Automation Not a Sensation Plastic Too Fantastic (Part two) Thou Shalt Not Plagiarise Tacky Tribute
Reporting the Bushfires Seven's "Call for Calm" Opinion or Hate-Mongering?
ABC Oversells Young Australian of the Year Smeared Beat Up Opportunity "Seized" Bowled Over
Bonsai Muddle;Not So Happy Snap; Reporting the Bushfires (Part 2); How Not To Bring Up Baby; Cat Takes a Ride
Taking The Wrong Road; Gratuitous Posting; Project Logies; A Dog of a Yarn; Partial Reporting
Women's Glib; Hypocrisy Unlimited; Go Sea Eagles. Go Nine; Lock, Stock and Airfares
Tabloid Trading
Under The Weather; Santa’s Late Delivery; Freedom of Information; Chinese Whispers; Chairman Ron (again); What’s In a Name
Yesterday’s News; Mugged By The Media; Gambling On The Stats; Who’s The Gawker?
Flinders Ranges Move West; It’s Just Not Cricket; Slow Learners; Making Ads Fun; Automation Sensation Hits Sydney
Badge of Honour; Yours Not So Sincerely; Shark Danger Non Alert; Project 8; Another Badge of Honour
SBS News' Technical Woes; The Problem With “Illegals”; Popoff Pops Up Again; Val and Macca’s Chats
Swine Flu Fever; Four Corners and the Phuong Ngo Case
A retrospective featuring the best, funniest and most important moments over the program's colourful history over two decades.
Eighties Pop Band Rules Fiji; Messing With Missiles; Karl’s Crystal Ball; Suspect Revelation; Bikie Exclusive or Bikie Porky?
A Croc of Priorities; Calling From the Sidelines; Sour Dealings; Where's My Autocue?
Dust Storm Heads West; Jazzi No; All Aboard The Gravox Train; PM's Trail Goes Cold; Alan's Missing Questions
Barrie’s Sunday Morning Rap; Regional "Churnalism"; Aussie Travellers Beware; Private Account Goes Public; Want Longer Lasting... Interview? Call Kyle and Jackie O
A Baby Worth Clicking On; Daily Mercury's Snazzy Headlines; Spider-Ad; How Do You Air A Bad Joke?
Armed Dingo; There's No Other Store; Spruiking The Punt; Hinch's Hunch; Reshuffle Muddle
Fed Up Flu; Inappropriate Match Up; A Nation of Pot Heads?; Underbelly Overkill; Hello Madonna... Are you there?; Fake Email Train
Journalists and Their Sources; One Death Too Many
A Super Problem; Tennis, Lies and Videotape; Reporting Michael Jackson's Death
A Chequered Career; The Perils of Facebook; The ABC of Logos; Not So Happy Aussies; Dangers of Recycling
The Daily Telegraph's Poh-llercoaster; Making Mincemeat of Media Patsies; The Sums of Swine Flu; A Squabble over Squatting
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"
Fun - Kyle and Jackie O Style; Old Laws Rewritten
Joke or Impertinence?; Late Edition Arrives Early; Journalists and Their Sources (part 2); TEN's Real Estate Trifecta
The Right Priorities; Paying to Clear A Name - Again; Gusmao v The ABC; Behind The News Is Ahead Of The Times
Welles Or-Well; Censorship or Common Sense?; Jetstar Stars on Seven; Con's Conflict
Dan's Hair Suit; Who is Winnie Nelson?; Rumour-Fuelled Ratings Chase; Aboard the Gastric Band-wagon; Front Page Exploitation; Kevin's 'impeachable' sources
Who Found Tim Holding?; Private Life or Public Scandal?; The Media in Mullumbimby
Massaging the Headlines; Left and Right of the ABC; Saying Sorry Twice Over; Juvenile Injustice; Geography Lessons Needed
Giving the PM a Bad Rep; Hot On The Trail; It Looks Like An Ad... But Is It?; Who's The Monkey?
Getting High on the Numbers; Boasting Bludger or Gullible Prey?; Deception Detection Deficiency; Florid Mathematics
Saucy Cover; Embedding in Afghanistan; Flashy Promo; Advanced Spin... Yeah Yeah!
