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Media Watch (1989)
Media Watch (1989)
An Australian media analysis television program currently focusing on critiquing the Australian media.
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Duration: 15 min/episode
Status: Currently airing
Genres: News Documentary
Why Watch Media Watch?
Media Watch delivers an exceptional news experience across 18 compelling seasons, featuring outstanding performances from Linton Besser. A proven favorite among News, Documentary enthusiasts.
Quick Facts About Media Watch
- Title: Media Watch
- Release Year: 1989
- Type: TV Series
- Rating: 5.7/10 (5 votes)
- Genres: News, Documentary
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Released in 1989, Media Watch belongs to the genres News, Documentary and has received a rating of 5.7/10 on The Movie Database with 5 user votes.
This TV series, currently airing, has 18 seasons. With episodes of about 15 minutes, Media Watch offers you a viewing experience that is unique in its genre.
Seasons and Episodes
24 May 1999
21 June 1999
28 June 1999
05 July 1999
12 July 1999
19 July 1999
26 July 1999
02 August 1999
09 August 1999
16 August 1999
23 August 1999
30 August 1999
06 September 1999
13 September 1999
20 September 1999
27 September 1999
04 October 1999
11 October 1999
18 October 1999
25 October 1999
01 November 1999
08 November 1999
07 February 2000
14 February 2000
21 February 2000
28 February 2000
06 March 2000
13 March 2000
20 March 2000
27 March 2000
03 April 2000
10 April 2000
17 April 2000
24 April 2000
01 May 2000
08 May 2000
15 May 2000
22 May 2000
05 June 2000
12 June 2000
19 June 2000
26 June 2000
03 July 2000
10 July 2000
17 July 2000
24 July 2000
31 July 2000
07 August 2000
14 August 2000
21 August 2000
28 August 2000
04 September 2000
11 September 2000
18 September 2000
25 September 2000
02 October 2000
09 October 2000
16 October 2000
23 October 2000
30 October 2000
06 November 2000
08 April 2002
15 April 2002
22 April 2002
29 April 2002
06 May 2002
13 May 2002
20 May 2002
27 May 2002
03 June 2002
10 June 2002
17 June 2002
24 June 2002
01 July 2002
08 July 2002
15 July 2002
22 July 2002
29 July 2002
05 August 2002
12 August 2002
19 August 2002
26 August 2002
02 September 2002
09 September 2002
16 September 2002
23 September 2002
30 September 2002
07 October 2002
14 October 2002
21 October 2002
28 October 2002
04 November 2002
11 November 2002
10 February 2003
17 February 2003
24 February 2003
03 March 2003
10 March 2003
17 March 2003
24 March 2003
24 March 2003
07 April 2003
14 April 2003
21 April 2003
28 April 2003
05 May 2003
12 May 2003
19 May 2003
26 May 2003
02 June 2003
09 June 2003
16 June 2003
23 June 2003
30 June 2003
07 July 2003
14 July 2003
21 July 2003
28 July 2003
04 August 2003
11 August 2003
18 August 2003
25 August 2003
01 September 2003
08 September 2003
15 September 2003
22 September 2003
29 September 2003
06 October 2003
13 October 2003
20 October 2003
20 October 2003
03 November 2003
09 February 2004
16 February 2004
23 February 2004
01 March 2004
08 March 2004
15 March 2004
22 March 2004
29 March 2004
05 April 2004
12 April 2004
19 April 2004
26 April 2004
03 May 2004
10 May 2004
17 May 2004
24 May 2004
31 May 2004
07 June 2004
14 June 2004
21 June 2004
28 June 2004
05 July 2004
12 July 2004
19 July 2004
26 July 2004
02 August 2004
09 August 2004
16 August 2004
23 August 2004
30 August 2004
06 September 2004
13 September 2004
20 September 2004
27 September 2004
04 October 2004
11 October 2004
18 October 2004
25 October 2004
01 November 2004
08 November 2004
15 November 2004
25 April 2005
02 May 2005
09 May 2005
16 May 2005
23 May 2005
30 May 2005
06 June 2005
13 June 2005
20 June 2005
27 June 2005
04 July 2005
11 July 2005
18 July 2005
25 July 2005
01 August 2005
08 August 2005
15 August 2005
22 August 2005
29 August 2005
05 September 2005
12 September 2005
19 September 2005
26 September 2005
03 October 2005
10 October 2005
17 October 2005
24 October 2005
31 October 2005
07 November 2005
13 February 2006
20 February 2006
27 February 2006
06 March 2006
13 March 2006
20 March 2006
27 March 2006
03 April 2006
10 April 2006
17 April 2006
24 April 2006
01 May 2006
08 May 2006
15 May 2006
22 May 2006
29 May 2006
05 June 2006
12 June 2006
19 June 2006
26 June 2006
03 July 2006
10 July 2006
17 July 2006
24 July 2006
31 July 2006
07 August 2006
14 August 2006
21 August 2006
28 August 2006
04 September 2006
11 September 2006
18 September 2006
25 September 2006
02 October 2006
09 October 2006
16 October 2006
23 October 2006
30 October 2006
26 February 2007
05 March 2007
12 March 2007
19 March 2007
26 March 2007
02 April 2007
09 April 2007
16 April 2007
23 April 2007
30 April 2007
07 May 2007
21 May 2007
28 May 2007
04 June 2007
11 June 2007
18 June 2007
25 June 2007
02 July 2007
09 July 2007
16 July 2007
23 July 2007
30 July 2007
06 August 2007
13 August 2007
20 August 2007
27 August 2007
03 September 2007
10 September 2007
17 September 2007
24 September 2007
01 October 2007
08 October 2007
15 October 2007
22 October 2007
Episode 1
Automation Not a Sensation Plastic Too Fantastic (Part two) Thou Shalt Not Plagiarise Tacky Tribute
Episode 2
Reporting the Bushfires Seven's "Call for Calm" Opinion or Hate-Mongering?
