Media Watch ( 1989 )

A Baby Worth Clicking On; Daily Mercury's Snazzy Headlines; Spider-Ad; How Do You Air A Bad Joke?

19. Episode 19

Armed Dingo; There's No Other Store; Spruiking The Punt; Hinch's Hunch; Reshuffle Muddle

20. Episode 20

Fed Up Flu; Inappropriate Match Up; A Nation of Pot Heads?; Underbelly Overkill; Hello Madonna... Are you there?; Fake Email Train

21. Episode 21

Journalists and Their Sources; One Death Too Many

22. Episode 22

A Super Problem; Tennis, Lies and Videotape; Reporting Michael Jackson's Death

23. Episode 23

A Chequered Career; The Perils of Facebook; The ABC of Logos; Not So Happy Aussies; Dangers of Recycling

24. Episode 24

The Daily Telegraph's Poh-llercoaster; Making Mincemeat of Media Patsies; The Sums of Swine Flu; A Squabble over Squatting

25. 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"

26. Episode 26

Fun - Kyle and Jackie O Style; Old Laws Rewritten

27. Episode 27

Joke or Impertinence?; Late Edition Arrives Early; Journalists and Their Sources (part 2); TEN's Real Estate Trifecta

28. Episode 28

The Right Priorities; Paying to Clear A Name - Again; Gusmao v The ABC; Behind The News Is Ahead Of The Times

29. Episode 29

Welles Or-Well; Censorship or Common Sense?; Jetstar Stars on Seven; Con's Conflict

30. 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

31. Episode 31

Who Found Tim Holding?; Private Life or Public Scandal?; The Media in Mullumbimby

32. Episode 32

Massaging the Headlines; Left and Right of the ABC; Saying Sorry Twice Over; Juvenile Injustice; Geography Lessons Needed

33. Episode 33

Giving the PM a Bad Rep; Hot On The Trail; It Looks Like An Ad... But Is It?; Who's The Monkey?

34. Episode 34

Getting High on the Numbers; Boasting Bludger or Gullible Prey?; Deception Detection Deficiency; Florid Mathematics

35. Episode 35

Saucy Cover; Embedding in Afghanistan; Flashy Promo; Advanced Spin... Yeah Yeah!

36. Episode 36

Unwanted PET; Kim Jong the Second; What's In a Draft Code?; Heard the One about the Woman Driver?; Too-confronting Art

37. Episode 37

Breakfast Wind-Up; End Of The Free Ride

38. Episode 38

Welfare and Refugees; Regional Dis-Content

39. Episode 39

Supercilious, Moi?; Mistaken Identity All Round; Nine Delivers A Shock; The "Publishers' Poodle" Bites

40. Episode 40

Where's the Weather?; Building The Pay Wall; Mystery Punter A Hoaxer; Loveless Fake Attracts the Media; Daily Tele Pwned!

Season 201017 episodes

1. episode 1

Lord of the Airwaves; Spinning the Science; "Absolutely" Front Page News

2. episode 2

The Shrinking Environmental Disaster; When The Quote Fits; Regrets, Seven Has Few; On the Lap-Bandwagon

3. episode 3

Eddie Skates On Thin Ice; Producers Demand More Australian Content; Incredible Find, Credibility Questioned; When Another Quote Fits

4. episode 4

What The Puck?; Elementary Mistake Serial Prest; Miffed Minister's Gag; Passport To Identity Theft; Locked, Loaded and Wrong

5. episode 5

On 2SM Things "Not OK"; Identity Fully Revealed; Pot Holes in Crack Alley

6. episode 6

From Victim to Hussy; Bet It's An Ad; Punting on the TAB

7. episode 7

Talking Tuckey; The Australian v Victoria Police; In Search of Zahir Khan

8. episode 8

Democracy Alan Jones Style; Trial by Television; Too Much Truth; SBS's Inconvenient Untruth

9. Episode 9 - Will The Tablet Cure Newspapers' Ills?

Will The Tablet Cure Newspapers' Ills?

10. 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

11. Episode 11

Mr Actor not Mr Asia; Media Access and Afghanistan; A Lesson in Facebook Friends; Nine Cameraman Update

12. Episode 12

The Eyjafjallajökull challenge; Fake Transfer; Aunty Advertorial?; The Death of Carl Williams [REDACTED]...

13. Episode 13

Possum Pie on MTR; Volcanoes v Humans; Media Slugfest Over Storm Mess; Honourable Mention

14. Episode 14

Unsporting Commentary on the ABC's Grandstand; Over The Cutting Edge; Smoking Out The Spin; News Bites Watchdog

15. Episode 15

When The Boat Comes In; Veiled Censorship; Cholera Tourer; Copy-Cat Copy-Editor...; Media Watcher Mea Culpa; Here Come De Fudge...

