Media Watch

Nine newspapers served up Australian Open coverage, but did the ball fall wide of the line? Did the media amplify the Trump administration's narrative around the Minnesota killings? Plus Seven strikes a deal with the Victorian government for glowing coverage of the Melbourne Metro.

The alleged Australian terror attack that almost barely caused a whimper: Did the media miss the story? The radio doctor quietly profiting from the supplement he promotes on air. Plus The Art of Distraction by Andrew Hastie.

A leadership refresh proves the ultimate banquet for Canberra journalists. ASIO rebukes Four Corners which aired accusations of intelligence failures leading up to the Bondi Beach massacre. Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison.

The royal formerly known as Prince Andrew was front page news (almost) everywhere. From political outsider to second-place contender, One Nation's polling surge demands a deeper look at their policies. Plus Olympic spirits: As Nine's coverage concludes, it appears one on-air host took the 'spirit' of the Milan games a bit too literally.

Sam Newman's Nazi boost; Daily Tele's stunt backfires; Seven's horoscope horror. Presented by Linton Besser.

'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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

One of Australia's most decorated soldiers loses another battle in his long running defamation case, 2GB fluffs up a scandal about children dressing up as animals plus the NRL appoint Seven's news boss to run the Perth Bears.

The Coalition's chaotic split given the Mills and Boon treatment by the media, Trump silences a lonely bastion of journalistic integrity in Asia, and The Chicago Sun-Times reading suggestions a little too far outside the box.

Live from censorship central, it was Dubai week on Nine's Today show. A front page story about a transgender child at a sports carnival filled with errors. Plus why a controversial ABC Gaza interview was taken offline.

What the Trump-Musk fallout tells us about the social media megaphones they own, charities left empty handed after being involved in a Channel 7 show and commercial news overlook a tragic custody death in the NT.

LA protests cast a shadow over press safety in the age of Trump; The drone advocate who happens to also be a drone investor; Plus a prominent reporter's secret trip bankrolled by a major defence company.

As the US bombs Iran, the fog of war descends over the media; A wild car chase on the streets of Melbourne given the hero treatment; plus The Herald Sun splash that got Tony Mokbel bashed and led to a big pay day.

Journalist Antoinette Lattouf has won her blockbuster legal showdown, so what does it mean for trust in your ABC? Plus from Donut Day to Free Chicken Day, the proliferation of 'National Food Days' helps sneak food ads into our news diets.

Outrage over the Adelaide Advertiser's racy treatment of a tragic killing. The automotive journalists who engaged in a financial engagement with the carmaker they were reviewing. Plus an AFR article's anti-red tape screed that conveniently leaves out an important fact.

Much room for mushrooms: What to make of the all-you-can-eat buffet of mushroom headlines, podcasts and TV specials. Plus a breakfast show's fast-food love-in prompts unsavoury questions.

A press picnic with the release of convicted criminal Salim Mehajer. China extends a warm welcome to Albanese, but not the journalists with him. Plus Sunrise's foot doctor with credentials that don't quite foot the bill.

In defence of a free press, South Park links arms with an unlikely ally in Rupert Murdoch. As photos of hunger shock the world, even those taking them begin to starve. Plus the AFR struggles to disclose its sponsored content.

A Sky News report falsely sounds the alarm on migration anarchy in Europe; The new tech behind the Government's social media ban has the gambling lobby rubbing their hands; The Daily Telegraph splashes the wrong kid across its tabloids.

Seven News brings us burger news that looks a little pre-assembled. A Herald Sun splash about a senior Victorian Liberal and his wife prompts outrage. A Daily Mail society listicle has not gone down well with those included.

SBS's debate on masculinity ruffles feathers ; Animal rights reporting faces a new threat ; Snake video amnesia

Stop the Boeings: 2GB's Ben Fordham fires up his listeners with questionable migration numbers. Sky News' big interview with Benjamin Netanyahu fails to deliver. Plus the tech news outlets that fell for an AI writer.

