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Media Watch

TV Show 1989 5.7/10 600 episodes
News Documentary

Synopsis

An Australian media analysis television program currently focusing on critiquing the Australian media.

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Season 2018 Episodes

Episode 1 EP 1
Episode 1

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

Episode 2 EP 2
Episode 2

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

Episode 3 EP 3
Episode 3

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

Episode 4 EP 4
Episode 4

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

Episode 5 EP 5
Episode 5

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

Episode 6 EP 6
Episode 6

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

Episode 7 EP 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 …

Episode 8 EP 8
Episode 8

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

Episode 9 EP 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 vi…

Episode 10 EP 10
Episode 10

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

Episode 11 EP 11
Episode 11

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

Episode 12 EP 12
Episode 12

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

Episode 13 EP 13
Episode 13

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

Episode 14 EP 14
Episode 14

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

Episode 15 EP 15
Episode 15

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

Episode 16 EP 16
Episode 16

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

Episode 17 EP 17
Episode 17

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

Episode 18 EP 18
Episode 18

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

Episode 19 EP 19
Episode 19

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

Episode 20 EP 20
Episode 20

Privatising the ABC?

Episode 21 EP 21
Episode 21

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

Episode 22 EP 22
Episode 22

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

Episode 23 EP 23
Episode 23

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

Episode 24 EP 24
Episode 24

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

Episode 25 EP 25
Episode 25

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

Episode 26 EP 26
Episode 26

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

Episode 27 EP 27
Episode 27

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

Episode 28 EP 28
Episode 28

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

Episode 29 EP 29
Episode 29

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

Episode 30 EP 30
Episode 30

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

Episode 31 EP 31
Episode 31

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

Episode 32 EP 32
Episode 32

Buyer beware; Missing climate; Jones judgement; PR emergency

Episode 33 EP 33
Episode 33

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

Episode 34 EP 34
Episode 34

ABC chaos, Who dunnit, Tech junkets

Episode 35 EP 35
Episode 35

Climate calamity; High stakes, Minor debacle

Episode 36 EP 36
Episode 36

Climate coverage; religious freedom furphy; Goodbye Hendo

Episode 37 EP 37
Episode 37

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

Episode 38 EP 38
Episode 38

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

Episode 39 EP 39
Episode 39

Fury at the Mail

Episode 40 EP 40
Episode 40

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

Episode 41 EP 41
Episode 41

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

Episode 42 EP 42
Episode 42

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

Episode 43 EP 43
Episode 43

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

Episode 44 EP 44
Episode 44

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes of Media Watch are there?

Media Watch ran for 20 seasons with over 400 episodes, though the exact count varies by season and special editions.

Where can I watch Media Watch online?

All episodes are available to stream for free in HD on MyWatchFlix, accessible from any device with an internet connection.

What is the premise of Media Watch?

The show critically examines Australian media coverage, interviewing journalists, analyzing news stories, and exposing biases in reporting.

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