Episode 3
ABC Oversells Young Australian of the Year Smeared Beat Up Opportunity "Seized" Bowled Over
Episode 4
Bonsai Muddle;Not So Happy Snap; Reporting the Bushfires (Part 2); How Not To Bring Up Baby; Cat Takes a Ride
Episode 5
Taking The Wrong Road; Gratuitous Posting; Project Logies; A Dog of a Yarn; Partial Reporting
Episode 6
Women's Glib; Hypocrisy Unlimited; Go Sea Eagles. Go Nine; Lock, Stock and Airfares
Episode 7
Tabloid Trading
Episode 8
Under The Weather; Santa’s Late Delivery; Freedom of Information; Chinese Whispers; Chairman Ron (again); What’s In a Name
Episode 9
Yesterday’s News; Mugged By The Media; Gambling On The Stats; Who’s The Gawker?
Episode 10
Flinders Ranges Move West; It’s Just Not Cricket; Slow Learners; Making Ads Fun; Automation Sensation Hits Sydney
Episode 11
Badge of Honour; Yours Not So Sincerely; Shark Danger Non Alert; Project 8; Another Badge of Honour
Episode 12
SBS News' Technical Woes; The Problem With “Illegals”; Popoff Pops Up Again; Val and Macca’s Chats
Episode 13
Swine Flu Fever; Four Corners and the Phuong Ngo Case
Episode 14
Eighties Pop Band Rules Fiji; Messing With Missiles; Karl’s Crystal Ball; Suspect Revelation; Bikie Exclusive or Bikie Porky?
Episode 15
A Croc of Priorities; Calling From the Sidelines; Sour Dealings; Where's My Autocue?
Episode 16
Dust Storm Heads West; Jazzi No; All Aboard The Gravox Train; PM's Trail Goes Cold; Alan's Missing Questions
Episode 17
Barrie’s Sunday Morning Rap; Regional "Churnalism"; Aussie Travellers Beware; Private Account Goes Public; Want Longer Lasting... Interview? Call Kyle and Jackie O
Episode 18
A Baby Worth Clicking On; Daily Mercury's Snazzy Headlines; Spider-Ad; How Do You Air A Bad Joke?
