While the external assaults on journalism and newsrooms – politicised attacks on ‘fake news’ or an ‘enemy of the people’ – have a damaging effect on confidence and trust, the internal battles in mastheads and media companies are proving even more explosive. Often presented as a generational divide, questions around the role and responsibilities of journalism are acute. A panel of journalists and media experts – Ariel Bogle, Osman Faruqi and Alan Sunderland – come together with host Erik Jensen to thrash out the differences in sensibility and mores that are causing conflict within media organisations.

<p>While the external assaults on journalism and newsrooms &ndash; politicised attacks on &lsquo;fake news&rsquo; or an &lsquo;enemy of the people&rsquo; &ndash; have a damaging effect on confidence and trust, the internal battles in mastheads and media companies are proving even more explosive. Often presented as a generational divide, questions around the role and responsibilities of journalism are acute. A panel of journalists and media experts &ndash; Ariel Bogle, Osman Faruqi and Alan Sunderland &ndash; come together with host Erik Jensen to thrash out the differences in sensibility and mores that are causing conflict within media organisations.</p>

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