Fourth Estate

This week the panel discuss how SBS sports presenter Scott McIntyre lost his job over tweets about ANZAC Day, how ACMA's findings might be used to punish 2DayFM over their infamous Royal Prank call and whether Charlie Pickering's new show The Weekly is the news satire show we really need. With Michael Bodey (The Australian), Chris Graham (New Matilda) and Chris Berg (ABC The Drum). 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week the panel discuss how SBS's new commercial direction is impacting their news and ratings, whether the Australian media has gone overboard with the Anzac Centenary coverage and why new research is showing that women are not participating fully in online news discussion forums. With Wendy Bacon (investigative journalist), Mark Skulley (freelance journalist), Yaara Bou Melhem (independent reporter) and Lauren Ingram (The CEO Magazine). 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week the panel discuss how the media covered protests in Australia, how a French TV network was brought down by Islamic State, the loss of 2UE's newsroom and what apps Meerkat and Periscope could mean for journalists. With Max Chalmers (New Matilda), Melissa Sweet (Croakey) and Andrew Moon (ABC). Hosted by Jack Fisher. Find out about the #JustJustice project on their Pozible campaign page and check out Croakey's coverage of the threat to WA Aboriginal commuties at #150Communities. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week the panel discuss Rolling Stone magazine's retraction of a controversial feature article, the case against French news outlets being brought by hostages of Paris' January supermarket siege, the value of women's news websites and whether the killing of journalists should be made a war crime. With Whitney Fitzsimmons, Nick Lazaredes and Gina Rushton (The Australian). Hosted by Isabelle Summerson. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week the panel discuss how a court issued suppression order kept the lid of the past of Jill Meagher's killer Adrian Bayley, the perils of reporting on vaccination and why Sydney newspapers editorialised ahead of the NSW Election. With Rick Morton (The Australian), Jane Lee (The Age) and Michael Safi (Guardian Australia). 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week the panel discuss how coverage of Malcolm Fraser's death overshadowed the Moss Review, the controversial exit of a news.com.au staffer, John Laws' unkind response to a vulnerable caller, and the end of the road for online women's destination The Hoopla. With Cassandra Wilkinson (FBi Radio), Heath Aston (SMH) and Alex McKinnon (Junkee). Hosted by Rafael Garcia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week the panel discuss the media court case of the year: Treasurer Joe Hockey takes on Fairfax Media over defamation allegations for their headlines "Treasurer for Sale". Also, how SBS interviewed a Melbourne teenager who left Australia to be killed as a foreign fighter in Syria, and what the effect of the latest Fairfax redundancies will be on journalism in rural Australia. With Margot Saville (Crikey), Elise Potaka (SBS) and Lema Samandar (Daily Telegraph). 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices