Media Watch (1989)

Episodes

Next episode: S2026E37 · 2026-10-19

1. 1 1. Episode 12019-02-04 · 15mPaul 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.
2. 2 2. Episode 22019-02-11 · 15mIs there no end to Clive Palmer's media blitz? Plus a failure to disclose by Sunrise's David Koch.
3. 3 3. Episode 32019-02-18 · 15mNo love for Married At First Sight as former cast members reveal the ugly reality behind the TV blockbuster. Plus boats, borders and truthful reporting.
4. 4 4. Episode 42019-02-25 · 15mThe 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.
5. 5 5. Episode 52019-03-04 · 15mJournalists 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.
6. 6 6. Episode 62019-03-11 · 15m60 Minutes caught out - can you believe their denial. Plus PM Scott Morrison's campaign trip to Christmas Island.
7. 7 7. Episode 72019-03-18 · 15mPaul 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 s
8. 8 8. Episode 82019-03-25 · 15mDemonising Muslims, encouraging extremism, is the media to blame? And why no tough questions for Mark Latham's plan to DNA test 'indigenous welfare rorters'?
9. 9 9. Episode 92019-04-01 · 15mOne 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
10. 10 10. Episode 102019-04-08 · 15mPaul 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.
11. 11 11. Episode 112019-04-15 · 15mRush verdict; The electric election; Ristevski murder.
12. 12 12. Episode 122019-04-29 · 15mFacebook '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 cli
13. 13 13. Episode 132019-05-06 · 15mMilo 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
14. 14 14. Episode 142019-05-13 · 15mElection battleground; News vs Bill Shorten; All about the image and Ads on Aunty. Presented by Paul Barry.
15. 15 15. Episode 152019-05-20 · 15mFront-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
16. 16 16. Episode 162019-05-27 · 15mAlbo 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.
17. 17 17. Episode 172019-06-03 · 15mDid 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 Barr
18. 18 18. Media raids2019-06-10 · 15mA Media Watch feature report on police raids targeting News Corp and ABC journalists.
19. 19 19. Episode 192019-06-17 · 15mCredlin and Adani; Sunday Night woes and Credit card munch. Presented by Paul Barry
20. 20 20. Episode 202019-06-24 · 15mNuclear debate; IKEA spruikers; Court dismissed. Presented by Paul Barry.
21. 21 21. Episode 212019-07-01 · 15mGleeson's Gold; Facebook defamation; Plastic bag panic; Bulger killer. Presented by Paul Barry.
22. 22 22. Episode 222019-07-08 · 15mGame, set, match, Kyrgios; Media Raids update; Cash for case studies; Wawa revelation. Presented by Paul Barry.
23. 23 23. Episode 232019-07-15 · 15mFour Corners' water splash; Paradise lost; Solar stunner; Housing affordable and Love Boat tour. Presented by Paul Barry.
24. 24 24. Episode 242019-07-22 · 15mMoon landing hoax; Journalist Information Warrants; Pauline and Uluru; MasterChef scandal. Presented by Paul Barry.
25. 25 25. Episode 252019-07-29 · 15mABC blunders; Au revoir, press freedom; TV underbelly and interview interrupted. Presented by Paul Barry.
26. 26 26. Episode 262019-08-05 · 15mBolt vs Thunberg; Krokodil hysteria; BuzzFeed says sorry and Council media. Presented by Paul Barry.
27. 27 27. Episode 272019-08-12 · 15mHong Kong chaos; TV news likes Facebook; plus US guns and games. Presented by Paul Barry.
28. 28 28. Episode 282019-08-19 · 15mAlan 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.
29. 29 29. Episode 292019-08-26 · 15mMattress mayhem; Attack, apologise, attack again; 5G fears; Ben Simmons - friend or foe?
30. 30 30. Episode 302019-09-02 · 15mTrash talk; Reef attack; Block ads; Trump Derangement Syndrome. Presented by Paul Barry.
31. 31 31. Episode 312019-09-09 · 15m'Independent. Always'; 60 Minutes v Meghan Markle; Roasting vegans; Letters galore. Presented by Paul Barry.
32. 32 32. Episode 322019-09-16 · 15mClimate fire; Media pressure; Jones' review; and Great grout. Presented by Paul Barry.
33. 33 33. Episode 332019-09-23 · 15mConversation stopper; ABC wrong on Price; Driving subs and Murray's Trump card. Presented by Paul Barry.
34. 34 34. Episode 342019-09-30 · 15mPM sledges media over climate; Mayor & the media; Brand expose; Sorry Sandilands. Presented by Paul Barry.
35. 35 35. Episode 352019-10-07 · 15mTrump gets censored. Adios Sunday Night. Vaping donations go undisclosed. The Phantom of the Internet returns.
36. 36 36. Episode 362019-10-14 · 15mSpeed bump jokers; Sky's drought hero; Perils of speaking out; MasterChef predictions. Presented by Paul Barry.
37. 37 37. Episode 372019-10-21 · 15mHorse deaths; Fury over Farrow; Cash for controversy. Presented by Paul Barry.
38. 38 38. Episode 382019-10-28 · 15mWhodunnit? The mysterious tale of Minister Angus Taylor, the dodgy document and The Daily Telegraph. Presented by Paul Barry.
39. 39 39. Episode 392019-11-04 · 15mThe sad story of Ashleigh Petrie; Risky butt lifts; Real estate fiction. Presented by Paul Barry.
40. 40 40. Episode 402019-11-11 · 15mQ&A fury; Facebook scams hurt; Today repeats. Presented by Paul Barry.
41. 41 41. Episode 412019-11-25 · 15mFire haze; Judicial slap down; Nova's c-bomb. Presented by Paul Barry.
42. 42 42. Episode 422019-12-02 · 15mFarewell Today Tonight; Pacific/China media; The Australian defends Plimer; Drover's smoko. Presented by Paul Barry.
43. 43 43. Episode 432019-12-09 · 15mMedevac media; FOI failure; Anti-vaxxers on Aunty; Mags royal mania. Presented by Paul Barry. (Final for 2019)