Fourth Estate

Over the past few weeks, a series of drip-fed leaks have further tarnished the Facebook brand in the US. Regulation seems unavoidable but is it too little too late to put the misinformation back in the bottle? This week, Prue Clarke is joined by Ben Smith from The New York Times and Sacha Molitorisz from the Centre for Media Transition to discuss Frances Haugen's rollout strategy and the international effort to regulate social media.

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Audiences are looking for news that entertains them and keep them engaged. Self-made commentators like FriendlyJordies are using social media platforms to grow their following and blur the traditional boundaries between news, satire and commentary. This week, Tina Quinn was joined by Julian Morrow from The Chaser and Brad Esposito from VICE Australia for a wide-ranging discussion about commentators, cut through and defamation.

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Generation Z doesn't sit down in front of the nightly news to get its information. Instead, it's all available in their Instagram feeds or on their TikTok for you pages. This week, Prue Clarke sits down with Matilda Boseley from Guardian Australia and Sam Koslowski from The Daily Aus to discuss how everything is content, the psychology of explainer journalism and why trust remains the essential for social-first journalists.

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Last week, Gaven Morris announced that he would be leaving his position as Director of ABC News at the end of his current contract. This week, he joins Monica Attard for a one on one covering why he's leaving, his regrets and the controversies from his time at the top of the national broadcaster.

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This week we ask did sections of the media feed or even lean into some of the more bizarre and emotional statements of grief made since Gladys Berejiklian resigned over her investigation at ICAC. We also ask was Dominic Perrottet's religious beliefs fair game and was he treated fairly by the media? Monica Attard spoke with Lucy Cormack and Troy Bramston.

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This week we turn to two burning issues around social media. The first being the now toxic environment for journalists on twitter and we also look at the fall out from Dylan Voller defamation case. Our host Monica Attard was joined this week by Kishor-Napier-Raman and Michael Roddan.

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This week Tina Quinn has a special one on one with the ABC's, Lisa Millar, discussing her incredible three decades in journalism and why she has decided to vacate Twitter in recent weeks.

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This week we turn our attention to the anniversary of 9-11 and ask why the liberal and conservative media spoke with one voice and argued for war in the Middle East. To help us with this important discussion Prue Clarke spoke with Andrew Rosenthal and Doha Madani.

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This week we look at the news that News Corp is changing its editorial position on climate change. How different will the various papers and outlets look and is the change actually significant. To help us with the discussion Monica Attard was joined by Hugh Riminton who is the National Affairs editor for Ten News First and Cam Wilson who is the associate editor at Crikey.

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This week Gabrielle Chan spoke with Tina Quinn about her new book Why you should give a f*ck about farming.

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