Media Watch
Season 2019
201943 episodes
Episode 1
Episode 1
Feb 4, 201915m
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.
Episode 2
Episode 2
Feb 11, 201915m
Is there no end to Clive Palmer's media blitz? Plus a failure to disclose by Sunrise's David Koch.
Episode 3
Episode 3
Feb 18, 201915m
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.
Episode 4
Episode 4
Feb 25, 201915m
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.
Episode 5
Episode 5
Mar 4, 201915m
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.
Episode 6
Episode 6
Mar 11, 201915m
60 Minutes caught out - can you believe their denial. Plus PM Scott Morrison's campaign trip to Christmas Island.
Episode 7
Episode 7
Mar 18, 201915m
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?
Episode 8
Episode 8
Mar 25, 201915m
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'?
Episode 9
Episode 9
Apr 1, 201915m
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.
Episode 10
Episode 10
Apr 8, 201915m
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.
Episode 11
Episode 11
Apr 15, 201915m
Rush verdict; The electric election; Ristevski murder.
Episode 12
Episode 12
Apr 29, 201915m
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.
Episode 13
Episode 13
May 6, 201915m
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?
Episode 14
Episode 14
May 13, 201915m
Election battleground; News vs Bill Shorten; All about the image and Ads on Aunty. Presented by Paul Barry.
Episode 15
Episode 15
May 20, 201915m
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.
Episode 16
Episode 16
May 27, 201915m
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.
Episode 17
Episode 17
Jun 3, 201915m
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.
Episode 18
Media raids
Jun 10, 201915m
A Media Watch feature report on police raids targeting News Corp and ABC journalists.
Episode 19
Episode 19
Jun 17, 201915m
Credlin and Adani; Sunday Night woes and Credit card munch. Presented by Paul Barry
Episode 20
Episode 20
Jun 24, 201915m
Nuclear debate; IKEA spruikers; Court dismissed. Presented by Paul Barry.
Episode 21
Episode 21
Jul 1, 201915m
Gleeson's Gold; Facebook defamation; Plastic bag panic; Bulger killer. Presented by Paul Barry.
Episode 22
Episode 22
Jul 8, 201915m
Game, set, match, Kyrgios; Media Raids update; Cash for case studies; Wawa revelation. Presented by Paul Barry.
Episode 23
Episode 23
Jul 15, 201915m
Four Corners' water splash; Paradise lost; Solar stunner; Housing affordable and Love Boat tour. Presented by Paul Barry.
Episode 24
Episode 24
Jul 22, 201915m
Moon landing hoax; Journalist Information Warrants; Pauline and Uluru; MasterChef scandal. Presented by Paul Barry.
Episode 25
Episode 25
Jul 29, 201915m
ABC blunders; Au revoir, press freedom; TV underbelly and interview interrupted. Presented by Paul Barry.
Episode 26
Episode 26
Aug 5, 201915m
Bolt vs Thunberg; Krokodil hysteria; BuzzFeed says sorry and Council media. Presented by Paul Barry.
Episode 27
Episode 27
Aug 12, 201915m
Hong Kong chaos; TV news likes Facebook; plus US guns and games. Presented by Paul Barry.
Episode 28
Episode 28
Aug 19, 201915m
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.
Episode 29
Episode 29
Aug 26, 201915m
Mattress mayhem; Attack, apologise, attack again; 5G fears; Ben Simmons - friend or foe?
Episode 30
Episode 30
Sep 2, 201915m
Trash talk; Reef attack; Block ads; Trump Derangement Syndrome. Presented by Paul Barry.
Episode 31
Episode 31
Sep 9, 201915m
'Independent. Always'; 60 Minutes v Meghan Markle; Roasting vegans; Letters galore. Presented by Paul Barry.
Episode 32
Episode 32
Sep 16, 201915m
Climate fire; Media pressure; Jones' review; and Great grout. Presented by Paul Barry.
Episode 33
Episode 33
Sep 23, 201915m
Conversation stopper; ABC wrong on Price; Driving subs and Murray's Trump card. Presented by Paul Barry.
Episode 34
Episode 34
Sep 30, 201915m
PM sledges media over climate; Mayor & the media; Brand expose; Sorry Sandilands. Presented by Paul Barry.
Episode 35
Episode 35
Oct 7, 201915m
Trump gets censored. Adios Sunday Night. Vaping donations go undisclosed. The Phantom of the Internet returns.
Episode 36
Episode 36
Oct 14, 201915m
Speed bump jokers; Sky's drought hero; Perils of speaking out; MasterChef predictions. Presented by Paul Barry.
Episode 37
Episode 37
Oct 21, 201915m
Horse deaths; Fury over Farrow; Cash for controversy. Presented by Paul Barry.
Episode 38
Episode 38
Oct 28, 201915m
Whodunnit? The mysterious tale of Minister Angus Taylor, the dodgy document and The Daily Telegraph. Presented by Paul Barry.
Episode 39
Episode 39
Nov 4, 201915m
The sad story of Ashleigh Petrie; Risky butt lifts; Real estate fiction. Presented by Paul Barry.
Episode 40
Episode 40
Nov 11, 201915m
Q&A fury; Facebook scams hurt; Today repeats. Presented by Paul Barry.
Episode 41
Episode 41
Nov 25, 201915m
Fire haze; Judicial slap down; Nova's c-bomb. Presented by Paul Barry.
Episode 42
Episode 42
Dec 2, 201915m
Farewell Today Tonight; Pacific/China media; The Australian defends Plimer; Drover's smoko. Presented by Paul Barry.
Episode 43
Episode 43
Dec 9, 201915m
Medevac media; FOI failure; Anti-vaxxers on Aunty; Mags royal mania. Presented by Paul Barry. (Final for 2019)