ATO whistleblower Richard Boyle escapes jail time, but protections still fall short. A tragic youth suicide gets the full Courier-Mail treatment. Plus a retirement village so good it made the news.

Victoria's machete bins face scrutiny over their hefty price tag. Reporters urged to embrace the beauty of a one-sided story. Plus reports on refuelling anxiety are making headlines, but is this story running on empty?

Stand-up, stood down: ABC America's axing of Jimmy Kimmel underscores how media giants are bowing to the new America. Plus a tourism reporter showcases the whale-watching industry on 7 News, but who's paying for the splash?

Sky's latest opinion show 'Freya Fires Up' self-combusts after a controversial bacon incident. Nine Radio's silence on a scandal involving a key advertiser. Plus Spoof Goof: 'Planet America' mistakes a comedy video for news.

Kerry Stokes quits, amid planned merge with Southern Cross Media. Worried about misinformation? You're the problem, according to tech overlords. Kidman and Urban's divorce hasn't stopped press from going into overdrive.

Trump's involvement in the Gaza ceasefire deal coincides with the Nobel Peace Prize announcement. A top motoring journalist at The Australian with a car marketing side hustle. Plus proposed changes to Freedom of Information will result in less freedom for less information.

Donald Trump's attempt to neuter independent reporting at the Pentagon prompted a press walkout that didn't initially involve one Australian outlet. Plus a spectacular podcast bust-up between an ABC star and a co-host tied to Melbourne's underworld.

Albo's Trump success was a surprise for those who anticipated failure. A popular electronics company doing under the table deals with online reviewers. Plus a Swisse supplement story revealed to be a mea culpa to an unhappy advertiser.

News Corp's Back Australia campaign calls for a return to local manufacturing, yet some of its sponsors are decidedly offshore. Southern Cross Austereo using AI to source and script news. Plus 10 News+ minus 30 minutes.

New York's new millennial mayor turns the Big Apple into a Pinko-Lady, offering a masterclass in political campaigning in the twilight of traditional media. A technology journalist pinged for gaming gadget reviews that are undisclosed ads. Live-streaming giant Disney+ exploits a loophole allowing it to run gambling ads during live sport that others aren't allowed.

BBC backlash: As the BBC grapples with its Trump-editing scandal, the spotlight has also swung onto the ABC. But is the criticism fair?

A fake mosque proposal duped the media, exposing how little fact-checking was done. Satirical news site The Betoota Advocate laugh all the way to the bank with cheeky sponsored content. Thanks to eagle-eyed tipsters.

PM's breach of faith. ABC, Lattouf and lobbyists. Cricket's invisible winner. AI sexism.

Biden. Tucker and Putin. Bolt v Police. G-string g-up.

Barnaby's fall. Humanising war victims. Seven ignores Gap.

Taylor mania. Navalny's death. Buyback balls-up. Correcting The Australian.

Rolfe's media 'friend'. Gut balloon, Alleged kidnapping, Sky News kayfabe.

NRL's Vegas dazzle. Meta media 'war'. Four Corners 'hit job'.

Roxy's giveaway. ABC-Lattouf case. Bronwyn sorry, again.

Rudd Trumped. Spotlight on Auerbach. ABC's AFL rewind.

'Coke for comment'. Gaza aid workers. News gamification.

Bondi Junction attack. Bruce Lehrmann's defamation case against Network Ten fails as Judge finds 'Lehrmann raped Higgins'. Brumbies and the ABC.

Lehrmann fallout. Hugh Grant v Murdoch. Snowtown freedom?

Musk the villain. Trump's 'catch and kill'. AI news rip-off.

Not Russian spies. 'Migration Watch' unmasked. Rolling TV Coverage.

Furry fury. AI unmasked. AFR v Stokes. Sunrise vax scare.

Albo's eviction notice. Whistleblower jailed. Nine's cruise freebie.