16. Episode 16

Seven Goes Public on the Private; Advertiser by Name, Advertiser by Nature; And The Mortal Of The Story Is...

17. 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

Season 201139 episodes

1. 7 February 2011

- A correction saved their bacon - Applying the common sense rule - Actions speak louder than words - Good journalism is never risk free

2. 14 February 2011

- Media circus over a non-story - Public vs Private: Channel 7 not guilty - Much Ado About Nothing - A Serious Mistake

3. 21 February 2011

- 2UE’s new mission statement - Graphic Errors

4. 28 February 2011

- Adding insult to injury - Foot in the hospital door journalism - Playing the media

5. 7 March 2011

- The Asylum Sneakers that weren't - Lawsie fails his eye test - Read it and weep - Spider bait

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Season 201242 episodes

1. 6 February 2012

- An Australia Day beat up - Not all things good in moderation - Tragedy made worse by insensitive media

2. 13 February 2012

- ABC calendar confusion - Unfair shake of the source-bottle?

3. 20 February 2012

- An intimate proposal - Toasting the marshmallow - Desperate for any angle - A numbers game

4. 27 February 2012

- The no-name game - Credit where credit's due

5. 5 March 2012

- February fumbles - Gillard shows off her new Carr - Regulating all with one

6. 12 March 2012

- You can't lose what you never had - ABC News 24 signing out - Sticking it to the squillionaires

7. 19 March 2012

- Jonesing for the truth, What's in a name? - Own the paper, own the message

8. 26 March 2012

- Forbidden fruit tempts ABC News Breakfast - How 60 Minutes and Sunday Night covered the PIP scandal

9. 02 April 2012

- When the pictures don't fit the story - A war of words over piracy

10. 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.

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Sorry; Sorry, sort of; False balance leads to confusion

36. Episode 36

Recording Mr Jones

37. Episode 37

Same facts, different spin; The speech that burst the press gallery's bubble; A private dispute turned national spectacular

38. Episode 38 - The rise of the personal blogger

The rise of the personal blogger

39. Episode 39

Silly sausage; Reporting the bare essentials; Tom Everywhere.com

40. Episode 40

Bully in the naughty corner; Sub-standard facts; Taking instruction literally; Outsourcing the front page

41. Episode 41

Bringing you the big news! News values, priorities and politics Don't croc the boat

42. 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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Season 201744 episodes

1. Episode 1

In the Alice in Wonderland world of fake news and alternative facts, what can the media do in search for the truth?

2. 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

3. Episode 3

Not just fake news but no news; Sex, lies and injunctions; Court copy cats caught out; James Hird and the 'female friend'

4. 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

5. Episode 5

The new Italian Astronaut; Travel tales too good to be true?; Peter Dutton, next Liberal leader? And Karl coverage overload

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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.

9. Episode 9

Latham lessons not learnt; Media love a miracle; First on Nine five years late and Cyclone Debbie coverage

10. Episode 10

What lies beneath; Media war over Syria; Internal war at News Corp and Red faces over blushing bride story

11. Episode 11

Close call; Going for gold; Putin critics pay with lives and Prime time PR puff

12. Episode 12

Anzac Day outrage; News sites spinning Reddit rubbish; What next for Channel 10? And Paul Antonopoulos forced out

13. Episode 13

Royal rumour runs rife; Fairfax cuts hit hard and 100 days of discord

14. 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

15. Episode 15

Snot right: bogus boogers beat-up; ‘Fake’ Sheikh of shock; Not so new at The Australian; Good Crinkling News

16. Episode 16

The Schapelle Corby media circus; The column that really bombed; Alan Jones, pick and stick

17. 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

18. Episode 18

Corby keeps the media guessing; Adani still not a done deal; High flying plans don’t add up; Breitbart loses its bite

19. Episode 19

No loss of shock jock energy; Rebel with a cause to celebrate; Sky's the limit for Channel Ten

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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

24. Episode 24

Rainbow stars in Greens exit; An unholy row; Exploiting tragedy for column inches; Ray's Scomo spray

25. Episode 25

The Pell show comes to town; Super spruikers; Dual citizenship duel; Flying dry

26. Episode 26

Reporting on terror raids; Abbott speaks and media repeats; Goodbye to a veteran

27. Episode 27

Teflon John and his media mates; Same Sex marriage frustration; Nightline kills the radio star; Memo to Mitch Fifield

28. Episode 28

Media reform battles on; Jumping the gun on a medical breakthrough; Flash mob to cash in; More perils of live TV

29. Episode 29

A monumental beat up; Same-Sex Campaign; Campaign clanger; Misplaced map outrage

30. Episode 30

The missing flood story; Reheating Christmas carols outrage; Media marriage friction; Today starts a war

31. Episode 31

Spot the Tassie Tiger; A matter of trust; Too much publicity is never enough; A picture tells the wrong story

32. Episode 32

Rebel gets the last laugh; The power of Kmart mums; Media reforms gets green light; Malley's media adventure

33. Episode 33

Red faces over Roberts reversal; Spruiking supplements; Spot the sponsored content; TV tantrums

34. Episode 34

Same Love stoush; Seven has more PR woes; Today loves Australia, for a fee

35. Episode 35

Las Vegas massacre drives fake news; ABC defends correspondent from Federal MP's attack ads; Northern Star HPV headline wrong

36. Episode 36

The politics of Weinstein; Silencing Ray's spray; Media stays mum; Ipswich or Karachi?