Episode 19
Armed Dingo; There's No Other Store; Spruiking The Punt; Hinch's Hunch; Reshuffle Muddle
Episode 20
Fed Up Flu; Inappropriate Match Up; A Nation of Pot Heads?; Underbelly Overkill; Hello Madonna... Are you there?; Fake Email Train
Episode 21
Journalists and Their Sources; One Death Too Many
Episode 22
A Super Problem; Tennis, Lies and Videotape; Reporting Michael Jackson's Death
Episode 23
A Chequered Career; The Perils of Facebook; The ABC of Logos; Not So Happy Aussies; Dangers of Recycling
Episode 24
The Daily Telegraph's Poh-llercoaster; Making Mincemeat of Media Patsies; The Sums of Swine Flu; A Squabble over Squatting
Episode 25
It's All In the Stars; Moon Walkers Mix-Up; Terrorist Attack, Hoax or Unexploded Bomb?; Pursuing the Victim; Undiplomatic Sound Bite; "Dirty Little Secrets"
Episode 26
Fun - Kyle and Jackie O Style; Old Laws Rewritten
Episode 27
Joke or Impertinence?; Late Edition Arrives Early; Journalists and Their Sources (part 2); TEN's Real Estate Trifecta
Episode 28
The Right Priorities; Paying to Clear A Name - Again; Gusmao v The ABC; Behind The News Is Ahead Of The Times
Episode 29
Welles Or-Well; Censorship or Common Sense?; Jetstar Stars on Seven; Con's Conflict
Episode 30
Dan's Hair Suit; Who is Winnie Nelson?; Rumour-Fuelled Ratings Chase; Aboard the Gastric Band-wagon; Front Page Exploitation; Kevin's 'impeachable' sources
Episode 31
Who Found Tim Holding?; Private Life or Public Scandal?; The Media in Mullumbimby
Episode 32
Massaging the Headlines; Left and Right of the ABC; Saying Sorry Twice Over; Juvenile Injustice; Geography Lessons Needed
Episode 33
Giving the PM a Bad Rep; Hot On The Trail; It Looks Like An Ad... But Is It?; Who's The Monkey?
Episode 34
Getting High on the Numbers; Boasting Bludger or Gullible Prey?; Deception Detection Deficiency; Florid Mathematics
Episode 35
Saucy Cover; Embedding in Afghanistan; Flashy Promo; Advanced Spin... Yeah Yeah!
Episode 36
Unwanted PET; Kim Jong the Second; What's In a Draft Code?; Heard the One about the Woman Driver?; Too-confronting Art
Episode 37
Breakfast Wind-Up; End Of The Free Ride
Episode 38
Welfare and Refugees; Regional Dis-Content
Episode 39
Supercilious, Moi?; Mistaken Identity All Round; Nine Delivers A Shock; The "Publishers' Poodle" Bites
Episode 40
Where's the Weather?; Building The Pay Wall; Mystery Punter A Hoaxer; Loveless Fake Attracts the Media; Daily Tele Pwned!
episode 1
Lord of the Airwaves; Spinning the Science; "Absolutely" Front Page News
episode 2
The Shrinking Environmental Disaster; When The Quote Fits; Regrets, Seven Has Few; On the Lap-Bandwagon
episode 3
Eddie Skates On Thin Ice; Producers Demand More Australian Content; Incredible Find, Credibility Questioned; When Another Quote Fits
episode 4
What The Puck?; Elementary Mistake Serial Prest; Miffed Minister's Gag; Passport To Identity Theft; Locked, Loaded and Wrong
episode 5
On 2SM Things "Not OK"; Identity Fully Revealed; Pot Holes in Crack Alley
episode 6
From Victim to Hussy; Bet It's An Ad; Punting on the TAB
episode 7
Talking Tuckey; The Australian v Victoria Police; In Search of Zahir Khan
episode 8
Democracy Alan Jones Style; Trial by Television; Too Much Truth; SBS's Inconvenient Untruth
Episode 9 - Will The Tablet Cure Newspapers' Ills?
Will The Tablet Cure Newspapers' Ills?
episode 10
Sacrificing the language; Prime Minister Rudd AND Robb; Mayoists on the Midday Report; Privacy breach jeopardises a man's safety; Media targets drive-by family; Just doing my job, mate
Episode 11
Mr Actor not Mr Asia; Media Access and Afghanistan; A Lesson in Facebook Friends; Nine Cameraman Update
Episode 12
The Eyjafjallajökull challenge; Fake Transfer; Aunty Advertorial?; The Death of Carl Williams [REDACTED]...
Episode 13
Possum Pie on MTR; Volcanoes v Humans; Media Slugfest Over Storm Mess; Honourable Mention
Episode 14
Unsporting Commentary on the ABC's Grandstand; Over The Cutting Edge; Smoking Out The Spin; News Bites Watchdog
Episode 15
When The Boat Comes In; Veiled Censorship; Cholera Tourer; Copy-Cat Copy-Editor...; Media Watcher Mea Culpa; Here Come De Fudge...
Episode 16
Seven Goes Public on the Private; Advertiser by Name, Advertiser by Nature; And The Mortal Of The Story Is...