Unwanted PET; Kim Jong the Second; What's In a Draft Code?; Heard the One about the Woman Driver?; Too-confronting Art
Breakfast Wind-Up; End Of The Free Ride
Welfare and Refugees; Regional Dis-Content
Supercilious, Moi?; Mistaken Identity All Round; Nine Delivers A Shock; The "Publishers' Poodle" Bites
Where's the Weather?; Building The Pay Wall; Mystery Punter A Hoaxer; Loveless Fake Attracts the Media; Daily Tele Pwned!
Lord of the Airwaves; Spinning the Science; "Absolutely" Front Page News
The Shrinking Environmental Disaster; When The Quote Fits; Regrets, Seven Has Few; On the Lap-Bandwagon
Eddie Skates On Thin Ice; Producers Demand More Australian Content; Incredible Find, Credibility Questioned; When Another Quote Fits
What The Puck?; Elementary Mistake Serial Prest; Miffed Minister's Gag; Passport To Identity Theft; Locked, Loaded and Wrong
On 2SM Things "Not OK"; Identity Fully Revealed; Pot Holes in Crack Alley
From Victim to Hussy; Bet It's An Ad; Punting on the TAB
Talking Tuckey; The Australian v Victoria Police; In Search of Zahir Khan
Democracy Alan Jones Style; Trial by Television; Too Much Truth; SBS's Inconvenient Untruth
Will The Tablet Cure Newspapers' Ills?
Sacrificing the language; Prime Minister Rudd AND Robb; Mayoists on the Midday Report; Privacy breach jeopardises a man's safety; Media targets drive-by family; Just doing my job, mate
Mr Actor not Mr Asia; Media Access and Afghanistan; A Lesson in Facebook Friends; Nine Cameraman Update
The Eyjafjallajökull challenge; Fake Transfer; Aunty Advertorial?; The Death of Carl Williams [REDACTED]...
Possum Pie on MTR; Volcanoes v Humans; Media Slugfest Over Storm Mess; Honourable Mention
Unsporting Commentary on the ABC's Grandstand; Over The Cutting Edge; Smoking Out The Spin; News Bites Watchdog
When The Boat Comes In; Veiled Censorship; Cholera Tourer; Copy-Cat Copy-Editor...; Media Watcher Mea Culpa; Here Come De Fudge...
Seven Goes Public on the Private; Advertiser by Name, Advertiser by Nature; And The Mortal Of The Story Is...
A Recipe for Self Promotion; Old News is Cheap News, No News is Cheaper; Regional Dis-Content Redux; Journos: Take Heart and Swallow the Advice; Ask No Questions, Tell No Lies
- 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
- 2UE’s new mission statement - Graphic Errors
- 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
- An Australia Day beat up - Not all things good in moderation - Tragedy made worse by insensitive media
- ABC calendar confusion - Unfair shake of the source-bottle?
- An intimate proposal - Toasting the marshmallow - Desperate for any angle - A numbers game
- The no-name game - Credit where credit's due
- February fumbles - Gillard shows off her new Carr - Regulating all with one
- You can't lose what you never had - ABC News 24 signing out - Sticking it to the squillionaires
- Jonesing for the truth, What's in a name? - Own the paper, own the message
- Forbidden fruit tempts ABC News Breakfast - How 60 Minutes and Sunday Night covered the PIP scandal
- When the pictures don't fit the story - A war of words over piracy
Will the citizens of Melbourne pay three dollars a week to read stories online about crime and the footy? Paying for News Ltd, a Media Watch special.
Sorry; Sorry, sort of; False balance leads to confusion
Recording Mr Jones
Same facts, different spin; The speech that burst the press gallery's bubble; A private dispute turned national spectacular
The rise of the personal blogger
Silly sausage; Reporting the bare essentials; Tom Everywhere.com
Bully in the naughty corner; Sub-standard facts; Taking instruction literally; Outsourcing the front page
Bringing you the big news! News values, priorities and politics Don't croc the boat
Longing for a new idea SMH, please explain Yes or no, Minister? Media woes have a silver lining...for PR 2012: A year for media apologies, minus one Good joke, bad joke
(Not always) first on Nine; The perils of speed before accuracy; An unfortunate error; A lesson in impartiality?
