The Fourth Estate
Monday 9:00am - 9:30am
The Fourth Estate explores the issues impacting on media and communications around Australia and the world. From moves to crack down on the freedom of journalists to report the news, to trends in the blogosphere and changes in the way societies communicate their ideas, The Fourth Estate provides fresh insights on our most maligned democratic institution.
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The Fourth Estate
Media and Communications with Daz Chandler
Exploring the many different ways in which we communicate and use media, in all its forms, to do it. From the rise of the mobile phone in developing nations to the documentation of history, each week 'The Fourth Estate' examines the latest in media and communications.
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Leading researcher and historian, Henry Reynolds, reflects on the real story behind the Aussie screen classic, 'The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith'; documentary filmmaker Anna Broinowski shares her experiences of best selling novelist and alleged con-artist, Norma Khouri and arts critic John Conomos explains why he believes old and new media need to work together.
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We take a closer look at the listening process - its impact on media and multiculturalism, ask whether concerns about the sexualisation of children in Australian media have been blown out of proportion and find out about a new online magazine that's made some presentation adjustments to make on-screen viewing more effective.
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We meet the first foreigner to break into the popular Japanese trend of the Keitai Novel, strip away at the many misconceptions surrounding pornography and question what longevity digital radio will have here, given its lack of success in the US and the UK.
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Daz Chandler speaks to African blogger Ory Okolloh about the work she's doing in post-election Kenya. We hear about why Sony's Bluray defeated Toshiba's HD DVD in the latest format war, celebrate the universal experience of night and take a closer look at the faculties of touch and sound.
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This episode we explore the induction process for new words, learn a bit more about media magnate, Rupert Murdoch and take an indepth look at Australia's cultural cringe and just what a group of homegrown dramatists did in the 70's, to counter it.
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On the program, we explore logos, examine the effectiveness of web-based electoral campaigns, and look at how the humble mobile phone is changing the face of public health in the third world.
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