Episode 17
A Recipe for Self Promotion; Old News is Cheap News, No News is Cheaper; Regional Dis-Content Redux; Journos: Take Heart and Swallow the Advice; Ask No Questions, Tell No Lies
7 February 2011
- A correction saved their bacon - Applying the common sense rule - Actions speak louder than words - Good journalism is never risk free
14 February 2011
- Media circus over a non-story - Public vs Private: Channel 7 not guilty - Much Ado About Nothing - A Serious Mistake
21 February 2011
- 2UE’s new mission statement - Graphic Errors
28 February 2011
- Adding insult to injury - Foot in the hospital door journalism - Playing the media
7 March 2011
- The Asylum Sneakers that weren't - Lawsie fails his eye test - Read it and weep - Spider bait
14 March 2011
21 March 2011
28 March 2011
4 April 2011
11 April 2011
25 April 2011
2 May 2011
9 May 2011
16 May 2011
23 May 2011
30 May 2011
6 June 2011
13 June 2011
20 June 2011
27 June 2011
4 July 2011
11 July 2011
18 July 2011
25 July 2011
1 August 2011
8 August 2011
15 August 2011
22 August 2011
29 August 2011
5 September 2011
12 September 2011
19 September 2011
26 September 2011
3 October 2011
10 October 2011
17 October 2011
24 October 2011
31 October 2011
7 November 2011
6 February 2012
- An Australia Day beat up - Not all things good in moderation - Tragedy made worse by insensitive media
13 February 2012
- ABC calendar confusion - Unfair shake of the source-bottle?
20 February 2012
- An intimate proposal - Toasting the marshmallow - Desperate for any angle - A numbers game
27 February 2012
- The no-name game - Credit where credit's due
5 March 2012
- February fumbles - Gillard shows off her new Carr - Regulating all with one
12 March 2012
- You can't lose what you never had - ABC News 24 signing out - Sticking it to the squillionaires
19 March 2012
- Jonesing for the truth, What's in a name? - Own the paper, own the message
26 March 2012
- Forbidden fruit tempts ABC News Breakfast - How 60 Minutes and Sunday Night covered the PIP scandal
02 April 2012
- When the pictures don't fit the story - A war of words over piracy
Paying for News
Will the citizens of Melbourne pay three dollars a week to read stories online about crime and the footy? Paying for News Ltd, a Media Watch special.
16 April 2012
23 April 2012
30 April 2012
07 May 2012
14 May 2012
21 May 2012
28 May 2012
Episode 18
Episode 19
Episode 20 - Branding entertainment
Episode 21
Episode 22
Episode 23
Episode 24
Episode 25
Episode 26
Episode 27
Episode 28
Episode 29
Episode 30
Episode 31
Episode 32
Episode 33
Episode 34
Episode 35
Sorry; Sorry, sort of; False balance leads to confusion
Episode 36
Recording Mr Jones
Episode 37
Same facts, different spin; The speech that burst the press gallery's bubble; A private dispute turned national spectacular
Episode 38 - The rise of the personal blogger
The rise of the personal blogger
Episode 39
Silly sausage; Reporting the bare essentials; Tom Everywhere.com
Episode 40
Bully in the naughty corner; Sub-standard facts; Taking instruction literally; Outsourcing the front page
Episode 41
Bringing you the big news! News values, priorities and politics Don't croc the boat
Episode 42
Longing for a new idea SMH, please explain Yes or no, Minister? Media woes have a silver lining...for PR 2012: A year for media apologies, minus one Good joke, bad joke
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Episode 14
Episode 15
Episode 16
Episode 17
Episode 18
Episode 19
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Episode 21
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Episode 24
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Episode 39
Episode 40
Episode 41
Episode 42
Episode 43
Episode 1
In the Alice in Wonderland world of fake news and alternative facts, what can the media do in search for the truth?
Episode 2
Melania Trump v Daily Mail; The Daily Mail and gang misappropriation; The Phantom of the Internet rebooted; How Good Game ran out of lives; Another inappropriate rant by Ross
Episode 3
Not just fake news but no news; Sex, lies and injunctions; Court copy cats caught out; James Hird and the 'female friend'
Episode 4
Coke Fizzer. Coke closes its Adelaide bottling plant; A Current Affair's life changing ADHD treatment - that doesn't work; Keysar Trad flies under the ABC radar; A new front in Trump’s media war
Episode 5
The new Italian Astronaut; Travel tales too good to be true?; Peter Dutton, next Liberal leader? And Karl coverage overload
Episode 6
Exclusive interview or airport ambush?; Controversial claims get the soft treatment; Punchbowl story missing in action; Satirical protest taken seriously; BBC interview interrupted
Episode 7
Weatherill v Frydenberg showdown; Clean and green or toxic and deadly?; Singo making Gosford great again, with a little help from his friends and Sky News civil war
Episode 8
Paparazzi, privacy and the Press Council; Great Barrier grief missing from The Australian; Two cities, one prize on Nova stations and Exclusive: Darren Davidson predictions.
