Paul Barry
Media Watch (1989)
2009
An Australian media analysis television program currently focusing on critiquing the Australian media.
Released May 8, 1989
Episode 15 min
10+
S22E1 - Episode 1
Automation Not a Sensation Plastic Too Fantastic (Part two) Thou Shalt Not Plagiarise Tacky Tribute
Feb. 9, 2009, midnight
S22E2 - Episode 2
Reporting the Bushfires Seven's "Call for Calm" Opinion or Hate-Mongering?
Feb. 16, 2009, midnight
S22E3 - Episode 3
ABC Oversells Young Australian of the Year Smeared Beat Up Opportunity "Seized" Bowled Over
Feb. 23, 2009, midnight
S22E4 - Episode 4
Bonsai Muddle;Not So Happy Snap; Reporting the Bushfires (Part 2); How Not To Bring Up Baby; Cat Takes a Ride
March 2, 2009, midnight
S22E5 - Episode 5
Taking The Wrong Road; Gratuitous Posting; Project Logies; A Dog of a Yarn; Partial Reporting
March 9, 2009, midnight
S22E6 - Episode 6
Women's Glib; Hypocrisy Unlimited; Go Sea Eagles. Go Nine; Lock, Stock and Airfares
March 16, 2009, midnight
S22E7 - Episode 7
Tabloid Trading
March 23, 2009, midnight
S22E8 - Episode 8
Under The Weather; Santa’s Late Delivery; Freedom of Information; Chinese Whispers; Chairman Ron (again); What’s In a Name
March 30, 2009, midnight
S22E9 - Episode 9
Yesterday’s News; Mugged By The Media; Gambling On The Stats; Who’s The Gawker?
April 6, 2009, midnight
S22E10 - Episode 10
Flinders Ranges Move West; It’s Just Not Cricket; Slow Learners; Making Ads Fun; Automation Sensation Hits Sydney
April 13, 2009, midnight
S22E11 - Episode 11
Badge of Honour; Yours Not So Sincerely; Shark Danger Non Alert; Project 8; Another Badge of Honour
April 20, 2009, midnight
S22E12 - Episode 12
SBS News' Technical Woes; The Problem With “Illegals”; Popoff Pops Up Again; Val and Macca’s Chats
April 27, 2009, midnight
S22E13 - Episode 13
Swine Flu Fever; Four Corners and the Phuong Ngo Case
May 4, 2009, midnight
S22E14 - Episode 14
Eighties Pop Band Rules Fiji; Messing With Missiles; Karl’s Crystal Ball; Suspect Revelation; Bikie Exclusive or Bikie Porky?
May 11, 2009, midnight
S22E15 - Episode 15
A Croc of Priorities; Calling From the Sidelines; Sour Dealings; Where's My Autocue?
May 18, 2009, midnight
S22E16 - Episode 16
Dust Storm Heads West; Jazzi No; All Aboard The Gravox Train; PM's Trail Goes Cold; Alan's Missing Questions
May 25, 2009, midnight
S22E17 - Episode 17
Barrie’s Sunday Morning Rap; Regional "Churnalism"; Aussie Travellers Beware; Private Account Goes Public; Want Longer Lasting... Interview? Call Kyle and Jackie O
June 1, 2009, midnight
S22E18 - Episode 18
A Baby Worth Clicking On; Daily Mercury's Snazzy Headlines; Spider-Ad; How Do You Air A Bad Joke?
June 8, 2009, midnight
S22E19 - Episode 19
Armed Dingo; There's No Other Store; Spruiking The Punt; Hinch's Hunch; Reshuffle Muddle
June 15, 2009, midnight
S22E20 - Episode 20
Fed Up Flu; Inappropriate Match Up; A Nation of Pot Heads?; Underbelly Overkill; Hello Madonna... Are you there?; Fake Email Train
June 22, 2009, midnight
S22E21 - Episode 21
Journalists and Their Sources; One Death Too Many
June 29, 2009, midnight
S22E22 - Episode 22
A Super Problem; Tennis, Lies and Videotape; Reporting Michael Jackson's Death
July 6, 2009, midnight
S22E23 - Episode 23
A Chequered Career; The Perils of Facebook; The ABC of Logos; Not So Happy Aussies; Dangers of Recycling
July 13, 2009, midnight
S22E24 - Episode 24
The Daily Telegraph's Poh-llercoaster; Making Mincemeat of Media Patsies; The Sums of Swine Flu; A Squabble over Squatting
July 20, 2009, midnight
S22E25 - Episode 25
It's All In the Stars; Moon Walkers Mix-Up; Terrorist Attack, Hoax or Unexploded Bomb?; Pursuing the Victim; Undiplomatic Sound Bite; "Dirty Little Secrets"
July 27, 2009, midnight
S22E26 - Episode 26
Fun - Kyle and Jackie O Style; Old Laws Rewritten
Aug. 3, 2009, midnight
S22E27 - Episode 27
Joke or Impertinence?; Late Edition Arrives Early; Journalists and Their Sources (part 2); TEN's Real Estate Trifecta
Aug. 10, 2009, midnight
S22E28 - Episode 28
The Right Priorities; Paying to Clear A Name - Again; Gusmao v The ABC; Behind The News Is Ahead Of The Times
Aug. 17, 2009, midnight
S22E29 - Episode 29
Welles Or-Well; Censorship or Common Sense?; Jetstar Stars on Seven; Con's Conflict
Aug. 24, 2009, midnight
S22E30 - Episode 30
Dan's Hair Suit; Who is Winnie Nelson?; Rumour-Fuelled Ratings Chase; Aboard the Gastric Band-wagon; Front Page Exploitation; Kevin's 'impeachable' sources
Aug. 31, 2009, midnight
S22E31 - Episode 31
Who Found Tim Holding?; Private Life or Public Scandal?; The Media in Mullumbimby
Sept. 7, 2009, midnight
S22E32 - Episode 32
Massaging the Headlines; Left and Right of the ABC; Saying Sorry Twice Over; Juvenile Injustice; Geography Lessons Needed
Sept. 14, 2009, midnight
S22E33 - Episode 33
Giving the PM a Bad Rep; Hot On The Trail; It Looks Like An Ad... But Is It?; Who's The Monkey?
Sept. 21, 2009, midnight
S22E34 - Episode 34
Getting High on the Numbers; Boasting Bludger or Gullible Prey?; Deception Detection Deficiency; Florid Mathematics
Sept. 28, 2009, midnight
S22E35 - Episode 35
Saucy Cover; Embedding in Afghanistan; Flashy Promo; Advanced Spin... Yeah Yeah!
Oct. 5, 2009, midnight
S22E36 - Episode 36
Unwanted PET; Kim Jong the Second; What's In a Draft Code?; Heard the One about the Woman Driver?; Too-confronting Art
Oct. 12, 2009, midnight
S22E37 - Episode 37
Breakfast Wind-Up; End Of The Free Ride
Oct. 19, 2009, midnight
S22E38 - Episode 38
Welfare and Refugees; Regional Dis-Content
Oct. 26, 2009, midnight
S22E39 - Episode 39
Supercilious, Moi?; Mistaken Identity All Round; Nine Delivers A Shock; The "Publishers' Poodle" Bites
Nov. 2, 2009, midnight
S22E40 - Episode 40
Where's the Weather?; Building The Pay Wall; Mystery Punter A Hoaxer; Loveless Fake Attracts the Media; Daily Tele Pwned!
Nov. 9, 2009, midnight
ABC (AU)
15 min/ep
15 min
May 8, 1989
May 12, 2025, midnight
Returning Series
TV-PG / 10+
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