Fourth Estate

The Uyghur minority in the Xinjiang region of Western China are the subject of an intense crackdown by the state, with up to one million Uyghur people being held without charge in so-called "re-education" camps. The crisis presents a unique set of challenges for journalists reporting on human rights in the 21st century. Producer Cheyne Anderson speaks to Buzzfeed News world correspondent Megha Raj...

This week we unpack how the Christchurch terror attack was covered in Australian media, and overseas. We spoke to journalist Jennine Khalik , Abdallah Kamal from SBS and Associate Professor Colleen Murrell from Swinburne University of Technology Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special edition with the Guardian's Nick Evershed and Metafact's Ben McNeil about their work and future of Journalism in AI and fake news world. Metafact has a Kickstarter and if you want to help out go here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/metafact/metafact-fact-checking-powered-by-science?ref=e1at7u Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The week Peter Fray speaks with Gaven Morris, ABC’s Director News, Analysis & Investigations, about an eventful year and the way forward for the ABC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we speak with Annick Cojean who is a special correspondent from Le Monde. She is joined by 2SER's Cheyne Anderson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week with are joined by Matt Peacock, Margot Saville, Deirdre Macken and Anne Davies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joining us this week we have Emily Watkins from Crikey, Nick O'Malley from Nine Entertainment and Andrew Rule from Herald Sun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talk to Eric Beecher, Chairman and Editor in Chief for Private Media, about 11 news jobs for "inquiry" journalists at Crikey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

First show for 2019 - Peter Fray is joined by a blockbuster panel of editors; Lenore Taylor, Joanne Gray and Helen Trinca. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We chat to Mike Carlton about his new Autobiography - On Air Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We speak with Walkley winning journalist, Caro Meldrum-Hanna, about how she came to investigate the case of Keli Lane and the disappearance of baby Tegan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special Fourth Estate with an in-depth conversation with Warwick Fairfax from Maryland USA. He talks about Fairfax's future under under Nine, his failed bid to take over the company and his personal journey from there. We also ask him about how the media covers Trump in the states. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In his final hours at Fairfax, Greg Hywood, was kind enough to come into the 2SER studios to talk about its legacy, why Fairfax had to merge with Nine and about the future of the SMH and the Age. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We speak with Anya Schiffrin who is the director of the Technology, Media, and Communications (TMaC) specialisation at the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) at Columbia University New York. In this discussion with Peter Fray we talk about making start ups pay, trust in the media and how can the media better handle Trump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...

We speak to Johan Lidberg about his book, In the Name of Security: Secrecy, Surveillance and Journalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We chat to Gerard Ryle from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists about the Panama Papers and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why was senior ABC journalist Peter Lloyd suspended? Is Ross Cameron's sacking a sign of new direction at Sky and is Scott Morrison taking a page from Trump playbook? To help us work through this we are joined by Stephen Brook from the Australian, Emily Watkins from Crikey and Michael Koziol from the SMH and the Age. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A very special edition with a deep dive into the Teacher's Pet with the Australian journalist Hedley Thomas. The Teacher's Pet has had over 26 Million Downloads and is the most successful Australian podcasts series ever. He speaks with Peter Fray about how he came to this story and how he hit the jackpot with his very first podcast series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...

A special look at science journalism and how the media covers climate change. Peter Fray is joined by Robyn Williams, Liam Mannix and Elfy Scott. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A special discussion with the Wall Street Journal journalist, Tom Wright, who dropped by to discuss his new book Billion Dollar Whale which he co-wrote with Bradley Hope. Its a story from the outer reaches of capitalism and international corruption. In a story far wilder than fiction Wright takes us on a guided tour of the 1MDB scandal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...

Incredible events this week at the ABC with Michelle Guthrie and Justin Milne gone and all in under a week. To make sense of these event Peter Fray spoke with Quentin Dempster, Steve Ahern and Myriam Robin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're joined by the NSW state President of the friends of the ABC, Professor Ed Davis and we talk about the continuing meltdown at the ABC since Managing Director, Michelle Guthrie was sacked. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trust is surely the most important element contained in our news. But what do you do when trust is falling in all our institutions including the Fourth Estate? Peter Fray speaks with Andrew Hunter, Sacha Molitorisz and Saffron Howden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We speak to a panel of young journalists on the how and the why they jumped into an industry that seems to be in free fall. Our host Evie Maguire spoke with Krirrily Schwarz, Kate Allman and Jason Fallows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're joined by one of the very big names in the world of investigative journalism, Robert J Rosenthal, from the Centre for Investigate Reporting, in the US. Robert’s long distinguished journalism career includes being a correspondent in Africa, reporting from Lebanon and Israel, a slew of award-winning investigations and, as well as the editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer and managing editor of t...