Episode 9
Latham lessons not learnt; Media love a miracle; First on Nine five years late and Cyclone Debbie coverage
Episode 10
What lies beneath; Media war over Syria; Internal war at News Corp and Red faces over blushing bride story
Episode 11
Close call; Going for gold; Putin critics pay with lives and Prime time PR puff
Episode 12
Anzac Day outrage; News sites spinning Reddit rubbish; What next for Channel 10? And Paul Antonopoulos forced out
Episode 13
Royal rumour runs rife; Fairfax cuts hit hard and 100 days of discord
Episode 14
Seven and Nine both first with the news; BrickX stories lack scrutiny; The necklace that stole the story; Jobs and growth but not for Fairfax and Mark Colvin 1952 – 2017
Episode 15
Snot right: bogus boogers beat-up; ‘Fake’ Sheikh of shock; Not so new at The Australian; Good Crinkling News
Episode 16
The Schapelle Corby media circus; The column that really bombed; Alan Jones, pick and stick
Episode 17
Minor voice given a megaphone; Daily Mail, how low can you go?; Australian Press Council v News Corp; Snakes in a car again
Episode 18
Corby keeps the media guessing; Adani still not a done deal; High flying plans don’t add up; Breitbart loses its bite
Episode 19
No loss of shock jock energy; Rebel with a cause to celebrate; Sky's the limit for Channel Ten
Episode 20
Lotto winners and lazy journalism; Scoring points from Grenfell fire ; 'Apex gang' spotted in Newcastle; What's old is new on Sunday Night
Episode 21
Paul Murray's spectacular Sky dummy spit; The Australian's cock-up trifecta; Roxy Jacenko cashing in on media obsession; The slow death of community television; Donald Trump's new fake media smackdown
Episode 22
State of play, news media versus the digital giants Amid a Senate inquiry, a Media Watch special on how Facebook and Google have damaged and might save journalism
Episode 23
Iceberg ahoy!; Amazon is coming; Non apology of the week from the Daily Telegraph; TV news turns off the Top End; International journalism award axed
Episode 24
Rainbow stars in Greens exit; An unholy row; Exploiting tragedy for column inches; Ray's Scomo spray
Episode 25
The Pell show comes to town; Super spruikers; Dual citizenship duel; Flying dry
Episode 26
Reporting on terror raids; Abbott speaks and media repeats; Goodbye to a veteran
Episode 27
Teflon John and his media mates; Same Sex marriage frustration; Nightline kills the radio star; Memo to Mitch Fifield
Episode 28
Media reform battles on; Jumping the gun on a medical breakthrough; Flash mob to cash in; More perils of live TV
Episode 29
A monumental beat up; Same-Sex Campaign; Campaign clanger; Misplaced map outrage
Episode 30
The missing flood story; Reheating Christmas carols outrage; Media marriage friction; Today starts a war
Episode 31
Spot the Tassie Tiger; A matter of trust; Too much publicity is never enough; A picture tells the wrong story
Episode 32
Rebel gets the last laugh; The power of Kmart mums; Media reforms gets green light; Malley's media adventure
Episode 33
Red faces over Roberts reversal; Spruiking supplements; Spot the sponsored content; TV tantrums
Episode 34
Same Love stoush; Seven has more PR woes; Today loves Australia, for a fee
Episode 35
Las Vegas massacre drives fake news; ABC defends correspondent from Federal MP's attack ads; Northern Star HPV headline wrong
Episode 36
The politics of Weinstein; Silencing Ray's spray; Media stays mum; Ipswich or Karachi?
Episode 37
Melania body double bubble; Lisa Walks; Junketing journalists; Christmas in Macau
Episode 38
Citizenship Seven coverage; Raids, leaks and sources; Confessions of a homegrown 'terrorist'; Bushie's irony alert backfires
Episode 39
Citizenship saga bites troubled Turnbull; Media missing on Manus; Deadly treadlies; Facebook fesses up
Episode 40
Sorry, no summary available for this episode!
