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Media Watch

Season 2019 2019
TV-PG

  • 2019-02-04T10:15:00Z on ABC
  • 15m
  • 10h 45m (43 episodes)
  • Australia
  • English
  • Documentary, News
Media Watch is Australia's leading forum for media analysis and comment. Conflicts of interest, bank back-flips, deceit, misrepresentation, manipulation, plagiarism, abuse of power, technical lies and straight out fraud: Media Watch has built an unrivaled record of exposing media shenanigans since it first went to air in 1989. The media provides the information we need to make decisions about our lives, but how reliable are the media reports that shape our views of the world? Media Watch turns the spotlight onto those who literally 'make the news': the reporters, editors, sub-editors, producers, camera operators, sound recordists and photographers who claim to deliver the world to our doorsteps, radios, computers and living rooms. We also keep an eye on those who try to manipulate the media: the PR consultants, spin-doctors, lobbyists and "news makers" who set the agenda.

43 episodes

Season Premiere

2019-02-04T10:15:00Z

2019x01 Episode 1

Season Premiere

2019x01 Episode 1

  • 2019-02-04T10:15:00Z15m

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.

2019-02-11T10:15:00Z

2019x02 Episode 2

2019x02 Episode 2

  • 2019-02-11T10:15:00Z15m

Is there no end to Clive Palmer's media blitz? Plus a failure to disclose by Sunrise's David Koch.

2019-02-18T10:15:00Z

2019x03 Episode 3

2019x03 Episode 3

  • 2019-02-18T10:15:00Z15m

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.

2019-02-25T10:15:00Z

2019x04 Episode 4

2019x04 Episode 4

  • 2019-02-25T10:15:00Z15m

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.

2019-03-04T10:15:00Z

2019x05 Episode 5

2019x05 Episode 5

  • 2019-03-04T10:15:00Z15m

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.

2019-03-11T10:15:00Z

2019x06 Episode 6

2019x06 Episode 6

  • 2019-03-11T10:15:00Z15m

60 Minutes caught out - can you believe their denial. Plus PM Scott Morrison's campaign trip to Christmas Island.

2019-03-18T10:15:00Z

2019x07 Episode 7

2019x07 Episode 7

  • 2019-03-18T10:15:00Z15m

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?

2019-03-25T10:15:00Z

2019x08 Episode 8

2019x08 Episode 8

  • 2019-03-25T10:15:00Z15m

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'?

2019-04-01T10:15:00Z

2019x09 Episode 9

2019x09 Episode 9

  • 2019-04-01T10:15:00Z15m

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.

2019-04-08T10:45:00Z

2019x10 Episode 10

2019x10 Episode 10

  • 2019-04-08T10:45:00Z15m

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.

2019-04-15T10:45:00Z

2019x11 Episode 11

2019x11 Episode 11

  • 2019-04-15T10:45:00Z15m

Paul Barry looks at the Rush verdict, the electric election plus the Ristevski murder.

2019-04-29T10:45:00Z

2019x12 Episode 12

2019x12 Episode 12

  • 2019-04-29T10:45:00Z15m

Paul Barry looks at Facebook 'under fire' for its fake scam ads, The Daily Telegraph 'under fire' for its coverage of Labor's 'gender agenda' and journalists 'under fire' from their own campaign cliché.

2019-05-06T10:45:00Z

2019x13 Episode 13

2019x13 Episode 13

  • 2019-05-06T10:45:00Z15m

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?

2019-05-13T10:45:00Z

2019x14 Episode 14

2019x14 Episode 14

  • 2019-05-13T10:45:00Z15m

Election battleground; News vs Bill Shorten; All about the image and Ads on Aunty.

2019-05-20T10:45:00Z

2019x15 Episode 15

2019x15 Episode 15

  • 2019-05-20T10:45:00Z15m

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 Seven’s.

2019-05-27T10:45:00Z

2019x16 Episode 16

2019x16 Episode 16

  • 2019-05-27T10:45:00Z15m

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.

2019-06-03T10:45:00Z

2019x17 Episode 17

2019x17 Episode 17

  • 2019-06-03T10:45:00Z15m

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.

2019-06-10T10:45:00Z

2019x18 Episode 18

2019x18 Episode 18

  • 2019-06-10T10:45:00Z15m

A Media Watch feature report on police raids targeting News Corp and ABC journalists. Why aren't whistleblower laws working? And are national security laws being abused by the government to avoid media scrutiny?

2019-06-17T10:45:00Z

2019x19 Episode 19

2019x19 Episode 19

  • 2019-06-17T10:45:00Z15m

Credlin and Adani; Sunday Night woes and Credit card munch.

2019-06-24T10:45:00Z

2019x20 Episode 20

2019x20 Episode 20

  • 2019-06-24T10:45:00Z15m

Nuclear debate; IKEA spruikers; Court dismissed.

2019-07-01T10:45:00Z

2019x21 Episode 21

2019x21 Episode 21

  • 2019-07-01T10:45:00Z15m

Gleeson's Gold; Facebook defamation; Plastic bag panic; Bulger killer.

2019-07-08T10:45:00Z

2019x22 Episode 22

2019x22 Episode 22

  • 2019-07-08T10:45:00Z15m

Game, set, match, Kyrgios; Media Raids update; Cash for case studies; Wawa revelation.

