Spin doctoring 101; Wolf Creek 2; Cyberkids

EPISODE AIRING: NOVEMBER 18-21, 2011

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This week, the show begins to count down for the finale of 2011 on THE FOURTH ESTATE! But still jam-packing it all in before then, including:

PR AND SPIN DOCTORING - THE ASSETS BEHIND THE CAMPAIGNING: KATE AUBUSSON

An in-depth look at just how crucial the spin is on the campaign trail in the US, as the Republican party awaits..

WOLF CREEK 2 ALREADY MET WITH HOWLS OF DISDAIN: MIG CALDWELL


The complex diversity that the Australian landscape offers is often borrowed from by creative artists: allowing the environment to set the scene. None truer than the hit 2003 film, WOLF CREEK, which GREG MCLEAN based around true murders of recent history - so what good - asks SONYA HARTNETT, author and critic for a new analysis of WOLF CREEK by CURRENCY PRESS - will a sequel (due to shoot early next year) do?


CHILDREN AND MEDIA CONSUMPTION: DYLAN BARBER

While TV remains the dominant media platform, experts have raised concern for children using new technologies that their parents might not understand or control. GLEN CULPIT, Vice-president of the AUSTRALIAN COUNCIL ON CHILDREN AND THE MEDIA, is concerned about the current state of play in the children’s market