Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the media has played a key role in disseminating vital public health information and distilling complex concepts about everything from epidemiology to the science of vaccines.
In this special Alfred Research Alliance keynote address, hear from one of Australia’s top journalists about life in the media machine during these extraordinary times.
ABOUT RAF EPSTEIN
Raf Epstein is the host of the ABC’s top-rating Drive radio show in Melbourne and one of Australia’s most experienced and skilled investigative journalists.
He has been a journalist for more than 25 years and has won two prestigious Walkley Awards for his investigative reporting.
Over the past 18 months, Raf has interviewed policymakers, frontline workers and regular Australians on Drive, helping his audience make sense of the COVID-19 pandemic. He has also been a go-to source for his 92,000 Twitter followers, sharing breaking news and thoughtful insights on everything from politics to science.