2019-07-15T10:45:00Z

2019x23 Episode 23

2019x23 Episode 23

  • 2019-07-15T10:45:00Z15m

Four Corners' water splash; Paradise lost; Solar stunner; Housing affordable and Love Boat tour.

2019-07-22T10:45:00Z

2019x24 Episode 24

2019x24 Episode 24

  • 2019-07-22T10:45:00Z15m

Moon landing hoax; Journalist Information Warrants; Pauline and Uluru; MasterChef scandal.

2019-07-29T10:45:00Z

2019x25 Episode 25

2019x25 Episode 25

  • 2019-07-29T10:45:00Z15m

ABC blunders; Au revoir, press freedom; TV underbelly and interview interrupted.

2019-08-05T10:45:00Z

2019x26 Episode 26

2019x26 Episode 26

  • 2019-08-05T10:45:00Z15m

Bolt vs Thunberg; Krokodil hysteria; BuzzFeed says sorry and Council media.

2019-08-12T10:45:00Z

2019x27 Episode 27

2019x27 Episode 27

  • 2019-08-12T10:45:00Z15m

Hong Kong chaos; TV news likes Facebook; plus US guns and games.

2019-08-19T10:45:00Z

2019x28 Episode 28

2019x28 Episode 28

  • 2019-08-19T10:45:00Z15m

Alan Jones socked by his own punch. The Australian steps up its negative coverage of transgender issues. Plus what does press freedom look like?

2019-08-26T10:45:00Z

2019x29 Episode 29

2019x29 Episode 29

  • 2019-08-26T10:45:00Z15m

Mattress mayhem; Attack, apologise, attack again; 5G fears; Ben Simmons - friend or foe?

2019-09-02T10:45:00Z

2019x30 Episode 30

2019x30 Episode 30

  • 2019-09-02T10:45:00Z15m

Trash talk; Reef attack; Block ads; Trump Derangement Syndrome.

2019-09-09T10:45:00Z

2019x31 Episode 31

2019x31 Episode 31

  • 2019-09-09T10:45:00Z15m

'Independent. Always'; 60 Minutes v Meghan Markle; Roasting vegans; Letters galore.

2019-09-16T10:45:00Z

2019x32 Episode 32

2019x32 Episode 32

  • 2019-09-16T10:45:00Z15m

Climate fire; Media pressure; Jones' review; and Great grout.

2019-09-23T10:45:00Z

2019x33 Episode 33

2019x33 Episode 33

  • 2019-09-23T10:45:00Z15m

Conversation stopper; ABC wrong on Price; Driving subs and Murray's Trump card.

2019-09-30T10:45:00Z

2019x34 Episode 34

2019x34 Episode 34

  • 2019-09-30T10:45:00Z15m

PM sledges media over climate; Mayor & the media; Brand expose; Sorry Sandilands.

2019-10-07T10:15:00Z

2019x35 Episode 35

2019x35 Episode 35

  • 2019-10-07T10:15:00Z15m

Trump tweets Bulls**t; Sunday Night axed; Vaping donations; The Phantom menace.

2019-10-14T10:15:00Z

2019x36 Episode 36

2019x36 Episode 36

  • 2019-10-14T10:15:00Z15m

Speed bump jokers; Sky's drought hero; Perils of speaking out; MasterChef predictions.

2019-10-21T10:15:00Z

2019x37 Episode 37

2019x37 Episode 37

  • 2019-10-21T10:15:00Z15m

Horse deaths; Fury over Farrow; Cash for controversy.

Correction: our original story said The Australian didn't publish anything on racehorse slaughter until Friday night. They first published online at 1:00pm and updated in the evening.

2019-10-28T10:15:00Z

2019x38 Episode 38

2019x38 Episode 38

  • 2019-10-28T10:15:00Z15m

Whodunnit? The mysterious tale of Minister Angus Taylor, the dodgy document and The Daily Telegraph.

2019-11-04T10:15:00Z

2019x39 Episode 39

2019x39 Episode 39

  • 2019-11-04T10:15:00Z15m

The sad story of Ashleigh Petrie; Risky butt lifts; Real estate fiction.

2019-11-11T10:15:00Z

2019x40 Episode 40

2019x40 Episode 40

  • 2019-11-11T10:15:00Z15m

Q&A fury; Facebook scams hurt; Today repeats.

2019-11-25T10:15:00Z

2019x41 Episode 41

2019x41 Episode 41

  • 2019-11-25T10:15:00Z15m

Powerful media commentators dismiss the link between climate change and fires.

Judges hit back at The Courier-Mail while Channel Nine ordered to pay the Wagner family $2.5 million for its Grantham flood coverage.

Adelaide’s Nova 919 goes dangerously off script while spruiking a local business.

2019-12-02T10:15:00Z

2019x42 Episode 42

2019x42 Episode 42

  • 2019-12-02T10:15:00Z15m

Farewell Today Tonight; Pacific/China media; The Australian defends Plimer; Drover's smoko.

Season Finale

2019-12-09T10:15:00Z

2019x43 Episode 43

Season Finale

2019x43 Episode 43

  • 2019-12-09T10:15:00Z15m

Medevac media; FOI failure; Anti-vaxxers on Aunty; Mags royal mania.

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