Terror in the skies. Albo's 'new' jet. Nuclear Fantasy and Soggy Sunak.

Guilty Trump fallout. Criminal Court attacks. Aunty's Tingle tangle.

Costello's fall. Origin head knock. Radio replay.

Roxy's giveaway embarrassment. Far-right love. Oz's Hitler smear. 'Porn hooked' tribe.

Dutton's nuclear play. AFL kiss 'outrage'. Cheng Lei bullied.

Dutton Snapchat scandal. Assange - guilty but free. Biden horror.

The framing of Senator Payman. Free-to-air 'death spiral'. Tory bloodbath.

Trump shot at. Biden warnings. Hottest crim. Seven's satire and stars.

Trump and Murdoch. Anti-EV campaign. Amazon PR.

Gold medal junkets. Attacking Kamala Harris. Woodside PR.

Fake news sparks riots. Wrong Flag. Smut FM.

Olympic blow. Media terror rhetoric. Nuclear censorship. Autism lasers.

Gaza visa fight. Media mogul Musk. 'White powder' whispers. Promo whoops.

Harry 'doomsayer' Dent. ABC MD quits. political influencers.

Fordham breach. Barrier Reef: thriving or dying?. Gina Says.

Taking the piss. Media's gambling addiction. Grenfell fire culture war. Vale Tim Bowden.

Ten's tasteless "exclusive". Overdose of inaccuracy. Pet-eating debunked. Nine's unease as Sneesby exits. Presented by guest host Janine Perrett.

ABC accused of audio no-no. Ghost papers haunt regional towns. Murdoch "Succession". Presented by guest host Janine Perrett.

Supermarket rip-offs. Some Help from Tony. Al Fayed exposed. Deadly clickbait. Presented by guest host Janine Perrett.

October 7 one year on: the devastating impact of the Gaza war on journalism - reporters killed, foreign press blocked, and newsrooms bombed. Plus Seven's Rainmaker and Sky News Election Lie.

Hurricane Heroics. Gaza media bloodshed. EV backfire. John Laws quits again.

Cassie's big sell. Reporting from Lebanon. Royal Bait.

Billionaire Blunder. Israel strike kills three reporters. No, Harvey, No!

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?

Trump's triumph. Where is the outrage?. ACMA's KIIS.

Amsterdam riots. 2GB spears and fears. Coked up ACT.

Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok ban. Macca and Dick. ABC Radio upheaval.

Paul Barry is in the chair for the final time. We look back over Paul's time fronting Media Watch including his sacking in 2000 plus the big themes and changes in the media landscape since his return in 2013.

Clarke's tabloid turmoil; ChatGPT v journalism; AFR fooled. Presented by Paul Barry.

Alice Springs fury; Robodebt 'friendly media'.

Rate rise rumble; Lehrmann sues; Crypto coma; Google's bad Bard.

Can't rule out aliens!; Unhappy billionaire; Buy more ads!

Falconio misfire; Fox's Big Lie; Nurse's 'campaign of harassment'.

Super brawl; Triggered shock jocks; ABC's Veritas correction.

Super brawl; Triggered shock jocks; ABC's Veritas correction.

AUKUS raucous; The Barilaro tapes; Surviving the ads.

Minns wins; FOI fight; Putin's "body double"; Perth red faces.

Trump surrender; Seven's diet plug; Latham's latest disgrace.

News or Coles PR?; Media and privacy; Herald Sun 'misleading'.

Where's Lidia? Fox, lies and consequences; Warner's tabloid shame.

King Kyle's wedding; Sky News 'misleading'; Putin jails journalist; Nine's hommus knight.

King's coverage; MasterChef death; Sunrise stadium love; ScoMo's Maccas myth.

CNN hosts Trump; Qantas culls AFR; Reality TV "death".

ACA privacy breach; Digital media deaths; Stan Grant; Dairy spin.

Nine's Modi mania; Taser tragedy; Blayney family affair.

