A Thirteen-Part Feature Series
Journalism is an inseparable part of the modern world. It is a truly global industry. Thousands work in it, and many more study it. Some have become celebrities through it. A few have even made their riches from it.
How has it become a ubiquitous part of contemporary culture? Is it still an important pillar of a functioning democracy? Or is it coming to the end of its current phase, to be superceded by decentralised, digitally- driven, people-powered enterprises?
Audio and a transcript of each program, plus further information will be available online after each broadcast. The series is produced by Donna McLachlan.
Program Episodes
The Future of Journalism
Saturday 20 November 2004 at 5am, and Friday 2.30pm
In this final program, academic advisor to the series Michael Meadows chairs a discussion on the future of journalism. Former journalist Barbie Zelizer, from the Annenburg School of Communication at Pennsylvania University, talks from the perspective of her research, which has focused authority, collective memory and journalistic images in times of crisis and war. Investigative journalist and Gold Walkley award winner, Chris Masters, offers a perspective from his 40 year career in journalism. And Andrew Bolt, co-editor and columnist with the Herald Sun newspaper in Melbourne, contributes from his many years of experience as both a journalist and a commentator. [ more ]
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