Media Watch
Season 2025
202514 episodes
Episode 1
Episode 1
Feb 3, 202516m
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?
Episode 2
Episode 2
Feb 10, 202518m
Trump 2.0 media circus; ABC's 'Antoinette issue'; Nine's beach house porkies. Presented by Linton Besser.
Episode 3
Episode 3
Feb 17, 202517m
Sam Newman's nazi boost; Daily Tele's stunt backfires; Seven's horoscope horror. Presented by Linton Besser.
Episode 4
Episode 4
Feb 24, 202515m
'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.
Episode 5
Episode 5
Mar 3, 202517m
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.
Episode 6
Episode 6
Mar 10, 202516m
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.
Episode 7
Episode 7
Mar 17, 202518m
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.
Episode 8
Episode 8
Mar 24, 202516m
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.
Episode 9
Episode 9
Mar 31, 202518m
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.
Episode 10
Episode 10
Apr 7, 202517m
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.
Episode 11
Episode 11
Apr 14, 202517m
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.
Episode 12
Episode 12
Apr 28, 202517m
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.
Episode 13
Episode 13
May 5, 202516m
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.
Episode 14
Episode 14
May 12, 202517m
Holy 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 media gives the cold shoulder to its new NRL team.