BRS - a media victory; Garlic kills COVID?; McGowan's farewell.

20 years after being found guilty of killing her four infant children, what role did the media play in Kathleen Folbigg's pardon? Along with: Peter Glesson returns & Philip Lowe's musical crime.

Leaks, privacy and the press - the media trial of Brittany Higgins and Bruce Lehrmann.

News values lost at sea; Probyn axed; Transgender TERF war.

Tyrrell leak; Seven 'baby killer'; Kooky Kennedy.

Voice ad anger; Nelly Yoa's return; Ashes prank.

The Sun v BBC; ABC's defo drama; Costly cock-up.

Too hot to deny; Sex book panic; Scenic sinks.

Lost at sea?; Seven's World Cup snub; Barbie mania; Tele's dead body shock.

Onya Sonia; ABC and Woodside; Football fever.

Marvelous Matildas; X kills Twitter; Kyle's indecency obsession; No ordinary renter.

Nine's terror scare; Sky hosts at war; Lehrmann's $6 million; AFR gotcha fails.

The truth is out there; Climate retraction; Mushroom mystery; Ticks and crosses.

Qantas crisis; Climate activists gagged; BBC wrong Guy.

Shock Front Page; A Current Affair Confessions; Watchdog slaps OZ; Qantas Re-Joyce.

A look at the Voice to parliament referendum, the social media campaigns, the latest polling and the quality of the media debate.

Murdoch Succession: Russell Brand reckoning: Karl's Uni failure.

Dictator Dan goes out a winner: Michael Pezzullo's bombshell texts: GB News presenter outrage.

ABC cops pressure; Nine's Block concerns; Kelly v academics.

Israel-Hamas war; No to Voice; ABC defames commando.

Fog of War: We look at coverage of the deadly hospital blast at the Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza which was initially reported as an Israeli air strike.

Lehrmann named; Billionaire Pratt; Putin's cardiac arrest; Ronaldo's 99 lashes.

Gaza War - 4 weeks on -- Reporters grapple with misinformation, disinformation and propaganda as they sift through what's true, what's legal and what's morally justified.

Optus Fail; Whales and windfarms; Microsoft's murder poll.

Studio 10 axed; Hamas hospital HQ; Dan Andrews golf ban.

Demonised detainees; ABC "betrayal"; Deepfake scams.

Seven's Lehrmann deal; Amazon's media blitz; From India with love.

Paul Barry looks at Nine's Cleo chequebook; The PM and the press; plus ABC funding boost.

Canberra convoy; Bread culture war; 2SM's missing 'vaccine'; Australian apology.

'Manchurian candidate'; AFR's beauty spot; Mysterious Milat t-shirt; Studio 10 f-bomb.

How Ukraine smashed Russia in the information war as Putin's brutal crackdown on Russia's free press is all but complete.

Floods, war and climate change; Albanese likes Howard; Petrol Peter.

Swindled; Reporter disgrace; Local news copy and paste; Russian bravery.

No woke bloke; Russia's lies; Integrity for sale; Cat tale.

Ben Roberts-Smith trial; Budget flogging; Cheng Lei hearing.

Campaign ahoy; PM's past; 'Rain bomb'.

COVID-19 hits the Labor campaign bus sending Anthony Albanese into isolation; Media celebrate Anthony Albanese's stand in; Election debates; The heroic flood rescue story that didn't happen; Plus Adelaide TV viewers furious.

Opinion polls - can we trust them?; Independent candidates; Putin dying?

Campaign gotchas; Election ads; Seven's wrong man; Qantas hype.

Teal threat; Katherine Deves and trans sport; Campaign capers.

Anthony Albanese becomes Australia's 31st Prime Minister following a turbulent 6-week campaign. We dissect the media's coverage and behaviour and whether it swayed the final result.

Dutton makeover; 60 Minutes censored; ABC complaints.

