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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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    • Oct 20, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 299 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Media Watch

    Pentagon's lap dog; Podcast bust-up

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2025


    Media Watch 2025 Episode 37: Pentagon's lap dog; Podcast bust-up

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    Eyes on the prize; Car spin; Behind closed doors

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2025


    Media Watch 2025 Episode 36: Eyes on the prize; Car spin; Behind closed doors

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    Stokes bows out; Misinformation overload; Eyes wide shut

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2025


    Media Watch 2025 Episode 35: Stokes bows out; Misinformation overload; Eyes wide shut

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    Freya fired off; Radio silence; Spoof goof

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2025


    Media Watch 2025 Episode 34: Freya fired off; Radio silence; Spoof goof 

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    Stand-up, stood down; Thar she blows

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2025


    Media Watch 2025 Episode 33: Stand-up, stood down; Thar she blows 

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    Trouble in paradise; Podcast overload; Taliban tourism

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2025


    Media Watch 2025 Episode 32: Trouble in paradise; Podcast overload; Taliban tourism 

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    Bugatti bins; No journalism today; Refuel anxiety

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2025


    Media Watch 2025 Episode 31: Bugatti bins; No journalism today; Refuel anxiety

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    Whistle in the dark; Hollow headlines; Members only

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2025


    Media Watch 2025 Episode 30: Whistle in the dark; Hollow headlines; Members only

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    Stop the Boeings; When Benny Met Sharri; Tech trip up

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2025


    Media Watch 2025 Episode 29: Stop the Boeings; When Benny Met Sharri; Tech trip up 

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    Bro code; Animal farm; Snakes on a train

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2025


    Media Watch 2025 Episode 28: Bro code; Animal farm; Snakes on a train

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    Hold the cheese; Unforced error; List fail

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2025


    Media Watch 2025 Episode 27: Hold the cheese; Unforced error; List fail  

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    Europe has fallen; Thanks for watching!; Picture imperfect

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2025


    Media Watch 2025 Episode 26: Europe has fallen; Thanks for watching!; Picture imperfect 

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    Strange bedfellows; Photographing famine; Half disclosure

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2025


    Media Watch 2025 Episode 25: Strange bedfellows; Photographing famine; Half disclosure  

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    Prison peacock; Forbidden City; Achilles' heel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2025


    Media Watch 2025 Episode 24: Prison peacock; Forbidden City; Achilles' heel

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    Much room for mushrooms; Fries with that

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2025


    Media Watch 2025 Episode 23: Much room for mushrooms; Fries with that

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    Advertiser's tabloid turn; Under the bonnet; Lecturing the point

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2025


    Media Watch 2025 Episode 22: Advertiser's tabloid turn; Under the bonnet; Lecturing the point

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    Lattouf wins; Feeding time

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2025


    Media Watch 2025 Episode 21: Lattouf wins; Feeding time

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    Gone nuclear; Hot pursuit; Mokbel payday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2025


    Media Watch 2025 Episode 20: Gone nuclear; Hot pursuit; Mokbel payday  

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    Press safety; Arms advocate; Conflict Class

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2025


    Media Watch 2025 Episode 19: Press safety; Arms advocate; Conflict Class

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    Thumb war; Chagrined charities; Injustice ignored

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2025


    Media Watch 2025 Episode 18: Thumb war; Chagrined charities; Injustice ignored 

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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

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    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.

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    Defamation discharge, Furry fever; Bear baiting

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025


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

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    Holy smoke; Destination unknown; Gone west

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025


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

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    Election surprise; DNA discoveries; Dog days  

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025


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

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    Poll position; ABC Radio chair-bound

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025


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

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    Billionaire gives back; Reins of power

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025


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    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

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    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

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    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

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025


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

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025


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    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.

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    ‘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

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    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

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    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.

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    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.

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    Paul Barry farewell

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024


    Media Watch 2024 Episode 43: Paul Barry farewell.

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    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.

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    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.  

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    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.  

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    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?

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    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!  

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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