37. Episode 37

Melania body double bubble; Lisa Walks; Junketing journalists; Christmas in Macau

38. Episode 38

Citizenship Seven coverage; Raids, leaks and sources; Confessions of a homegrown 'terrorist'; Bushie's irony alert backfires

39. Episode 39

Citizenship saga bites troubled Turnbull; Media missing on Manus; Deadly treadlies; Facebook fesses up

40. Episode 40

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41. 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

42. Episode 42

QLD Election Coverage; Don Burke allegations; John-Michael Howson's tirade; Karl's 'gotcha' fail

43. Episode 43

The rush to convict Geoffrey Rush; The sting that stung; Perth to Baku; Lateline signs off

44. Episode 44

A costly Rush?; Stirring up Milo fever; Superstorm hype runs out of puff; Media Watch – 2017 highlights

Season 201844 episodes

1. Episode 1

Media companies oppose draft laws; Muslim fashion outrage; Nine News for sale

2. Episode 2

Would you like facts with that?; The Barnaby affair; Cabinet leaks: from scoop to sorry

3. Episode 3

Turnbull sex ban; Taxing times at the ABC; The RSPCA and public accountability; Back from the future

4. Episode 4

Wrong picture; 60 Minutes Investigation; Rush v The Daily Telegraph

5. Episode 5

ABC rallies the troops; Nick Cater’s hypocrisy; Mass shootings covered LIVE; More ads masquerading as news

6. Episode 6

Herald Sun removes Tessa Sullivan articles; Britain's Sunday Times denies hacking; 'Talking Lifestyle' axed; Studio Ten rips off Today Tonight

7. 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

8. Episode 8

The latest MH370 theory is full of holes; White privilege outrage; Instagram spruiking; Charity rejects donation from 7's Sunday Night

9. 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

10. Episode 10

Protesters storm Sunrise, again; Rush v The Daily Telegraph, update; Photoshopping Jen and Brad; Pushing medicinal marijuana

11. Episode 11

Frontpage Vegemite madness; Royal commission backtrack; Great Barrier Reef coral bleaching; Rush v The Daily Telegraph, update

12. Episode 12

Nine's ANZAC blunder; Eddie McGuire's fake supplement ad; Glossing over Myanmar; Media drops celebrity financial planner

13. Episode 13

Press freedom under attack; Sophie Mirabella vs the Benalla Ensign; ABC ruled impartial; Ice Age warning

14. Episode 14

Budget cuts at ABC; Cambodian press freedom; How to stage a paparazzi pic; Royal Wedding countdown

15. Episode 15

Royal Wedding capers; Press Council pings Daily Telegraph, again; Reporting on murder suicides; Legal secrets

16. Episode 16

Pub etiquette, PM falsely accused; Ipswich corruption scandal; Facebook bans Cancer Council poo ads; Photoshopping Jen and Brad, again

17. Episode 17

Seven's Barnaby flop; Pollies dodging questions; Far right activist Tommy Robinson jailed

18. Episode 18

Poo jogger; Suicide reporting; Sugar hit; Wagga's paywall rebellion

19. Episode 19

Qantas 'nosedive'; Alan Jones defamation trial; Killer Instinct undone; Daily Telegraph sells out

20. Episode 20

Privatising the ABC?

21. Episode 21

Sky sexism apology; Timor spying; Plastic bag ban; Vale Liz Jackson

22. Episode 22

Thai Cave Rescue; Fairfax bungle GST; NW - the art of fabrication; Wagga's Daily Advertiser; Not Seven News

23. Episode 23

Let her work; Basketbrawl fallout; 60 Minutes Dhakota Williams; Herald Sun apology

24. Episode 24

Sunrise cave theft; Cliff Richard v The BBC; Sleeping Giants rise against Sky; Not on Seven Perth

25. Episode 25

Media merger; One Big Switch; Out with a bang; Lee Lin Chin signs off

26. Episode 26

Kyle's media circus; Andrew Bolt's foreigner rant; WIN News runs PR puff; Enough Bags

27. Episode 27

Sky News backlash; Fairfax v Ben Roberts-Smith; Karl's reef affair; Rush v Daily Telegraph - update

