Mediaweek Newsmakers Debate - AI And Journalism

What happens when a journalist who’s spent decades in the newsroom goes head-to-head with a futurist who believes AI could save it? In the very first Mediaweek’s Newsmakers Debate, Joe Hildebrand and Rita Arrigo face off over one of the biggest questions in modern media: Is AI destroying journalis…

Mediaweek Newsmakers - Shelly Horton

There aren’t many journalists who can say they’ve gone from covering crime scenes to coaching CEOs - but Shelly Horton can. After three decades in the media, she’s swapped newsroom chaos for the boardroom floor, turning her sharp instincts and trademark humour into a mission: helping leaders find …

Mediaweek Newsmakers - Simon Cahill

For Simon Cahill, the intersection of music and technology has never just been work - it’s been a lifelong obsession. From tinkering with VCRs as a kid to helping launch SXSW Sydney, he’s built a career that reflects the same passions that once kept him glued to Saturday morning music shows. In t…

Mediaweek Newsmakers - Mitch Churi

Mitch Churi is a broadcaster who’s never been afraid to put himself out there. From squatting in a KIIS FM studio clucking like a chicken in front of Kyle and Jackie O, to winning awards and hosting national shows, Mitch has carved out one of the most colourful journeys in Australian radio. When A…

Mediaweek Newsmakers - Clair Weaver

Clair Weaver’s path to journalism wasn’t the usual one. At 19, she was flying long-haul as a flight attendant, wondering what might come next. But she already knew the answer: journalism. She studied remotely through the UK’s National Council for the Training of Journalists and cut her teeth at a …

Mediaweek Newsmakers - Majella Hay

Majella Hay is undoubtedly one of the most powerful women in Australian television. She’s the Director of Content, Unscripted at the Seven Network, which means She’s the driving force behind shows like My Kitchen Rules, Australian Idol and Farmer Wants a Wife. But in this conversation, Majella do…

Mediaweek Newsmakers - Morgana O'Reilly

Morgana O’Reilly is no stranger to playing complex, messy women. And, she’s been everywhere - from Neighbours and Wentworth to The White Lotus.  Now she’s stepping into one of her most haunting roles yet in Playing Gracie Darling. She stars as Joni, a child psychologist forced to return to the ho…

Mediaweek Newsmakers - Nick McKenzie

Nick McKenzie has exposed war crimes, brought down politicians, and forced entire institutions to face the truth. Now, Australia’s most awarded investigative journalist joins Newsmakers to talk power, pressure - and why journalism still matters.

Mediaweek's Newsmakers: The Atlantic's Hanna Rosin

One of America's most distinctive and daring voices, The Atlantic'sHanna Rosin, is headed to Sydney this month, and she's not coming quietly. Ahead of her appearance as keynote speaker at the 2025 Women in Media National Conference, Rosin sat down with Mediaweek for a conversation that pulls no pu…

Mediaweek's Newsmakers: Broadcaster David Koch

To broadcaster David Koch, Pinstripe Media was always more than a business, it was a family legacy. In this episode of Newsmakers, David Koch unpacks the decision to sell the small business and personal finance content company he built with his family, and what it means to hand over the reins to t…