Behind the Media

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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.

12/16/2018

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 columnist and host of the podcast. They discuss Brooky's 15 years at the newspaper, his time in London reporting for The Guardian, breaking the ABC Guthrie-Milne sacking, the book Stephen is writing, interviewing techniques, the state of the media, and what comes next. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1h 1m
12/09/2018

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 60 Minutes. George is involved in the launch of lobby group ABC Alumni to campaign for the public broadcaster, he’s also celebrating the 40th anniversary of 60 minutes. They discuss career highlights like the famous interview he did with Margaret Thatcher, and how he came to be a journalist after being a high school english teacher. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

44 min
11/12/2017

Hugh Riminton: "Journalists should risk their lives to report on people risking their lives."

Veteran foreign correspondent and Network Ten journalist Hugh Riminton sits down at the network's headquarters for a lengthy chat about how he learned to get extremely heavy stories to air, why he was driven to put himself in the line of fire, and his own mental health struggles. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

34 min
11/12/2017

Annabel Crabb: "I'm very full of doubt a lot of the time."

ABC journalist and multi-platform phenomenon Annabel Crabb invites us into her home for a discussion on salary disclosures a the public broadcaster, her approach to political interviews, how she got Tony Abbott to open up about drinking at parliament. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

32 min

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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.