Fourth Estate

This week on Fourth Estate, the panel discuss how the media covered the Paris terror attacks and whether Islamic State's attack on Beirut the day before received an adequate amount of coverage.

With Samantha Maiden (Sunday Telegraph), Ruby Hamad (Daily Life) and Michael Safi (Guardian Australia). 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.

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This week the panel discuss whether ABC's Kitchen Cabinet is making us forget how bad our politicians can be and how Australia's sixteen-year-olds can be ready for the vote when they're asking for less politics in their news.

With Amy McQuire (New Matilda), Lisa Visentin (Sydney Morning Herald) and aspiring journalist Anthony Segaert.

Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia.

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This week Fourth Estate speaks to the first Australian journalist to visit Nauru in eighteen months - The Australian columnist Chris Kenny - on how he secured a journalist's visa while the ABC was rejected and his brief interview with the Somalian refugee at the centre of the immigration department's controversial actions.

With Chris Kenny (The Australian, Sky News) and Max Chalmers (New Matilda). 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.

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This week the panel discuss the media's role in the Liberal leadership spill, Vodafone's illegal access of investigative reporter Natalie O'Brien's call records, the ABC's airing of Immigration Minister Peter Dutton's climate change gaffe and the reporting of domestic violence during a violent week in Queensland.

With Jess Hill (Background Briefing, The Monthly), Ben Grubb (Fairfax Media) and Claire Connelly. 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.

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This week the panel discuss the wide publication of a photo of a dead Syrian child, the NYT's attack on Australia's immigration detention system. Fourth Estate also speaks to Alan Morison and Chutima Sidasathian - two journalist just acquitted of defaming the Thai Navy.

With Ben Doherty (Guardian Australia) and Sarah Whyte (Fairfax Media). Also featuring Alan Morison and Chutima Sidasathian (Phuketwan). 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.

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This week the panel discuss how the Daily Telegraph got documentary Gayby Baby banned from NSW schools, the "first social media murder" of two TV journalists in the US, and Peter Greste's second conviction in an Egyptian court.

With Kate Doak, Gina Rushton (The Australian) and Michael Safi (Guardian Australia). Also featuring Piers Akerman. 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.

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This week the panel discuss the media's coverage of the Ashley Madison leak, Leunig's anti-vaccination cartoon in The Age, and Al Jazeera decision to abandon the word 'migrant'.

With Alex Lee (BuzzFeed), Alex McKinnon (Junkee) and Susie O'Brien (Herald Sun). 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.

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This week the panel discuss how Buzzfeed forced Mark Latham's departure from the AFR, whether it pays for media outlets to declare themselves feminist, and how ABC personalities are making big bucks on the speaking circuit.

With Mark Di Stefano (Buzzfeed), Georgina Dent (Women's Agenda) and Jonathan Green (ABC).

Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia.

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This week the panel discuss the difference how news outlets are using clickbait and the 'curiosity gap' to pull in audiences from Facebook, how Golden Gaytime 'astroturfed' the Australian media and the return of Coalition frontbenchers to ABC's Q&A.

With Steph Harmon (Junkee), Dan Ilic and Josh Taylor (Crikey). Hosted by Lucie Robson.

Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia.

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This week the panel discuss the perils of reporting in the Middle East, how the media can better shed light on the origins of ISIS and how Sydney Muslims have pitched in to set up their own million-dollar news network.

With Martin Chulov (The Guardian), Lisa Main (ABC) and Malaz Majanni (OnePath Network). 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.

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