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Behind the Media

Stephen Brook, The Australian's media diarist speaks with journalists, writers, editors and analysts about the state of Australia's media industry, as well as their own careers.

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Stephen Brook: "I think that gossips make very good journalists, if you've got a skill you should embrace it and try and exploit it professionally."

Stephen Brook: "I think that gossips make very good journalists, if you've got a skill you should embrace it and try and exploit it professionally."

As a bonus episode of BTM Hedley Thomas interviews Stephen Brook on his last day as The Australia's Media Diary columnis... Read more

16 Dec 2018

1hr 1min

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George Negus: "I don't think I'm much of a reporter to be honest."

George Negus: "I don't think I'm much of a reporter to be honest."

Media Diarist Stephen Brook interviews the veteran broadcaster of This Day Tonight, Foreign Correspondent, Dateline and ... Read more

9 Dec 2018

43mins

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Ben Fordham: "You do need to protect yourself... do I want that rattling around in my head? The answer I've learned is no."

Ben Fordham: "You do need to protect yourself... do I want that rattling around in my head? The answer I've learned is no."

Stephen Brook, The Australian’s Media Diarist interviews Ben Fordham, broadcast journalist on 2GB radio and Channel 9’s ... Read more

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Media Diarist Stephen Brook interviews Hedley Thomas, the investigative journalist behind the record breaking true crime... Read more

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Michael Rowland: "I loathe this word chemistry, absolutely hate it. People talk about breakfast tv... or radio duo having chemistry. I just think it's pretty artificial."

Michael Rowland: "I loathe this word chemistry, absolutely hate it. People talk about breakfast tv... or radio duo having chemistry. I just think it's pretty artificial."

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Barrie Cassidy: "There are more partisan journalists (now) than there ever were in the past"

Barrie Cassidy: "There are more partisan journalists (now) than there ever were in the past"

It's hard to imagine the ABC without Insiders, the television show that reshaped the broadcaster's Sunday morning politi... Read more

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Dan Box: "True Crime is so hot right now... I just wanted to reach across and slap him."

Dan Box: "True Crime is so hot right now... I just wanted to reach across and slap him."

Former crime reporter at The Australian Dan Box has spent the past three years covering the Bowraville murders in print,... Read more

14 Oct 2018

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Anton Enus: "The apartheid masters did everything they could to exert pressure on the organisation to conform to the message they wanted to send out."

Anton Enus: "The apartheid masters did everything they could to exert pressure on the organisation to conform to the message they wanted to send out."

Back on our screens after being diagnosed with bowel cancer two years ago, Anton Enus says the whole experience changed ... Read more

7 Oct 2018

43mins

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Feature writer Trent Dalton: "They will size you up, and open that friggin door, and that's a beautiful trust exercise."

Feature writer Trent Dalton: "They will size you up, and open that friggin door, and that's a beautiful trust exercise."

Media Diarist Stephen Brook interviews The Weekend Australian Magazine staff writer Trent Dalton, discussing the intense... Read more

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