On this episode of The State Of The Fourth Estate, hosts Tayla Oates @taystyporridge and Sura Mishra sit down with Sports journalist and Commentator Oliver Walker-Peel to discuss the world of sports journalism, starting young and navigating the field of journalism as someone living with Cerebral Palsy.

You can keep up with Ollie's commentary on Instagram.

The story mentioned is "Not on Facebook? You’re Still Likely Being Fed Misinformation” by Nicholas A Ashford for the New York Times.

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Li Barki for the gorgeous logo and branding; see more of their work on Instagram @blankdoesarts

And finally, thanks to Yarrah Muneer for the marketing!

On this episode of The State Of The Fourth Estate, hosts Tayla Oates @taystyporridge and Sura Mishra sit down with Australian Associated Press journalist Rachael Ward and discuss reporting from a crisis zone, the lessons a young reporter can learn from natural disasters and how to evolve with the changes to the industry.

Read Rachael's stories about the flood here:

"Levee a wall of hope, dismay in flood town"

"Aboriginal Community at Risk of Flooding"

The story mentioned is "The Body In Room 348" by Mark Bowden for Vanity Fair

If there are any journalists you'd like featured on the podcast, drop us an email at [email protected].

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Special thanks to Wessa for the theme and background music; you can listen to her awesome work on Instagram @musicallywessa,

Li Barki for the gorgeous logo and branding; see more of their work on Instagram @blankdoesarts

And finally, thanks to Yarrah Muneer for the marketing!

Join hosts Tayla Oates @taystyporridge and Sura Mishra on the second episode of The State Of The Fourth Estate, as they sit down with journalist, anthropologist and researcher Tito Ambyo. They discuss a multidisciplinary approach to journalism, the importance of ghost stories and the idea of decoloniality.

Read "Ghost Of Java" by Tito Ambyo in History Today.

The piece featured is "The Outland Or The Cage" by Brooke Fryer on Background Briefing.

If there are any journalists you'd like featured on the podcast, drop us an email at [email protected].

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Special thanks to Wessa for the theme and background music; you can listen to her awesome work on Instagram @musicallywessa, and Li Barki for the gorgeous logo and branding; see more of their work on Instagram @blankdoesarts. And finally, thanks to Yarrah Muneer for the marketing!

On the very first episode of The State Of The Fourth Estate, hosts Tayla Oates @taystyporridge and Sura Mishra sit down with audio journalist and broadcast journalism Associate Lecturer Janak Rogers to discuss bringing out the human side of a political story, staying hopeful in the current media climate and the way forward for young journalists.

Listen to "Life on the border: Tijuana migrant stories" by Janak Rogers.

The piece featured is "Act V by Jack Hitt" on This American Life, hosted by Ira Glass.

If there are any journalists you'd like featured on the podcast, drop us an email at [email protected].

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Special thanks to Wessa for the theme and background music; you can listen to her awesome work on Instagram @musicallywessa,

Li Barki for the gorgeous logo and branding; see more of their work on Instagram @blankdoesarts

And finally, thanks to Yarrah Muneer for the marketing!