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