Media Watch (1989)
An Australian media analysis television program currently focusing on critiquing the Australian media.
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- 1 1. Episode 12025-02-03 · 16mMedia 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 Am
- 2 2. Episode 22025-02-10 · 18mTrump 2.0 media circus; ABC's 'Antoinette issue'; Nine's beach house porkies. Presented by Linton Besser.
- 3 3. Episode 32025-02-17 · 17mSam Newman's nazi boost; Daily Tele's stunt backfires; Seven's horoscope horror. Presented by Linton Besser.
- 4 4. Episode 42025-02-24 · 15m'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 ca
- 5 5. Episode 52025-03-03 · 17mMarty 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-st
- 6 6. Episode 62025-03-10 · 16mCommercial 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 su
- 7 7. Episode 72025-03-17 · 18mThe 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 dep
- 8 8. Episode 82025-03-24 · 16mClaims 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
- 9 9. Episode 92025-03-31 · 18mLabor 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 Aus
- 10 10. Episode 102025-04-07 · 17mMiracle 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
- 11 11. Episode 112025-04-14 · 17mBillionaire 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.
- 12 12. Episode 122025-04-28 · 17mPoll 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 - fo
- 13 13. Episode 132025-05-05 · 16mElection 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
- 14 14. Episode 142025-05-12 · 17mHoly 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 med
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