28. Episode 28

Katter Solution; The Tele’s gender wars; Petulant West Australian; No WIN for Tasmania

29. Episode 29

How powerful voices in the media waged war on a Prime Minister

30. Episode 30

Comedy Conviction; Hats off to the new PM; Ramsay St for sale; Playing the man

31. Episode 31

Bulldog bulldust; Skripal poisoning; Reporting from Nauru; Palmer pushback

32. Episode 32

Buyer beware; Missing climate; Jones judgement; PR emergency

33. Episode 33

Guthrie gone; Interview emBRAgoed; 60 Minutes property; Media moguls

34. Episode 34

ABC chaos, Who dunnit, Tech junkets

35. Episode 35

Climate calamity; High stakes, Minor debacle

36. Episode 36

Climate coverage; religious freedom furphy; Goodbye Hendo

37. Episode 37

Wentworth washup; Wrong police car; Serial prankster; Saudi journalist murdered

38. Episode 38

Media terror; 'Fair dinkum' power; Geelong nudie run; Royals in Fiji

39. Episode 39

Fury at the Mail

40. Episode 40

Missing Mark; True-blue ScoMo; Media freeze; Cancer confusion.

41. Episode 41

Bali virus beat-up; Trump v CNN; Police PR; Small store, big hype

42. Episode 42

Chasing Renae; SA press freedom; Dirty tricks fallout; Roast Lamb

43. Episode 43

Milne v Guthrie; Lead poisoning panic; Mobile pedestrians; Banking media.

44. Episode 44

Trial by podcast; Pay for access; Karl coverage; #MeToo Christmas.

Season 201943 episodes

1. 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.

2. Episode 2

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

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. Episode 6

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

7. 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?

8. 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'?

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. Episode 11

Rush verdict; The electric election; Ristevski murder.

12. 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.

13. 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?

14. Episode 14

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

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. Media raids

A Media Watch feature report on police raids targeting News Corp and ABC journalists.

19. Episode 19

Credlin and Adani; Sunday Night woes and Credit card munch. Presented by Paul Barry

20. Episode 20

Nuclear debate; IKEA spruikers; Court dismissed. Presented by Paul Barry.

21. Episode 21

Gleeson's Gold; Facebook defamation; Plastic bag panic; Bulger killer. Presented by Paul Barry.

22. Episode 22

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

23. Episode 23

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

24. Episode 24

Moon landing hoax; Journalist Information Warrants; Pauline and Uluru; MasterChef scandal. Presented by Paul Barry.

25. Episode 25

ABC blunders; Au revoir, press freedom; TV underbelly and interview interrupted. Presented by Paul Barry.

26. Episode 26

Bolt vs Thunberg; Krokodil hysteria; BuzzFeed says sorry and Council media. Presented by Paul Barry.

27. Episode 27

Hong Kong chaos; TV news likes Facebook; plus US guns and games. Presented by Paul Barry.

28. 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.

29. Episode 29

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

30. Episode 30

Trash talk; Reef attack; Block ads; Trump Derangement Syndrome. Presented by Paul Barry.

31. Episode 31

'Independent. Always'; 60 Minutes v Meghan Markle; Roasting vegans; Letters galore. Presented by Paul Barry.

32. Episode 32

Climate fire; Media pressure; Jones' review; and Great grout. Presented by Paul Barry.

33. Episode 33

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

34. Episode 34

PM sledges media over climate; Mayor & the media; Brand expose; Sorry Sandilands. Presented by Paul Barry.

35. Episode 35

Trump gets censored. Adios Sunday Night. Vaping donations go undisclosed. The Phantom of the Internet returns.

36. Episode 36

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

37. Episode 37

Horse deaths; Fury over Farrow; Cash for controversy. Presented by Paul Barry.

38. Episode 38

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

39. Episode 39

The sad story of Ashleigh Petrie; Risky butt lifts; Real estate fiction. Presented by Paul Barry.

40. Episode 40

Q&A fury; Facebook scams hurt; Today repeats. Presented by Paul Barry.

41. Episode 41

Fire haze; Judicial slap down; Nova's c-bomb. Presented by Paul Barry.

42. Episode 42

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

43. Episode 43

Medevac media; FOI failure; Anti-vaxxers on Aunty; Mags royal mania. Presented by Paul Barry. (Final for 2019)

Season 202514 episodes

1. 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?

2. Episode 2

⏱ 18 min

Trump 2.0 media circus; ABC's 'Antoinette issue'; Nine's beach house porkies. Presented by Linton Besser.

3. Episode 3

Sam Newman's nazi boost; Daily Tele's stunt backfires; Seven's horoscope horror. Presented by Linton Besser.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. Episode 7

⏱ 18 min

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.

8. 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.

9. Episode 9

⏱ 18 min

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.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. Episode 14