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Media Watch is Australia's leading forum for media analysis and comment, screening on ABC TV on Monday at 9.15 pm. Turns a critical eye on the media in general and journalism in particular

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    I Wake Up in Dubai; Jumping the gun; Palestine pulled

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025


    Media Watch 2025 Episode 17: I Wake Up in Dubai; Jumping the gun; Palestine pulled

    It's complicated; Lights out; AI book list

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025


    Media Watch 2025 Episode 16: It's complicated; Lights out; AI book list.

    Defamation discharge, Furry fever; Bear baiting

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025


    Media Watch 2025 Episode 15: Defamation discharge; Furry fever; Bear baiting

    Holy smoke; Destination unknown; Gone west

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025


    Media Watch 2025 Episode 14: Holy smoke; Destination unknown; Gone west

    Election surprise; DNA discoveries; Dog days  

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025


    Media Watch 2025 Episode 13: Election surprise; DNA discoveries; Dog days  

    Poll position; ABC Radio chair-bound

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025


    Media Watch 2025 Episode 12: Poll position; ABC Radio chair-bound

    Billionaire gives back; Reins of power

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025


    Media Watch 2025 Episode 11: Billionaire gives back; Reins of power  

    Miracle sports water; Travel insurance tales; Radio rebels rebuked

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025


    Media Watch 2025 Episode 10: Miracle sports water; Travel insurance tales; Radio rebels rebuked

    Influencers take Canberra; Star journo's secret recording; There's a bear in there

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025


    Media Watch 2025 Episode 09: Influencers take Canberra; Star journo's secret recording; There's a bear in there

    Plant Closure Questions; Twiggy's Meta Fight; Seven's Robot Fashionistas

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025


    Media Watch 2025 Episode 08: Plant Closure Questions; Twiggy's Meta Fight; Seven's Robot Fashionistas

    Caravan fizzer; Clive's back!; Punter or player

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025


    Media Watch 2025 Episode 07: Caravan fizzer; Clive's back!; Punter or player

    Alfred's media moment; Housing number questions; Trump's press pals

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025


    Media Watch 2025 Episode 06: Alfred's media moment; Housing number questions; Trump's press pals

    Marty Sheargold's red card; The Australian's unreliable source; Steve Price investigates

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025


    Media Watch 2025 Episode 05: Marty Sheargold's red card; The Australian's unreliable source; Steve Price investigates.

    ‘Jack The Ripper' amnesia; Seven boosts Basil; Murdoch family drama

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025


    Media Watch 2025 Episode 04: ‘Jack The Ripper' amnesia; Seven boosts Basil; Murdoch family drama

    Sam Newman's Nazi boost; Daily Tele's stunt backfires; Seven's horoscope horror

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025


    Media Watch 2025 Episode 03: Sam Newman's Nazi boost; Daily Tele's stunt backfires; Seven's horoscope horror

    Trump 2.0 media circus; ABC's ‘Antoinette issue'; Nine's beach house porkies.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025


    Media Watch 2025 Episode 02: Trump 2.0 media circus; ABC's ‘Antoinette issue'; Nine's beach house porkies.

    Asylum visa error; Nine ditches Darwin news; Planet spinoff pushes merch.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025


    Media Watch 2025 Episode 01: Asylum visa error; Nine ditches Darwin news; Planet spinoff pushes merch.

    Paul Barry farewell

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024


    Media Watch 2024 Episode 43: Paul Barry farewell.

    Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok ban!; Macca and Dick; ABC Radio Upheaval.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024


    Media Watch 2024 Episode 42: Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok ban!; Macca and Dick; ABC Radio Upheaval.

    Amsterdam riots; 2GB spears and fears; Coked up ACT.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024


    Media Watch 2024 Episode 41: Amsterdam riots; 2GB spears and fears; Coked up ACT.  

    Trump's triumph; Where is the outrage?; ACMA's KIIS.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024


    Media Watch 2024 Episode 40: Trump's triumph; Where is the outrage?; ACMA's KIIS.  

    US showdown

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024


    Media Watch 2024 Episode 39:  A US election special. Will billionaire media moguls swing the US presidential election? Will a re-elected Trump punish the mainstream media? Should the media believe the opinion polls?

    Billionaire Blunder; Israel strike kills 3 reporters; No, Harvey, No!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024


    Media Watch 2024 Episode 38: Billionaire Blunder; Israel strike kills 3 reporters; No, Harvey, No!  

    Cassie's big sell; Reporting from Lebanon; Royal Bait.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024


    Media Watch 2024 Episode 37: Cassie's big sell; Reporting from Lebanon; Royal Bait.

    Hurricane Heroics; Gaza media bloodshed; EV backfire; John Laws quits again.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024


    Media Watch 2024 Episode 36: Hurricane Heroics; Gaza media bloodshed; EV backfire; John Laws quits again.

