Episodes 43

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Episode 1

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February 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.

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Episode 2

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February 11, 201915m

Is there no end to Clive Palmer's media blitz? Plus a failure to disclose by Sunrise's David Koch.

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Episode 3

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February 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.

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Episode 4

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February 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.

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Episode 5

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March 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.

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Episode 6

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March 11, 201915m

60 Minutes caught out - can you believe their denial. Plus PM Scott Morrison's campaign trip to Christmas Island.

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Episode 7

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March 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?

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Episode 8

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March 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'?

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Episode 9

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April 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.

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Episode 10

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April 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.

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Episode 11

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April 15, 201915m

Rush verdict; The electric election; Ristevski murder.

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Episode 12

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April 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.

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Episode 13

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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?

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Episode 14

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May 13, 201915m

Election battleground; News vs Bill Shorten; All about the image and Ads on Aunty. Presented by Paul Barry.

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Episode 15

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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.

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Episode 16

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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.

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Episode 17

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June 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.

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Media raids

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June 10, 201915m

A Media Watch feature report on police raids targeting News Corp and ABC journalists.

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Episode 19

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June 17, 201915m

Credlin and Adani; Sunday Night woes and Credit card munch. Presented by Paul Barry

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Episode 20

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June 24, 201915m

Nuclear debate; IKEA spruikers; Court dismissed. Presented by Paul Barry.

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Episode 21

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July 1, 201915m

Gleeson's Gold; Facebook defamation; Plastic bag panic; Bulger killer. Presented by Paul Barry.

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Episode 22

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July 8, 201915m

Game, set, match, Kyrgios; Media Raids update; Cash for case studies; Wawa revelation. Presented by Paul Barry.

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Episode 23

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July 15, 201915m

Four Corners' water splash; Paradise lost; Solar stunner; Housing affordable and Love Boat tour. Presented by Paul Barry.

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Episode 24

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July 22, 201915m

Moon landing hoax; Journalist Information Warrants; Pauline and Uluru; MasterChef scandal. Presented by Paul Barry.

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Episode 25

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July 29, 201915m

ABC blunders; Au revoir, press freedom; TV underbelly and interview interrupted. Presented by Paul Barry.

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Episode 26

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August 5, 201915m

Bolt vs Thunberg; Krokodil hysteria; BuzzFeed says sorry and Council media. Presented by Paul Barry.

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Episode 27

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August 12, 201915m

Hong Kong chaos; TV news likes Facebook; plus US guns and games. Presented by Paul Barry.

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Episode 28

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August 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.

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Episode 29

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August 26, 201915m

Mattress mayhem; Attack, apologise, attack again; 5G fears; Ben Simmons - friend or foe?

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Episode 30

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September 2, 201915m

Trash talk; Reef attack; Block ads; Trump Derangement Syndrome. Presented by Paul Barry.

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Episode 31

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September 9, 201915m

'Independent. Always'; 60 Minutes v Meghan Markle; Roasting vegans; Letters galore. Presented by Paul Barry.

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Episode 32

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September 16, 201915m

Climate fire; Media pressure; Jones' review; and Great grout. Presented by Paul Barry.

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Episode 33

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September 23, 201915m

Conversation stopper; ABC wrong on Price; Driving subs and Murray's Trump card. Presented by Paul Barry.

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Episode 34

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September 30, 201915m

PM sledges media over climate; Mayor & the media; Brand expose; Sorry Sandilands. Presented by Paul Barry.

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Episode 35

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October 7, 201915m

Trump gets censored.

Adios Sunday Night.

Vaping donations go undisclosed.

The Phantom of the Internet returns.

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Episode 36

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October 14, 201915m

Speed bump jokers; Sky's drought hero; Perils of speaking out; MasterChef predictions. Presented by Paul Barry.

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Episode 37

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October 21, 201915m

Horse deaths; Fury over Farrow; Cash for controversy. Presented by Paul Barry.

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Episode 38

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October 28, 201915m

Whodunnit? The mysterious tale of Minister Angus Taylor, the dodgy document and The Daily Telegraph. Presented by Paul Barry.

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Episode 39

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November 4, 201915m

The sad story of Ashleigh Petrie; Risky butt lifts; Real estate fiction. Presented by Paul Barry.

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Episode 40

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November 11, 201915m

Q&A fury; Facebook scams hurt; Today repeats. Presented by Paul Barry.

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Episode 41

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November 25, 201915m

Fire haze; Judicial slap down; Nova's c-bomb. Presented by Paul Barry.

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Episode 42

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December 2, 201915m

Farewell Today Tonight; Pacific/China media; The Australian defends Plimer; Drover's smoko. Presented by Paul Barry.

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Episode 43

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Season Finale
December 9, 201915m

Medevac media; FOI failure; Anti-vaxxers on Aunty; Mags royal mania. Presented by Paul Barry. (Final for 2019)

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