Episode 41
Channel Ten's disservice to the west; The Latham vs Faruqi showdown; All aboard the election bus; Richo bemused by the Paradise Papers
Episode 42
QLD Election Coverage; Don Burke allegations; John-Michael Howson's tirade; Karl's 'gotcha' fail
Episode 43
The rush to convict Geoffrey Rush; The sting that stung; Perth to Baku; Lateline signs off
Episode 44
A costly Rush?; Stirring up Milo fever; Superstorm hype runs out of puff; Media Watch – 2017 highlights
Episode 1
Media companies oppose draft laws; Muslim fashion outrage; Nine News for sale
Episode 2
Would you like facts with that?; The Barnaby affair; Cabinet leaks: from scoop to sorry
Episode 3
Turnbull sex ban; Taxing times at the ABC; The RSPCA and public accountability; Back from the future
Episode 4
Wrong picture; 60 Minutes Investigation; Rush v The Daily Telegraph
Episode 5
ABC rallies the troops; Nick Cater’s hypocrisy; Mass shootings covered LIVE; More ads masquerading as news
Episode 6
Herald Sun removes Tessa Sullivan articles; Britain's Sunday Times denies hacking; 'Talking Lifestyle' axed; Studio Ten rips off Today Tonight
Episode 7
A Sunrise to forget; Labor's Tax Storm; Fake Sydney property story exposes media; Daily Mail's African gang obsession; Old footage used in Tathra fire coverage
Episode 8
The latest MH370 theory is full of holes; White privilege outrage; Instagram spruiking; Charity rejects donation from 7's Sunday Night
Episode 9
Malcolm Turnbull turns 30; A Current Affair, yet to put the record straight; The Australian's mistaken identity; AFR's Joe Aston and his vitriolic language
Episode 10
Protesters storm Sunrise, again; Rush v The Daily Telegraph, update; Photoshopping Jen and Brad; Pushing medicinal marijuana
Episode 11
Frontpage Vegemite madness; Royal commission backtrack; Great Barrier Reef coral bleaching; Rush v The Daily Telegraph, update
Episode 12
Nine's ANZAC blunder; Eddie McGuire's fake supplement ad; Glossing over Myanmar; Media drops celebrity financial planner
Episode 13
Press freedom under attack; Sophie Mirabella vs the Benalla Ensign; ABC ruled impartial; Ice Age warning
Episode 14
Budget cuts at ABC; Cambodian press freedom; How to stage a paparazzi pic; Royal Wedding countdown
Episode 15
Royal Wedding capers; Press Council pings Daily Telegraph, again; Reporting on murder suicides; Legal secrets
Episode 16
Pub etiquette, PM falsely accused; Ipswich corruption scandal; Facebook bans Cancer Council poo ads; Photoshopping Jen and Brad, again
Episode 17
Seven's Barnaby flop; Pollies dodging questions; Far right activist Tommy Robinson jailed
Episode 18
Poo jogger; Suicide reporting; Sugar hit; Wagga's paywall rebellion
Episode 19
Qantas 'nosedive'; Alan Jones defamation trial; Killer Instinct undone; Daily Telegraph sells out
Episode 20
Privatising the ABC?
Episode 21
Sky sexism apology; Timor spying; Plastic bag ban; Vale Liz Jackson
Episode 22
Thai Cave Rescue; Fairfax bungle GST; NW - the art of fabrication; Wagga's Daily Advertiser; Not Seven News
Episode 23
Let her work; Basketbrawl fallout; 60 Minutes Dhakota Williams; Herald Sun apology
Episode 24
Sunrise cave theft; Cliff Richard v The BBC; Sleeping Giants rise against Sky; Not on Seven Perth
Episode 25
Media merger; One Big Switch; Out with a bang; Lee Lin Chin signs off
Episode 26
Kyle's media circus; Andrew Bolt's foreigner rant; WIN News runs PR puff; Enough Bags
Episode 27
Sky News backlash; Fairfax v Ben Roberts-Smith; Karl's reef affair; Rush v Daily Telegraph - update
Episode 28
Katter Solution; The Tele’s gender wars; Petulant West Australian; No WIN for Tasmania
Episode 29
How powerful voices in the media waged war on a Prime Minister
Episode 30
Comedy Conviction; Hats off to the new PM; Ramsay St for sale; Playing the man
Episode 31
Bulldog bulldust; Skripal poisoning; Reporting from Nauru; Palmer pushback
Episode 32
Buyer beware; Missing climate; Jones judgement; PR emergency
Episode 33
Guthrie gone; Interview emBRAgoed; 60 Minutes property; Media moguls
Episode 34
ABC chaos, Who dunnit, Tech junkets
Episode 35
Climate calamity; High stakes, Minor debacle
Episode 36
Climate coverage; religious freedom furphy; Goodbye Hendo
Episode 37
Wentworth washup; Wrong police car; Serial prankster; Saudi journalist murdered
Episode 38
Media terror; 'Fair dinkum' power; Geelong nudie run; Royals in Fiji
Episode 39
Fury at the Mail
Episode 40
Missing Mark; True-blue ScoMo; Media freeze; Cancer confusion.