Push from the past; A lot of hot air over a non story; Christmas cash hand out that wasn't; News gets named
The vain blame game; You wouldn't Tweet about it; Tragedy on Highway One; The Rhino Hide Award
Royally missing the point; Punting on pollies, popes and pushbikes; The pull of poll stories
Vis-a-visa; No brainer; Small but perfectly formed?; The Grauniad down under; Senator Hanson-Young v Ray Hadley; Vale Peter Harvey
Send in the clowns; the difference between advocacy analysis
Sober and disciplined discussion; Sober and disciplined reporting
Sources, spills, and strategies.
Graphics not winning; The art of diplomatic disclosure, Is this clearly an ad? You decide.
Nine takes a punt on Tom; Protecting the famous.
The detail is in the punctuation; The unwritten rule of the drop; The perils of parking; Correction
Bypassing the gatekeepers; Full interview: Charles Feldman; Full interview: Kate Lundy; Full interview: Peter Chen; Full interview: Andrew Leigh
You Tweet, I follow; Editors' decisions revolve around The Sun
A tale of two Malabars; Those pesky subs; Sorry, Tim; Left v right v right v wrong
Tough or puff; A question of declaration; The reluctant clarification.
A voice from a bygone age; Taking care of business; Wrong choice on mortgage news.
Promoting propaganda v public interest; Disclosing the funding of think tanks.
The passing of Mr Yunupingu; Tripped up by Twitter; WIN TV's snub to the ACMA
The art of deflecting blame; Fairfax sends jobs off shore; Mean new digital world for freelancers
Duped by Diego; ACMA v Southern Cross Austereo; Hot air stoking the climate change 'debate'
The good, the bad and the end of an era: After five and a half years, tonight is Jonathan's last time in the Media Watch chair. So in this episode, he looks back, and looks forward at the good and the bad.
Political discourse takes a dive; Rupert revealed on a leaked tape
Desperately searching for a story; The sad story of Adam Salter; The cook, the critic, and that review.
Tough times turning news into PR.
The story of our times the Government doesn't want told; Scary, toxic beatup
One voice, many mastheads; Persistence pays off; harmless enough or devaluing the brand; Money talks and sometimes it says no
Facts, lies, and checking; The Tele nails its colours to its masthead; Howzat! Tampering claims hit for six.
- Big, bad Bob goes off the dial for good - Fat blasting undies, or are they?
Ruper tweets, the Tele repeats
Non facts and figures; Puff over substance.
Wendell the croc wins again; The final Tele tally; The ad that didn't get up; The award goes to...
Media Watch doesn't get the joke; Personal and unnecessarily vicious; Shield laws up but not quite there yet.
A real scoop or just hot air; Bike bashing at the Daily Telegraph
The truth is out there; Rubbish in, rubbish out.
Unfortunate ad placement; Case of the phantom bit; The ACMA tries to bite but has no teeth
ACA plays the sick trick; Slow news day; Over exposure doesn't pay
Poor choice for a lead story; How the Tele trashed a victim's reputation; ACA plays the sick trick pt 2
Facts abducted by aliens at NT News;The ACMA and its missing teeth
Every picture tells a story, sometimes the wrong one; Republishing slurs could be expensive
TT raises the ire of judge; Catalyst challenges the mainstream
Not quite Schapelle; The Booze Brother; Stopping the quotes
Spies, sleaze, and salaries. What does the public have a right to know?
The danger of holding powerful to account; Truth, trust, and treachery
Farewell to a Media Watch favourite; The long walk to parole; Tabloids cross the headline
Clicks, cats, and crazy headlines - 31 reasons why newspapers are fighting for their lives as click-bait lures readers and advertisers online.
Sweet deal; Media Watch responds to the Australian
The Tele slips on Slipper; Attacks get personal; Harnessing a horror story
An alarming story; Chris Kenny v The Chaser - an update; Sorry John; Hinch defiant
Tabloid TV and Taskforce Takeback In the world of tabloid TV all sorts of accusations can be thrown around quite safely because the people they pick on typically have no power to fight back. Will the ABC apologise to Bolt? After comments on last Monday's Q&A, Marcia Langton says Andrew Bolt is not a racist. But will the ABC apologise anyway? Sorry, John - an update Last week Media Watch looked at some selective editing of a letter to the editor by The Australian. This week we bring an update.
March in March coverage pleases no one Why nobody is happy with the media coverage of the March in March. Spot the spoof Facts go missing in the reporting of the missing Malaysian Airline MH370. A Syrian homecoming What the Good Weekend did not reveal in its story about a young woman travelling to Syria to see her father.