ABC's photo fumble; School violence threat; China's Pacific push; Roo where? Presented by guest host Andy Park.

Why 60 Minutes' expose into the cosmetic industry is a win for journalism, the betting company seducing high profile reporters, and is Piers Morgan's new show an expensive flop? Presented by guest host Janine Perrett.

Age betting apology; Rebel and the SMH; Langer to politics?; Kardashian prank.

Lisa's Logie lashing; Anti-ageing breakthrough?; Canavan's slogans.

Qantas PR; Assange extradition; Tele's wrong Dulhunty; Prime7 anger.

Kyrgios coverage; Chelmsford defamation; Collaery's case dropped; Boris' demise.

COVID 'backflip'; ACA ambush; Abortion 'hoax'; AFR Stoked.

Boat bombshell; The Julie Bishop show; Taliban media assault; Free footy?

Ricky's rumble; Deaths in custody; Developer PR; Catnapping caper.

Albo's honeymoon; Better than water; COVID origin solved?; Price of fake news.

Samsung junket; FitzSimons and Price; ABC skips Tavistock; Offshore wind.

Morrison's secret ministries; Massoud defo; Dragon overkill; Grand final leaks.

Conflict Island threat; Crikey v Murdoch; Bad joke.

Dawson verdict; Teal tax; Mould dementia; Cocaine Cassie.

Queen's death; Wrong man; Kumanjayi Walker inquest.

AFL race bombshell; Hating Meghan Markle; Climate case debunked?

Seven's chequebook award; Kyle's poxy mouth; Media kill tax; China coup?

Bombers' religion; Nine's Bali bombing buzz; Andrew O'Keefe's rehab; Wrong chopper.

ACON and the ABC; Court report shocker.

UK PM - who's next?; Lehrmann trial; Hobart Mercury; Chris Kenny's sparkler.

Lehrmann jury discharged; Media gambling; Dr Teo media war.

Herald Sun v Dan Andrews; Peter Gleeson scandal; Chief Twit.

Fugitive found (again); FTX crypto crash; Murdoch dumps Trump.

Not a Russian missile; World Cup media; Trump's rerun.

Dan v the media; friendlyjordies fire; Russian media dissent?

Bill Spedding's 'terrible nightmare'; Morrison's media blame; 'Droughts and flooding rains'.

Philip Lowe's bad year; Lehrmann trial fallout; Kate Ritchie slams the Daily Mail. (Final for 2022)

How the ABC stuffed up Australia Day, Australia's rudest columnist gets zapped and inspiring stories of weight loss, but reader beware.

Kelly world; Google news war; ABC / Nine defamation.

Mums cancelled?; Tabloid treatment; Fox News defamation.

Vaccine pitch; Facebook's blackout; Bolt's Cooked complaint.

Facebook pay; Deflect and reject.

Christian Porter has denied an allegation outlined in an anonymous letter that he raped a woman in 1988. Has the media coverage been reckless or reasonable? Is it trial by media? Would an inquiry throw light on what happened?

Royal 'bombshell'; Lawless John Laws; Journalist F; Copyright Affair; Porter sues ABC.

Porter v ABC; Sexy snaps; Racist comment; Demon clickbait.

Triple M shockers; Jeremy Cordeaux axed; ACA - not the full story; Morrow's mistake.

Vaccine scaremongering; Mal's discontent; Holy Aunty!; Terrorist propaganda.

Twerked off; Ben Roberts-Smith v Nine; Fairy bread fake; Reporters under fire.

Royal twaddle ; Latham's playbook ; The housing game.

Secret prince? ; India's COVID censorship ; NY Post lie ; Farewell Phil.

India jail threat; Telegraph mistake; Health inquiry ignored; Motherly mistake.

COVID patient named; China's 'Virus Warfare'; Gaza media targeted; V'landys v ABC.

COVID nonsense; Herald Sun says No; Collaery's secret trial; BBC Diana scandal.

