On tonight’s show:

Sri Lanka crisis – Prolific author, professor, media and communications specialist Kalinga Seneviratne is here on a short visit from the South Pacific. He says there’s more to the story with Sri Lanka’s collapse beyond merely a Chinese debt trap as reported by the West.

Reporter/Producer: Annamarie Reyes

Death of gossip reporting – After the SMH faux pas on outing Rebel Wilson, we question the relevance of gossip reporting in current journalism practise.  UTS academic Sacha Molitorisz and former SMH Editor, now with Crikey, Peter Fray, speaks out. 

Reporter/Producer: Wendy Frew

Tik Tok takes ALL your data – recent research knows all of your data are finding its way to the external dance platform in China, who run tiktok.

Contributor Reporter: Gabrielle Warner and 2SER Brekky host Danny Chifley speaks to David Tuffley from the School of Communications and Information Technology at Griffith University.