THE FOURTH ESTATE

Episode 42: December 2-5, 2011

fourthestate@2ser.com (Mig Caldwell) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:28:54 GMT

THE FOURTH ESTATE FINALE FOR 2011 - Walkley beds Wikileaks as Assange picks up a gong - The year in review following that NOTW debacle - Social media marketing face-off

Episode 41: November 25-28, 2011

fourthestate@2ser.com (Mig Caldwell) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:18:18 GMT

In the penultimate edition for 2011, on the show this week, we allot some time towards reflection over some of the events that went down in the media over the course of the year: incidentally, so did the ABC and ACMA... - Post Mortem 278: The latest Kyle Sandilands scandal - We draw out the kernels of content production from the latest initiative called POPCORN - As well as getting the 123 on the ABC as it reviews its year in television - And sore losers or clever marketers: should advertising revert to fowl play?

Episode 40 - November 18-21, 2011

fourthestate@2ser.com (Mig Caldwell) — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 06:13:05 GMT

Only but a handful of shows left for 2011 to air for you, but fear not, the team is still crankin out the good stuff, including: - SPIN DOCTORS AND THE CAMPAIGN PROCESS: KATE AUBUSSON Looked into the role of PR in campaigning for a position in the US Republican party - WOLF CREEK 2: MURDERING THE MOVIE? MIG CALDWELL The announcement of the impending release of a sequel to the 2003 Australian horror film that lent from greater truths in our history, WOLF CREEK has been the subject of a new publication of critical analysis adding to the Currency Press, Australian screen classics series. KIDSAFE? DYLAN BARBER Dylan Barber spoke to GLEN CULPIT, Vice-president of the AUSTRALIAN COUNCIL ON CHILDREN AND THE MEDIA, about the current state of play in the children’s market.

Episode 39: NOVEMBER 11-14, 2011

fourthestate@2ser.com (Mig Caldwell) — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 18:53:03 GMT

THIS WEEK ON THE PROGRAM: - AU KIDS ONLINE: Groundbreaking research published that compared and contrasted the internet usage of children aged 9-16 from 26 nations, shows Aussie kids are proficient and tech-savvy at a younger age than European counterparts'. Mig Caldwell spoke to PROF. LELIA GREEN -CBAA 2011 CONFERENCE: Dylan Barber pondered what the future spells out for the community broadcasting sector ahead of its annual conference - THE MOLE(SKINE) IN THE CROWD(SOURCE): Annie Wylie gets into a heated - and fun - discussion over the idea from Moleskine notebooks to source out new cover art from graphic designers -PROFILE - FEATURE WRITER ERIN O'DWYER: Spoke to Nathan Coates

Episode 38: November 4-7, 2011

fourthestate@2ser.com (Mig Caldwell) — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:33:10 GMT

This week, we were a little comical, learnt mum's the word in online marketing and maybe NPR is facing serious public pressures...? - we went over to the other side of the world to report on a New York reporter who ultimately should've retained the right to silence, after her public outcry displayed at an Occupy protest saw her facing the sack from public broadcaster, WNYC, as NATHAN COATES discovered. ANNIE WYLIE kept a straight face whilst talking all things in cartoons, with the finalists announced for the coveted national prize, THE STAN CROSS AWARD, crowning Gold Stanley winner as the nation's top cartoonist. And whilst we often look at the difficulty in developing a suitable online advertising model that will attract revenue, it seems that Mum's the word with the mass phenomenon of what are dubbed "Mummy bloggers" who, in turn, are attracting some big endorsement deals.

Episode 37 - October 28-31, 2011

fourthestate@2ser.com (Mig Caldwell) — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:54:19 GMT

The eleventh hour of the station's annual subscriber drive had reached the 2ser studios on this week's live version of the Fourth Estate, with a great number of support shown to 2ser and independent radio! - SBS to overhaul news programming schedule: NATHAN COATES - Citizens of the world unite with Noozdesk global journalism: MIG CALDWELL - A national magazine week to be held in November: ANNIE WYLIE - Getting political within the realm of cyberspace: DYLAN BARBER

Episode 36: October 21-24, 2011

fourthestate@2ser.com (Mig Caldwell) — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 09:52:26 GMT

Subscriber Drive special from Fourth Estate HQ: Radio 2ser, so: - Community radio in Honduras: an independent voice promoting democracy under oppression - New Matilda in Drive - Online news favourite launched its own subscriber drive - iPhone, therefore I am: Siri is the latest technology instilled which enables voice-activated guidance offering up an answer from everything to the temperature to the meaning of life