ABC Porter defence; ABC QAnon; Jones' old tricks; Mice march?

For the next nine weeks, an epic battle will be fought in the Federal Court as Australia's most decorated soldier sues Nine Newspapers after claiming he committed six murders in Afghanistan. Why Clive Palmer's latest radio ads were pulled off air. Plus how a negative story about Harvey Norman disappeared from News Corp websites.

Friendlyjordies arrest; Dark Emu debate; Tackling mistruths; Ronaldo Coke fizzer.

COVID shutdown; Chinese defector?; China media strike; WHO booze ban.

Vaccine beat ups; COVID driver; Local news cuts.

Pfizer spin; UNESCO, the reef and China; Shock jock coup; Choc top media.

Hopkins cancelled; Dangerous and misleading; Albo's secret trip.

Palaszczuk's Olympic storm; ScoMo's 'sorry'; Who's interview?; Anti-sex Olympics.

Olympic hurdles; Craig Kelly falsehoods; Greyhound mystery.

Bol's 'refugee camp'; Vax push; List of shame; Mafia misfire. With guest host Jeremy Fernandez.

Costly tweet; Clive's campaign; Q+A 'code red'; Paramount spruik. Guest host Janine Perrett brings you a fearless critique of the week's journalism.

Taliban media; COVID curfew; Pub COVID shamed; Page 3 girls; Tabloid Tinder trick. Presented by guest host Janine Perrett.

 Paul Barry returns to present MW after his enforced break.Wrong explosion; ABC Ghost Train review; Brands v brands.

COVID 'actors'; The Australian's transgender coverage; Hadley's apology; Sky's fake guest?

Climate conversion?; Seven's red card; IPA data flawed; Unmasked.

Sub shock; Markle-fest; Piers goes global; Stefanovic storm-off.

Protesters v reporters; Unravel Juanita; ABC racism doco.

Gladys out; Jessica and Pauline; Wrong driver; Brexit Britain.

Gabby Petito obsession; 'Coward's palace'; Reignite Aunty; Victory for justice.

ScoMo campaign; Sex-hypocrisy; Who mag fibs.

Paine's downfall; Alzheimer's 'breakthroughs'; Adele drama.

Jenkins review; November Platoon; Seven's McAd; Credlin - Apology of the Year. (Final for 2021)

Media Watch returns for a new season in 2020. In a special episode Denial and deflection, Paul Barry examines how News Corp's star commentators covered Australia's bushfire emergency.

Coronavirus fake news; Media trust; NW mag unchecked; Taylor whodunnit unsolved. Presented by Paul Barry.

Coronavirus panic; Super yacht dud; Nine loves Costco; ABC raids found lawful. Presented by Paul Barry.

Sorry Bolt; ABC exclusive dropped; Fake farming crisis; Media tricked. Presented by Paul Barry.

Viral panic; Bettina Arndt condemned; IPA v ABC; Today's red faces.

Toilet paper panic; Vale AAP; Trolls exposed; Climate myth busting. Presented by Paul Barry.

Paul Barry looks at the leading media issues of the week including COVID-19 hits the media, tabloid tactics, and Grimshaw gossip.

Australia shutdown: Fake news, conspiracy theories, calls to stay calm. How can the media help contain the deadly spread?

Paul Barry examines some of the media issues of the week including social distancing shaming, media corona casualties and corona cliche.

Paul Barry examines some of the media issues of the week including lockdown lifting, the media is hurting, plus sports and entertainment rewind.

The ABC has been condemned for leading a witch hunt against George Pell. So, how does its coverage stack up against that charge?

Stokes blackout; Hydroxychloroquine disappoints; 5G kills plants; Karl's hypocrisy.

Virus lab theory; Palaszczuk's fake jab; Palmer's drug blitz. Presented by Paul Barry.

Paul Barry looks into some of the big media issues of the week - Laidley arrest, Wuhan lab dossier, plus Hadley's remorse.

