THE FOURTH ESTATE

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

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?

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

- 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

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

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..

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

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

A mixed bag of stories to make you stop to reconsider such as: - How powerful your online presence can be and the potential legal repercussions that can come from it - When you last visited a bookseller - How you could have potentially been missing the hottest calendar event that tops the list for things to do Australia and Pacific wide Another can of worms opening from within the twittersphere; concerns over whether social media postings can be held in contempt of court: a legal challenge for mainstream media NEWSSTAND is a new online discussion forum established to acknowledge the unravelling of News Corporation in light of revelations of the phone hacking scandal We mark the debut of NATIONAL BOOKSHOP DAY and check out the festivities taking place on the day (AUGUST 20) And celebrate the revival of fringe festival, This is not Art (TINA), due to overwhelming support from the general public and a crowd-funding incentive.

This week, the show looks at the role of online media in the wake of London's horrific riots: there are many arguments citing its presence as both good and evil. Plus we get through the whizz-bang new technologies adapted to the cinema-going experience Wendy Collis spoke to Claire Marshall: an ex-pat now in London Dylan Barber probed Steve Ahern for his thoughts on the Fairfax Radio group And Annie Wylie caught up with Sydney Uni's, Dr. Bruce Isaacs.

On this week's program: Mig Caldwell looked into the necessity of the media in reporting the taking of one's own life, with the release of refined guidelines for journalists reporting on suicide, issued by the Australian Press Council. Nathan Coates interviewed two journalists that managed to defy the odds and access entry within Villawood detention centre to report on the suicide of a detainee. Mig Caldwell spoke to Ellie Rennie, an Associate Professor from Swinburne University who took part in researching the access to internet technologies in Australia's most remote outstations. And Dylan Barber looks at the right to remain anonymous when publishing comments online.

This week, we catch up with Crikey columnist, Bernard Keane, to debate over notions of trust in relation to the media and general public. And, because, apparently, you're worth it the UK Advertising Standards body has ruled against airing commercials produced by cosmetic giant, L'oreal and featuring the celebrity faces of Julia Roberts and Christy Turlington, due to a misleading amount of retouching applied. Should Australia adopt similar rigid standards in advertising? Plus, we explore the latest renewal of hope in the ongoing battle between retailers and online sellers, with the founding of new campaign, Indiebound.

This week, we delve further into the News of the World in the aftermath of Murdoch's public disgrace, PROF. ALAN KNIGHT, takes on the hard issues: from accountability to the reportage of the scandal as offered up by Murdoch's own, Australian newspaper. He also confronts CAROLINE OVERINGTON over her op-ed pieces.. And PLAY SCHOOL hits middle age, with the popular ABC local production celebrating its 45th anniversary, DARCE CASSIDY a spokesperson for FRIENDS OF THE ABC weighs in on the quality of Aunty and local TV. Should tax-payers cough up for the new ad campaign about carbon tax? We investigate...