Fairfax Media's decision to phase out its weekday metro newspapers. With Sunil Badami (ABC), Monica Tan (Guardian Australia) and Oz Faruqi (MetaPoll). Hosted by Mariam Chehab. 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, the panel discuss Peter Dutton's vain attempts to censor an unflattering photo, how the Wall Street Journal hosted an advertisement denying the Armenian Genocide, and why Buzzfeed is tapping into the ASMR phenomenon by reducing their news to a whisper. With George Donikian (formerly Network Ten), Lisa Visentin (Sydney Morning Herald) and Alex McKinnon (Junkee). Hosted by Marilyn Hetreles. 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, the panel discuss Crinkling News, Australia's first newspaper for kids; the ethics of publishing horrific footage obtained from offshore detainees; and a change of leadership at the ABC as MD Mark Scott steps down. With Saffron Howden (Crinkling News), Shevonne Hunt (Kinderling Conversation) and Caleb Bond. Hosted by Marcus Costello. 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, the panel discuss the UK court injunction that's scared Australian media off reporting a celebrity sex scandal, how China's media are standing up to censorship and what to expect from Australia's 2016 election coverage. With Kirsty Needham (Sun Herald), Claire Stewart (Fairfax Media) and Josh Taylor (Crikey). Hosted by Jack Fisher. 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, the panel discuss the arrest of an Australian 60 Minutes crew over a botched kidnapping in Lebanon, a Daily Telegraph columnist's attack on domestic violence leave for journalists and the dark side of the Guardian comment section. With Alana Schetzer (The Age), Michael Safi (Guardian Australia) and Jenny Noyes (Daily Life). Hosted by Rafael Garcia. 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, the panel discuss the Panama Papers leak and the Unaoil investigation: how Australian investigative journalists broke a global scandal, the mass collaboration between journalists to research the Panama Papers and how one Australian startup company's data tools supported the global investigation. With Jonathan Pearlman (The Telegraph), Wendy Bacon (New Matilda) and Denham Sadler (StartupSmart). Hosted by Mariam Chehab. 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, the panel discuss an Australian journalism student's decision to report from the Middle East on the Syrian crisis, the coverage of the Brussels and Lahore terror attacks and the Daily Telegraph's beat-up of a UNSW language guide. With Nasya Bahfen (Monash University), Benedict Brook (News.com.au) and Josh Butler (HuffPost Australia). Hosted by Marilyn Hetreles. 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, the panel discuss what Fairfax Media's plans to cut 120 journalism jobs means for Australian democracy, how Malaysian authorities arrested a Four Corners team a year after deporting another Australian journalist, and whether the rise of the messaging app offers a practical model for breaking news. With Peter Lloyd (ABC), Neil Varcoe (Storyful) and Gabrielle Dunlevy, and featuring Mary Ann Jolley (60 Minutes). Hosted by Rafael Garcia. 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 International Women's Day on Fourth Estate, the panel discuss the Australian media's 'Mates over Merit' culture, reporting sexual violence, the gender pay gap and the sex discrimination suit against Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir. With Tracey Spicer (Women in Media), Alison Bevege and Sarah Malik. Hosted by Marilyn Hetreles. 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, the panel discuss Paul Sheehan's major backtrack from a column about an alleged rape, impending reform to Australia's media regulation, the possibility of an ABC-SBS merger and why new research suggests ISIS propaganda should not be broadcast. With Margo Kingston (No Fibs), Max Mason (Fairfax Media) and Oz Faruqi. Hosted by Marcus Costello. 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, the panel discuss Alan Jones' call for more Stolen Generations and writer and broadcaster Stan Grant's chances in politics. With Celeste Liddle (Daily Life), Allan Clarke (Buzzfeed Australia) and Calla Wahlquist (Guardian Australia). Hosted by Jack Fisher. 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, the panel discuss The Age's court win for whistleblowers in Victoria, New Matilda's anti-feminist misstep and the reporting of the Paris climate summit. With Nick McKenzie (The Age), Myriam Robin (Crikey) and Wendy Bacon (New Matilda). Hosted by Marcus Costello. 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