Trust me, I'm a journalist: regaining the public's confidence in the media
Channel: SLQedge
Date: 01/03/2013

Should the public ever really trust a journalist -- or, for that matter, the Australian media as a whole? Recent research found journalists still languishing near the bottom of the pile of the most trusted professions, faring only marginally better than State and Federal MPs, insurance brokers and real estate agents -- and yes, used car salesmen. Essential Vision research also found less than half of respondents to a recent survey had some or "a lot" of trust in news and opinion in daily newspapers and that the number with "no trust at all" has trebled since 2010.
Where has this erosion of trust in our media come from -- and is it getting worse? Join our panel of journalists -- 612ABC presenter Steve Austin, Crikey senior journalist Andrew Crook, Walkley Award winner Trent Dalton and Green Left Weekly journalist Ewan Saunders -- for the first Walkley Media Talks in Brisbane for 2013.