Behind the Media

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Behind the Media episodes

April 01, 2018 David Koch: "It's always been my goal that people will see me as someone who's reasonably smart, that you can trust and is pretty normal."
Kochie discusses being a finance nerd, his career trajectory from being a junior auditor to a cadetship at The Australian and creating the format of relatable breakfast TV for Sunrise.Building things is important to the number one morning show host; being the Port Adelaide chairman, The Koch Centre for Youth and Learning in Macquarie Fields and his involvement with an orphanage in East Timor.Kochie also discusses his lowest moment of the dot com crash, the satisfaction of dedicated coverage to fix Australia's organ transplant system, offending former Prime Minister John Howard, and Sunrise's role in making Kevin Rudd PM.
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44 min
April 01, 2018 David Koch: “It’s always been my goal that people will see me as someone who’s reasonably smart, that you can trust and is pretty normal.”
Kochie discusses being a finance nerd, his career trajectory from being a junior auditor to a cadetship at The Australian and creating the format of relatable breakfast TV for Sunrise.Building things is important to the number one morning show host; being the Port Adelaide chairman, The Koch Centre for Youth and Learning in Macquarie Fields and his involvement with an orphanage in East Timor.Kochie also discusses his lowest moment of the dot com crash, the satisfaction of dedicated coverage to fix Australia's organ transplant system, offending former Prime Minister John Howard, and Sunrise's role in making Kevin Rudd PM.
44 min
March 25, 2018 Peter Blunden: "The number of times I've woken up at three or four in the morning and thought, 'Gee I wish I handled that differently'."
Blunden looks back over more than 40 years in journalism, including editing the Herald Sun and Adelaide Advertiser. The newspaper veteran has mellowed but still admits he can drive his staff mad over stories. A recent bout of open heart surgery led to his longest period away from work in his career, nearly two months. Being an editor and executive is all about getting to know readers and making decisions in their interest
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32 min
March 18, 2018 Patricia Karvelas: "A lot of this factionalism is from the leadership level; you're either with us or against us. It's dangerous to journalism."
PK is the host of ABC Radio National Drive, National Wrap on ABC News 24 and The Party Room podcast. She previously hosted her own program on Sky News, was the Victorian Bureau Chief for The Australian newspaper and the political correspondent in the Canberra press gallery.
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40 min
March 18, 2018 Patricia Karvelas: "A lot of this factionalism is from the leadership level; you’re either with us or against us. It’s dangerous to journalism."
PK is the host of ABC Radio National Drive, National Wrap on ABC News 24 and The Party Room podcast. She previously hosted her own program on Sky News, was the Victorian Bureau Chief for The Australian newspaper and the political correspondent in the Canberra press gallery.
40 min
March 11, 2018 Jane Kennedy: "Have we gone mad that we can't make jokes that fly a little close to the edge?"
The actress, producer, comedian, cook book author, tv presenter and radio broadcaster wears many hats. Perhaps best known for her role as Brooke Vandenberg on Frontline, Jane is about to return to her rock chick roots co-hosting the drive slot on Triple M with Mick Molloy.
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34 min
March 11, 2018 Jane Kennedy: “Have we gone mad that we can’t make jokes that fly a little close to the edge?”
The actress, producer, comedian, cook book author, tv presenter and radio broadcaster wears many hats. Perhaps best known for her role as Brooke Vandenberg on Frontline, Jane is about to return to her rock chick roots co-hosting the drive slot on Triple M with Mick Molloy.
34 min
March 04, 2018 Andrew Bolt: "Sometimes I do think I've got more opinions than is healthy in a normal person."
Bolt talks about retirement plans, political plans, loyalty to readers outweighing his friendship with politicians including Tony Abbott. He reveals the influence his late father-in- law had on his journalism, and also delves into losing a racial vilification court case in 2011.
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35 min
March 04, 2018 Andrew Bolt: "Sometimes I do think I’ve got more opinions than is healthy in a normal person."
Bolt talks about retirement plans, political plans, loyalty to readers outweighing his friendship with politicians including Tony Abbott. He reveals the influence his late father-in- law had on his journalism, and also delves into losing a racial vilification court case in 2011.
35 min
February 25, 2018 Michael Ware: "You had to be there in the blood and guts."
Michael Ware became the voice of the Iraq war when he was based in Baghdad for Time magazine and CNN for six years from 2003. Here he details why such war reporting faces extinction, what motivated him to face incredible danger in both Afghanistan and Iraq, the painful price reporting took on his mental health and why Wikileaks founder Julian Assange doesn't deserve to be called a journalist.
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57 min

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Stephen Brook, The Australian's media diarist speaks with journalists, writers, editors and analysts about the state of Australia's media industry, as well as their own careers.