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Session 1
9.00 - 10.30
Opening & Welcome
Barry Munns, Chair, Corruption Prevention Network
The Role of the Media in Curbing Corruption
Evan Whitton
- The role of the media in exposing corruption – why, how, who.
- Challenges in reporting aspects of the legal system.
- The greatest obstacle to corruption prevention.
Whistleblowers and the Media
Brian Martin
- Why and when whistleblowers go to the media.
- How the media respond to whistleblower stories.
- Ways to respond to whistleblower stories in the
media.
Morning Tea
10.30 - 11.00
Session 2
11.00 - 12.45
Medicare, Fraud and the Media
Kathryn Flynn
- Tackling medical fraud in Australia.
- The silencing of the critics.
- The media’s role in exposing issues.
Hosing out the animal sheds
Paul Willoughby
- The importance of passing the media test.
- The value of communications considerations as a part of decision
making.
- The essential element: credibility and how to get it.
Is only BAD news GOOD news for corruption? Susan Templeman
- Why do media go for the bad news stories when covering corruption?
- How can you make the good aspects newsworthy?
- How to have a voice with the media in corruption
stories.
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Lunch
12.45 - 1.45
Session 3
12.45 - 3.00
The Public and the Public Servant
Tony Harris
- Duty to public, duty to government – the balance.
- Limits to government confidentiality.
- How the NSW government deals with publicity.
Should I go to the media?
Kerrie Henderson
- What the Cash for Comment findings have to say to potential
whistleblowers.
- Stakeholders in the decision: Who wins? Who gets burned?
- Deciding to go public: The ethical balance.
Afternoon Tea
3.10 - 3.40
Session 4
3.40 - 4.30
The Age of Spin Doctoring
Quentin Dempster
- The Media's exposure role - a retrospective.
- Beware the spin doctors!
- Exposure - The Stateline approach.
Close
Barry Munns
Post-Conference Conviviality aka Drinks
4.30 - 5.00 |