A panel of senior journalists, editors and a cartoonist talk through some of the year’s biggest stories, explaining why journalists cover stories the way they do. What questions should you be asking when you look at a story? Media literacy and ethics meets global context in a conversation about how journalism works and why we need it.

Panel:

Paula Doneman: senior investigative producer and crime journalist for Seven

Sean Leahy: cartoonist at The Courier-Mail

Mark Schoofs: investigations and projects editor at Buzzfeed News (US)

Lenore Taylor: editor of Guardian Australia

Moderator Danielle Cronin: editor of Brisbane Times