Editing Fourth Reading (section)

== History ==
It was hosted by [[Steve Paikin]]. Its name derived from the [[parliament]]ary convention that a bill receives three readings in a legislative house before becoming law; media coverage would therefore constitute a "fourth reading".

The show covered provincial politics in [[Ontario]], and national political issues affecting the province, through news reportage, interviews and panel discussions.<ref name=malleck/>

The show premiered in 1992, soon after Paikin joined the network as host of its flagship news series ''Between the Lines''.<ref>Marg Langton, "Seeking Steve? He's Between the Lines now". ''[[Hamilton Spectator]]'', September 29, 1992.</ref> In 1994, ''Between the Lines'' was replaced with ''[[Studio 2]]'', although ''Fourth Reading'' continued to air;<ref>"Paikin, Hynes named co-hosts of TVO current-affairs program". ''[[Waterloo Region Record]]'', June 29, 1994.</ref> however, when ''Studio 2'' was replaced with ''[[The Agenda]]'' in 2006, ''Fourth Reading'' ceased to air as a standalone program, and was subsumed into ''The Agenda'' as a weekly panel segment.<ref>Jim Coyle, "Legislature fades from media radar". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', September 15, 2008.</ref>