Dateline, which began in 1984, is Australia's longest-running international current affairs program. It has a well-earned reputation for authoritative and incisive reporting. / Fronted by one of Australia's best known television journalists, George Negus, Dateline also boasts a line-up of experienced reporters - winning many international and domestic awards for excellence in journalism. / In 2000 Dateline took the traditional way of producing TV current affairs and turned it on its head. Reporters who used to travel with a cameraperson and sound recordist now travel alone and have the responsibility of both filming and reporting their stories. The reporters became video-journalists or VJs, gaining access to people and places that the conventional camera crews cannot. / Dateline provides a wide range of reports from around the world, focusing on international issues. From economics to conflict, from the environment to technology, from politics to global trends - Dateline offers a window to the world and Australia's place in it. / To augment Dateline's international coverage, presenter George Negus regularly interviews Australian and world leaders, and international opinion makers. (Source: SBS)