Exit Alan Jones; Bauer's brutal cull; plus Ruby Princess inquiry.

Nine's Palm Island investigation; Hyped vaccine news; Big W's big ad.

News Corp kills ink; Harry's housing calls; Good grief.

A Media Watch special on the protests, riots and social unrest in America. What role has President Trump played in spreading hatred of the media? And why have so many reporters been targeted, attacked or arrested by police?

Lacking diversity; Secret trial; Darwin barney.

Today Show ethics; Maria Ressa interview; Bauer's fire sale.

250 jobs cut and programs axed as the ABC deals with a funding shortfall and a five-year digital plan. Paul Barry examines what the latest round of cuts mean for the ABC and its audience.

ABC raids update; Hong Kong censorship; West Australian sorry; Chess beat-up.

Victoria virus; Hanson dumped; By-election scorcher; Al Jazeera Malaysia. Presented by Paul Barry.

Today Show 'whack jobs'; Falconio Murder; Fake Tiger King.

Online abuse; Perth's media mayor; Magazine cull continues; Zodiac fake news.

Named and shamed; Defamation hopes; Cancel culture cooked.

Pandemic misfire; Mystery COVID modelling; AFL reporter benched; Devine defamation.

Ruby Princess and the ABC; The West's pest; Kamala cartoon; TV diversity; Women's Weekly fail.

Vaccine spin; Stokes, Basil and the West; Local news; Game over; Alberici and the ABC.

Peter Foster sting; Making big tech pay; Ita on line 2; Daily Mail beat-up; 'Learnings'.

The fake news scandal at Nine Entertainment's Domain website. Minister's downfall. Arson debunked. Plus Facebook's tantrum over paying for news.

China escape; Online polls gamed; Ten News axed; ABC goodbyes.

Snake fakes; #DictatorDan campaign; Sydney Olympics; Press Council offence; Devine apology.

Trump's tricks: 'Delusional' Karen; Podcast peril; Domain caught again; Border Watch returns. Presented by Paul Barry.

Trump's diagnosis; Body language experts; ABC muzzled?; Is this an ad?

Seven sorry; Hydroxy spurned; ScoMo's spin; New name, same rubbish.

Rudd's crusade; Reef story missing; ACA sued; Drug hot spots; Charges dropped.

Biden's victory: What happened to the Biden landslide? Why were the polls wrong again? Has Fox News changed its tune on the 45th president?

The backlash over Four Corners' expose on ministers' sex lives. ABC journalist and NT Chief Minister's wife, can Kristy O'Brien juggle the two roles? Media reluctant to name retailer Harvey Norman for winning a Shonky Award.

War crime allegations; Smear war; Princess Di and the BBC.

Premier v press; Picture perfect PM; A victory for truth.

Media Watch returns for a new year observing and providing fearless critique of the media. First up tonight: media companies oppose draft laws; Muslim fashion outrage; Nine News for sale.

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

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

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

A Sunrise to forget; Labor's Tax Storm; Fake Sydney property story exposes media; Daily Mail's African gang obsession; Old footage used in Tathra fire coverage.

Final for 2018

Australia's leading forum for media analysis and comment returns for 2017, presented by one of Australia's most respected journalists Paul Barry.

This week on Media Watch: Reporting on terror raids; Abbott speaks and media repeats; Goodbye to a veteran.

Identity theft; A correction saved their bacon; Applying the common sense rule; Actions speak louder than words; Good journalism is never risk free

Media circus over a non-story; Public vs Private: Channel 7 not guilty; Much Ado About Nothing; A Serious Mistake

Graphic errors; 2UE's new mission statement

Adding insult to injury; Foot in the hospital door journalism; Playing the media

The Asylum Sneakers that weren't; Lawsie fails his eye test; Read it and weep; Spider bait

Discontinuous News; A well-tried gimmick; Nice Drive, if you can get it; It's WIN WIN for WIN

No-one's listening; Balancing a hot debate