Episode 41
Bali virus beat-up; Trump v CNN; Police PR; Small store, big hype
Episode 42
Chasing Renae; SA press freedom; Dirty tricks fallout; Roast Lamb
Episode 43
Milne v Guthrie; Lead poisoning panic; Mobile pedestrians; Banking media.
Episode 44
Trial by podcast; Pay for access; Karl coverage; #MeToo Christmas.
Episode 1
Paul Barry returns for a new season of Media Watch. The front runners for the ABC chair, who is most likely? Plus coal dust printed word for word in the Newcastle Herald.
Episode 2
Is there no end to Clive Palmer's media blitz? Plus a failure to disclose by Sunrise's David Koch.
Episode 3
No love for Married At First Sight as former cast members reveal the ugly reality behind the TV blockbuster. Plus boats, borders and truthful reporting.
Episode 4
The Daily Telegraph apologises for front page story on Today host Georgie Gardner. Plus the Herald Sun wins the right to reveal who is Lawyer X.
Episode 5
Journalists facing threats of jail over Pell headlines as the media debate his guilt. The Momo Challenge hoax, plus Ita Buttrose named Chair of the ABC.
Episode 6
60 Minutes caught out - can you believe their denial. Plus PM Scott Morrison's campaign trip to Christmas Island.
Episode 7
Paul Barry presents a special on the Christchurch terror attack. How should the media deal with live-streamed terrorism? And will it change how social media platforms police hate speech?
Episode 8
Demonising Muslims, encouraging extremism, is the media to blame? And why no tough questions for Mark Latham's plan to DNA test 'indigenous welfare rorters'?
Episode 9
One Nation sting: unfair entrapment or legitimate expose? Our verdict on Al Jazeera's investigation. Did it go too far? Plus alarming Adelaide a story so big no one could report it.
Episode 10
Paul Barry looks at some of the big issues in media in the past seven days including election countdown, social media crackdown, The Cass tape and journo jail threats.
Episode 11
Rush verdict; The electric election; Ristevski murder.
Episode 12
Facebook 'under fire' for its fake scam ads. The Daily Telegraph 'under fire' for its coverage of Labor’s 'gender agenda'. Plus journalists 'under fire' from their own campaign cliche. Presented by Paul Barry.
Episode 13
Milo Yiannopoulos. Alex Jones. Breast cancer awareness. What do these three things have in common? And The Cat bags the rural press more money for country news? Or a slimming down of regional newsrooms?
Episode 14
Election battleground; News vs Bill Shorten; All about the image and Ads on Aunty. Presented by Paul Barry.
Episode 15
Front-page scares and catchphrases: How did the media shape the election result? Duelling exclusives: A Nine exclusive that looks and sounds awfully similar to Sevens. Presented by Paul Barry.
Episode 16
Albo goes to bat against Labor's conservative foes; Alan Jones buries the hatchet with Clive Palmer and a big pay day for Geoffrey Rush. Presented by Paul Barry.
Episode 17
Did the ABC get strong-armed by Adani? Julian Assange: hero of the free press or cyber terrorist? Plus a stem cell miracle cure that has the media in a spin. Presented by Paul Barry.
Media raids
A Media Watch feature report on police raids targeting News Corp and ABC journalists.
Episode 19
Credlin and Adani; Sunday Night woes and Credit card munch. Presented by Paul Barry
Episode 20
Nuclear debate; IKEA spruikers; Court dismissed. Presented by Paul Barry.
Episode 21
Gleeson's Gold; Facebook defamation; Plastic bag panic; Bulger killer. Presented by Paul Barry.
Episode 22
Game, set, match, Kyrgios; Media Raids update; Cash for case studies; Wawa revelation. Presented by Paul Barry.
Episode 23
Four Corners' water splash; Paradise lost; Solar stunner; Housing affordable and Love Boat tour. Presented by Paul Barry.
Episode 24
Moon landing hoax; Journalist Information Warrants; Pauline and Uluru; MasterChef scandal. Presented by Paul Barry.
Episode 25
ABC blunders; Au revoir, press freedom; TV underbelly and interview interrupted. Presented by Paul Barry.
Episode 26
Bolt vs Thunberg; Krokodil hysteria; BuzzFeed says sorry and Council media. Presented by Paul Barry.
Episode 27
Hong Kong chaos; TV news likes Facebook; plus US guns and games. Presented by Paul Barry.
Episode 28
Alan Jones socked by his own punch. The Australian steps up its negative coverage of transgender issues. Plus what does press freedom look like? Presented by Paul Barry.
Episode 29
Mattress mayhem; Attack, apologise, attack again; 5G fears; Ben Simmons - friend or foe?
Episode 30
Trash talk; Reef attack; Block ads; Trump Derangement Syndrome. Presented by Paul Barry.
