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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
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Alex Crowe Steve Evans

Talk of the Times: The importance of news and opinion in a modern world

This week's episode of Talk of the Times in more introspective, looking at what has or hasn't changed within the media in the past two decades. Picture: Shutterstock

In this week's Talk of the Times episode, Alex Crowe and Steve Evans turn the discussion inwards, looking at the significance of news and opinion articles.

This week's newsroom guests are managing editor of The Canberra Times, John-Paul Moloney, and producer Andrew Thorpe, who looks after the Times' opinion pages.

Together, they discuss the big issues facing news, locally and around the world; as well as the role news and opinion articles play in a functioning democracy and the lives of readers.

Like what you hear? Maybe you're interested in learning more about the topics of the week.

Subscribe to Talk of the Times through Spotify to tune in every Friday as Alex and Steve speak with special guests and fellow reporters about the stories dominating news meetings that week.

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