Media Watch (1989)

Episodes

Next episode: S2026E37 · 2026-10-19

1. 1 1. Episode 12017-02-06 · 15mIn the Alice in Wonderland world of fake news and alternative facts, what can the media do in search for the truth?
2. 2 2. Episode 22017-02-13 · 15mMelania 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
3. 3 3. Episode 32017-02-20 · 15mNot just fake news but no news; Sex, lies and injunctions; Court copy cats caught out; James Hird and the 'female friend'
4. 4 4. Episode 42017-02-27 · 15mCoke 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 Tru
5. 5 5. Episode 52017-03-06 · 15mThe new Italian Astronaut; Travel tales too good to be true?; Peter Dutton, next Liberal leader? And Karl coverage overload
6. 6 6. Episode 62017-03-13 · 15mExclusive interview or airport ambush?; Controversial claims get the soft treatment; Punchbowl story missing in action; Satirical protest taken seriously; BBC interview interrupted
7. 7 7. Episode 72017-03-20 · 15mWeatherill 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
8. 8 8. Episode 82017-03-27 · 15mPaparazzi, privacy and the Press Council; Great Barrier grief missing from The Australian; Two cities, one prize on Nova stations and Exclusive: Darren Davidson predictions.
9. 9 9. Episode 92017-04-03 · 15mLatham lessons not learnt; Media love a miracle; First on Nine five years late and Cyclone Debbie coverage
10. 10 10. Episode 102017-04-10 · 15mWhat lies beneath; Media war over Syria; Internal war at News Corp and Red faces over blushing bride story
11. 11 11. Episode 112017-04-24 · 15mClose call; Going for gold; Putin critics pay with lives and Prime time PR puff
12. 12 12. Episode 122017-05-01 · 15mAnzac Day outrage; News sites spinning Reddit rubbish; What next for Channel 10? And Paul Antonopoulos forced out
13. 13 13. Episode 132017-05-08 · 15mRoyal rumour runs rife; Fairfax cuts hit hard and 100 days of discord
14. 14 14. Episode 142017-05-15 · 15mSeven 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
15. 15 15. Episode 152017-05-22 · 15mSnot right: bogus boogers beat-up; ‘Fake’ Sheikh of shock; Not so new at The Australian; Good Crinkling News
16. 16 16. Episode 162017-05-29 · 15mThe Schapelle Corby media circus; The column that really bombed; Alan Jones, pick and stick
17. 17 17. Episode 172017-06-05 · 15mMinor voice given a megaphone; Daily Mail, how low can you go?; Australian Press Council v News Corp; Snakes in a car again
18. 18 18. Episode 182017-06-12 · 15mCorby keeps the media guessing; Adani still not a done deal; High flying plans don’t add up; Breitbart loses its bite
19. 19 19. Episode 192017-06-19 · 15mNo loss of shock jock energy; Rebel with a cause to celebrate; Sky's the limit for Channel Ten
20. 20 20. Episode 202017-06-26 · 15mLotto winners and lazy journalism; Scoring points from Grenfell fire ; 'Apex gang' spotted in Newcastle; What's old is new on Sunday Night
21. 21 21. Episode 212017-07-03 · 15mPaul 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
22. 22 22. Episode 222017-07-10 · 15mState 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
23. 23 23. Episode 232017-07-17 · 15mIceberg ahoy!; Amazon is coming; Non apology of the week from the Daily Telegraph; TV news turns off the Top End; International journalism award axed
24. 24 24. Episode 242017-07-24 · 15mRainbow stars in Greens exit; An unholy row; Exploiting tragedy for column inches; Ray's Scomo spray
25. 25 25. Episode 252017-07-31 · 15mThe Pell show comes to town; Super spruikers; Dual citizenship duel; Flying dry
26. 26 26. Episode 262017-08-07 · 15mReporting on terror raids; Abbott speaks and media repeats; Goodbye to a veteran
27. 27 27. Episode 272017-08-14 · 15mTeflon John and his media mates; Same Sex marriage frustration; Nightline kills the radio star; Memo to Mitch Fifield
28. 28 28. Episode 282017-08-21 · 15mMedia reform battles on; Jumping the gun on a medical breakthrough; Flash mob to cash in; More perils of live TV
29. 29 29. Episode 292017-08-28 · 15mA monumental beat up; Same-Sex Campaign; Campaign clanger; Misplaced map outrage
30. 30 30. Episode 302017-09-04 · 15mThe missing flood story; Reheating Christmas carols outrage; Media marriage friction; Today starts a war
31. 31 31. Episode 312017-09-11 · 15mSpot the Tassie Tiger; A matter of trust; Too much publicity is never enough; A picture tells the wrong story
32. 32 32. Episode 322017-09-18 · 15mRebel gets the last laugh; The power of Kmart mums; Media reforms gets green light; Malley's media adventure
33. 33 33. Episode 332017-09-25 · 15mRed faces over Roberts reversal; Spruiking supplements; Spot the sponsored content; TV tantrums
34. 34 34. Episode 342017-10-02 · 15mSame Love stoush; Seven has more PR woes; Today loves Australia, for a fee
35. 35 35. Episode 352017-10-09 · 15mLas Vegas massacre drives fake news; ABC defends correspondent from Federal MP's attack ads; Northern Star HPV headline wrong
36. 36 36. Episode 362017-10-16 · 15mThe politics of Weinstein; Silencing Ray's spray; Media stays mum; Ipswich or Karachi?
37. 37 37. Episode 372017-10-23 · 15mMelania body double bubble; Lisa Walks; Junketing journalists; Christmas in Macau
38. 38 38. Episode 382017-10-30 · 15mCitizenship Seven coverage; Raids, leaks and sources; Confessions of a homegrown 'terrorist'; Bushie's irony alert backfires
39. 39 39. Episode 392017-11-06 · 15mCitizenship saga bites troubled Turnbull; Media missing on Manus; Deadly treadlies; Facebook fesses up
40. 40 40. Episode 402017-11-13 · 15mSorry, no summary available for this episode!
41. 41 41. Episode 412017-11-20 · 15mChannel Ten's disservice to the west; The Latham vs Faruqi showdown; All aboard the election bus; Richo bemused by the Paradise Papers
42. 42 42. Episode 422017-11-27 · 15mQLD Election Coverage; Don Burke allegations; John-Michael Howson's tirade; Karl's 'gotcha' fail
43. 43 43. Episode 432017-12-04 · 15mThe rush to convict Geoffrey Rush; The sting that stung; Perth to Baku; Lateline signs off
44. 44 44. Episode 442017-12-11 · 15mA costly Rush?; Stirring up Milo fever; Superstorm hype runs out of puff; Media Watch – 2017 highlights