Episode 35 - October 14-17, 2011

fourthestate@2ser.com (Mig Caldwell) — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 09:29:57 GMT

- Game on! - SURG-ing on in the community media - BBC cost cutting could leave regional areas without

Episode 34: October 7-10, 2011

fourthestate@2ser.com (Mig Caldwell) — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 09:18:01 GMT

On this week's edition of the show: - Tweetin' the blues: Latest Mindframe media initiative aimed at combatting depression - Pink media proves to be where the market is: one man's vision has developed into a gay media marketing company - After the Bolt: what media independence means in the wake of the Andrew Bolt ruling of racial vilification in the Federal Court

Episode 33 - 30/9/11-3/10/11

fourthestate@2ser.com (Mig Caldwell) — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 15:12:44 GMT

This week on the show: The landmark decision handed down by Federal Court judge, MORDY BROMBERG, found controversial opinion writer, ANDREW BOLT, and his employer, The Herald and Weekly Times, guilty of publishing discriminatory material, questioning the validity of fair-skinned Aborigines in 2009. CRAIG LONGMAN spoke to one of the case’s applicants, DR MARK MCMILAN about his reactions over the proceedings and eventual outcome, which questioned the professionalism of Bolt as a journalist. MIG CALDWELL touched base with Australia’s only remote hub access to the sixth annual, UNITED NATIONS INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM, in Nairobi, Kenya, via the live stream enabled at Canberra’s Australian National University, which held a coinciding four day conference. JONATHAN HOLMES returns for Part 2 of the 2 part series of interviews from NATHAN COATES. He speaks this time about the decision recently made by Crikey to leak vital info relating to the Australian branch of News Corporated and its impending facelift. And new research conducted by the Australasian Performing Rights Association (APRA) indicates the live music industry and its impact on the economy shows some surprising results when considering how many venues are closed down due to red tape issues, as NEDA VANOVAC reports.

Episode 32: September 23-26, 2011

fourthestate@2ser.com (Mig Caldwell) — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 21:26:24 GMT

- Nathan Coates spoke to Media Watch presenter, Jonathan Holmes, about the new media inquiry announced by Stephen Conroy last week - Dylan Barber got dangerous ahead of the Festival of Dangerous Ideas - Annie Wylie went to celebrate (another) 21st birthday: Drum Media hits the big anniversary

Episode 31: September 16-19, 2011

fourthestate@2ser.com (Mig Caldwell) — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:40:21 GMT

This week, we welcome the initiatives that inspire the SYDNEY FRINGE FESTIVAL; as well as examine the repercussions of inaccurate reports in the media and catch up with head of Screen Studies at the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) plus The Wire current affairs show managed to speak with editor of Daily News Egypt, who was in the country

Episode 30: September 9-12, 2011

fourthestate@2ser.com (Mig Caldwell) — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 21:25:55 GMT

It was a week where no news actually did see the heat off the media for a little while, and yet, Team Fourth Estate plunders on... On the show, as well as catching up with charming old mates of musical media, WIKIFREAKS, with their track, "Julian Assange", we also looked at: - The proposal to merge SBS with the National Indigenous Television Service (NITV) to create a stronger and easily accessible digital content channel, as DYLAN BARBER reported - Annie Wylie climbed aboard the new wave being enjoyed by radio in the world of online broadcasting, why even community radio stations are the conformist by comparison! - The film biz: is there really any chance to screen your work to an audience beyond a youtube upload? we get the insider's view on just how tough it is to market yourself locally..

Episode 29: SEPTEMBER 2-5, 2011

fourthestate@2ser.com (Mig Caldwell) — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 02:01:19 GMT

Today, Bob Brown speaks exclusively to The Fourth Estate about a government-led media inquiry after making numerous call-outs in the public sphere prompting this action. We also talk to Screen Australia about online convergence and local content quotas And we meet the latest "It" man in the New York literary scene, Jon Jon Goulian comes into the studios for a chat after a stint at the Melbourne Writers Festival

Episode 28: August 26-29, 2011

fourthestate@2ser.com (Mig Caldwell) — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:50:49 GMT

Showcasing this week within the vault of issues plaguing the media: - A monumental move by UN saw the publishing of General Comment 31, amending its Universal Declaration of Human Rights to address free speech and new media covered in Article 19 - Battle of the sexes waging war online: 90% of Wikipedia contributors proven to be male - Why the Australian government needs to fund media initiatives, according to one media critic - How local actors need to travel abroad to make it, and even stay employed as an actor