Public Knowledge Forum: The nature of journalism

In conjunction with the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney and Sky News Australia’s APAC, the Walkley Foundation is delighted to present this series of six podcasts from the Public Knowledge Forum examining the state of journalism and asking: where to next? Have internet-enabled platforms for journalism amplified existing characteristics of the news media, such as partisanship and commercial pressures, rather than creating new challenges? Was journalism ever ‘objective’ and does it need to be in order to perform a useful function in society? What are the implications for citizens of a partisan or ideologically driven media? What does a ‘post truth’ environment mean for journalism and the political debate? Has public confidence in the rigour and usefulness of the news media declined in a permanently damaging way? Join Jonathan Holmes, former Media Watch presenter, Walter Russell Mead, editor-at-large of The American Interest, Jay Rosen, New York University professor, and Leigh Sales, ABC 730 host