Episode 31
'Independent. Always'; 60 Minutes v Meghan Markle; Roasting vegans; Letters galore. Presented by Paul Barry.
Episode 32
Climate fire; Media pressure; Jones' review; and Great grout. Presented by Paul Barry.
Episode 33
Conversation stopper; ABC wrong on Price; Driving subs and Murray's Trump card. Presented by Paul Barry.
Episode 34
PM sledges media over climate; Mayor & the media; Brand expose; Sorry Sandilands. Presented by Paul Barry.
Episode 35
Trump gets censored. Adios Sunday Night. Vaping donations go undisclosed. The Phantom of the Internet returns.
Episode 36
Speed bump jokers; Sky's drought hero; Perils of speaking out; MasterChef predictions. Presented by Paul Barry.
Episode 37
Horse deaths; Fury over Farrow; Cash for controversy. Presented by Paul Barry.
Episode 38
Whodunnit? The mysterious tale of Minister Angus Taylor, the dodgy document and The Daily Telegraph. Presented by Paul Barry.
Episode 39
The sad story of Ashleigh Petrie; Risky butt lifts; Real estate fiction. Presented by Paul Barry.
Episode 40
Q&A fury; Facebook scams hurt; Today repeats. Presented by Paul Barry.
Episode 41
Fire haze; Judicial slap down; Nova's c-bomb. Presented by Paul Barry.
Episode 42
Farewell Today Tonight; Pacific/China media; The Australian defends Plimer; Drover's smoko. Presented by Paul Barry.
Episode 43
Medevac media; FOI failure; Anti-vaxxers on Aunty; Mags royal mania. Presented by Paul Barry. (Final for 2019)
Episode 1
Media Watch returns with new host Linton Besser. This week: A media storm over big asylum seeker figures, but did anyone check the numbers? Nine ditches Darwin news; plus Planet America has a podcast - or does it?
Episode 2
Trump 2.0 media circus; ABC's 'Antoinette issue'; Nine's beach house porkies. Presented by Linton Besser.
Episode 3
Sam Newman's nazi boost; Daily Tele's stunt backfires; Seven's horoscope horror. Presented by Linton Besser.
Episode 4
'Jack The Ripper' revelations come back from the dead and the media keep forgetting. Seven puffs up golden boy Basil Zempilas in the WA elections. Plus Murdoch family infighting casts doubt over the company's future.
Episode 5
Marty Sheargold's jibe at the Matildas proves the final straw for Triple M bosses. A foreign interference scoop proves a dud. Plus Sky's Steve Price attempts his own Media Watch-style investigation.
Episode 6
Commercial TV networks go all in on Cyclone Alfred coverage, Labor scores a win with misreported housing numbers, plus Trump takes control of the White House press pack - giving supportive outlets new prominence.
Episode 7
The explosive laden caravan turns out to be a con job. Clive Palmer tries to provoke outrage and succeeds at The Age. Political commentator and one-time Liberal Party candidate depicted as an average punter on news website.
Episode 8
Claims by The Australian that Yallourn coal plant will have its life extended come under scrutiny. Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest's fight against Meta over scam ads. AI shopping ads give surprise fashion advice on Seven's website.
Episode 9
Labor invites social media influencers into budget lockup, Star journo Nick McKenzie caught on secret recording, plus There's a bear in there: an un-bear-lievable tale from The Australian.
Episode 10
Miracle sports water: Seven gives oxygenated water too much oxygen. Travel insurance tales: 1Cover's warm embrace by news outlets. Plus radio rebels rebuked: Another ACMA gong for Kyle and Jackie O.
Episode 11
Billionaire gives back: Adrian Portelli's cash splash whips shoppers and the news media into a frenzy. Plus reins of power - racing industry criticism curiously goes missing.
Episode 12
Poll position: A shock SMS poll result boots a Labor heavyweight, but raises questions. Plus an old-school comedian reaches out to an old acquaintance - ABC Chair Kim Williams - for help scoring interviews.
Episode 13
Election surprise: Labor's landslide win - why some media failed to sway voters. SBS's new family DNA show, with a big-pocketed partner backing it. Plus a touching greyhound racing story in the Herald Sun shows the tail wags the dog.
Episode 14
Holy smoke: How the election of a new Pope caught some in the media off guard. Nine's travel lift out showcases a new destination a little too far off the beaten track. Plus WA media gives the cold shoulder to its new NRL team.
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An Australian media analysis television program currently focusing on critiquing the Australian media.
Who are the main actors in Media Watch?
The main cast of Media Watch includes: Linton Besser
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