    Deadly war for journalists; Seven's Rainmaker; Sky News Election Lie.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024


    Media Watch 2024 Episode 35: Deadly war for journalists; Seven's Rainmaker; Sky News Election Lie.

    Supermarket rip-offs; Some Help from Tony; Al Fayed exposed; Deadly clickbait.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024


    Media Watch 2024 Episode 34: Supermarket rip-offs; Some Help from Tony; Al Fayed exposed; Deadly clickbait.

    ABC accused of audio no-no; Ghost papers haunt regional towns; Murdoch “Succession”.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024


    Media Watch 2024 Episode 33: ABC accused of audio no-no; Ghost papers haunt regional towns; Murdoch “Succession”.

    Ten's tasteless “exclusive”; Overdose of inaccuracy; Pet-eating debunked; Nine's unease as Sneesby exits.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024


    Media Watch 2024 Episode 32: Ten's tasteless “exclusive”; Overdose of inaccuracy; Pet-eating debunked; Nine's unease as Sneesby exits.

    Taking the piss; Media's gambling addiction; Grenfell fire culture war; Vale Tim Bowden.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024


    Media Watch 2024 Episode 31:Taking the piss; Media's gambling addiction; Grenfell fire culture war; Vale Tim Bowden.

    Fordham breach; Barrier Reef: thriving or dying?; Gina says.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2024


    Media Watch 2024 Episode 30: Fordham breach; Barrier Reef: thriving or dying?; Gina says.  

    Harry ‘doomsayer' Dent; ABC MD quits; Political influencers.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024


    Media Watch 2024 Episode 29: Harry ‘doomsayer' Dent; ABC MD quits; Political influencers.

    Gaza visa fight; Media mogul Musk; ‘White powder' whispers; Promo whoops.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024


    Media Watch 2024 Episode 28: Gaza visa fight; Media mogul Musk; ‘White powder' whispers; Promo whoops.  

    Olympic blow; Media terror rhetoric; Nuclear censorship; Autism lasers.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024


    Media Watch 2024 Episode 27: Olympic blow; Media terror rhetoric; Nuclear censorship; Autism lasers.

    Fake news sparks riots; Wrong Flag; Smut FM.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2024


    Media Watch 2024 Episode 26: Fake news sparks riots; Wrong Flag; Smut FM.

    Gold medal junkets; Attacking Kamala Harris; Woodside PR.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024


    Media Watch 2024 Episode 25: Gold medal junkets; Attacking Kamala Harris; Woodside PR.  

    Trump & Murdoch; Anti-EV campaign; Amazon PR.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2024


    Media Watch 2024 Episode 24: Trump & Murdoch; Anti-EV campaign; Amazon PR.

    Trump shot at; Biden warnings; Hottest crim; Seven's satire and stars.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024


    Media Watch 2024 Episode 23: Trump shot at; Biden warnings; Hottest crim; Seven's satire and stars.  

    The framing of Senator Payman; Free-to-air ‘death spiral'; Tory bloodbath.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024


    Media Watch 2024 Episode 22: The framing of Senator Payman; Free-to-air ‘death spiral'; Tory bloodbath.

    Dutton Snapchat scandal; Assange - guilty but free; Biden horror.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024


    Media Watch 2024 Episode 21: Dutton Snapchat scandal; Assange - guilty but free; Biden horror.  

    Dutton's nuclear play; AFL kiss ‘outrage'; Cheng Lei bullied.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024


    Media Watch 2024 Episode 20: Dutton's nuclear play; AFL kiss ‘outrage'; Cheng Lei bullied.  

    Roxy's giveaway embarrassment; Far-right love; Oz's Hitler smear; ‘Porn hooked' tribe.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024


    Media Watch 2024 Episode 19: Roxy's giveaway embarrassment; Far-right love; Oz's Hitler smear; ‘Porn hooked' tribe.

    Costello's fall; Origin head knock; Radio replay.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024


    Media Watch 2024 Episode 18: Costello's fall; Origin head knock; Radio replay.  

    Guilty Trump fallout; Criminal Court attacks; Aunty's Tingle tangle.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024


    Media Watch 2024 Episode 17: Guilty Trump fallout; Criminal Court attacks; Aunty's Tingle tangle.

    Terror in the skies; Albo's ‘new' jet; Nuclear Fantasy; Soggy Sunak.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2024


    Media Watch 2024 Episode 16: Terror in the skies; Albo's ‘new' jet; Nuclear Fantasy; Soggy Sunak.

    Albo's eviction notice; Whistleblower jailed; Nine's cruise freebie.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2024


    Media Watch 2024 Episode 15: Albo's eviction notice; Whistleblower jailed; Nine's cruise freebie.

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