Hottay mallottay! Australian Flt Lieutenant Russell Adams has become an internet sensation after his media briefings on the search for MH370 have been broadcast worldwide. Peter Greste trial update As Peter Greste nears 100 days in jail, he’s back in court in Cairo. Will the PM's plea to have him released see him set free? Message derailed by a row A "train wreck" interview with John Pilger on 666 ABC Canberra, means listeners are still none the wiser about why they need to see the film 'Utopia' Blast from the past The Daily Telegraph lifts quotes from an article in The Age published in 2012.
Playing the April Fool Did this April fools prank snare a high profile victim? Herald Sun in hot water There have been criminal charges and suppression orders as the Herald Sun tangles with Victoria Police. When sex trumps sport A letter to a magazine editor from a young female surfer, raises the issue of sexism in sport, again. What's going wrong with Channel Ten? Its share price is falling and its ratings are the lowest they've been, so what is going wrong at Channel Ten?
Is anybody home? The Australian takes its time to correct two headline typos. Chequebook journalism lacks credibility Channel Ten paid for an interview with convicted drug smuggler Renae Lawrence and the content appears to lack credibility. Tough times for Ten Part two of a look at what is going wrong with Channel Ten. Blasts from the past keep coming Two weeks ago Media Watch looked at a case of plagiarism. But it was only the tip of the iceberg.
Advertising goes native The brave new world of ads as news, or should that be news as ads? Can you even tell the difference? And is that the point?
Not so total recall Someone pressed the wrong button at the AFR, with disastrous results. Royal flush The royal circus came to town, with enough photo spreads, fashion commentary and fanfare to last a lifetime. But what stories were pushed out of the spotlight as a result? The long road to press freedom in China Despite some headway, there's still a long way to go when it comes to press freedom in China.
Found, not found, found again...ok, maybe not With almost nothing to come from the search for missing flight 370, media are clutching at straws, regardless of veracity. Budget blues Announcement of a possible deficit levy has divided some commentators over whether a promise has been broken.
Photo rights pack a punch News Corp paid around $200,000 for the photos of the Packer-Gyngell punch up. Did it get its money worth? The future for Fairfax photographers What will happen if Fairfax goes ahead and lays off 30 of its 40 photographers? A very public savaging A public feud has erupted between 2GB's Ray Hadley and the Daily Telegraph's Josh Massoud. But is there more to it than meets the eye? Photo Gallery A selection of images by photographers: Tamara Dean, Nick Moir, Anthony Johnson and Janie Barrett.
Spinning the budget: The budget 2014: A fiscal repair job or bunch of broken promises? That depends on where you get your coverage from and who your friends are.
Week of the wink It was an almost "wink and you miss it" moment, but it set the media on fire. Front pages fuel flames In a week where the Prime Minister plummeted in the polls, The Daily Telegraph distracted its readers with ferals and slackers. Wake Up put to sleep Channel Ten has axed Wake Up, and three news bulletins and replaced them with repeats of Bold and the Beautiful and cooking shows. So what next for the network?
Courting the crims Why does the media love glamorising known criminals, like Roger Rogerson, Mick Gatto and Jordan Belfort? Parking inspector story lacks facts A story in news.com.au about 'heartless parking inspectors' lacked one crucial detail: verification. Empire strikes back News Corp was quick to respond to a very candid interview with ex News Boss Ken Cowley in the Weekend AFR.
Comedy of errors The ABC's apology to Chris Kenny was a comedy of errors that is no laughing matter. A fishy tale A story about a dead dolphin smells a bit fishy. Wolf in sheep's clothing Setting the record straight about what the Wolf of Wall Street really owes investors.
The rush to publish first causes pain; ABC board politics; The news that isn't
Rage against riders; Spectator not so victorious; Secrecy on the high seas; Finding a silver lining
Sorry is the hardest word It's taken The Courier-Mail and Gold Coast Bulletin, three years to apologise for a front page story that alleged a murder victim was a pedophile. Copy cats caught red handed Despite settling a dispute with News Corp Australia, Daily Mail Australia is still borrowing heavily from its competitors. Today time warp Two time zones and a breaking story caused some confusion for Queensland viewers of Today and Sunrise.
Public interest or sales ploy? The Courier-Mail says its front page story on Nigel Baden-Clay is in the public interest. But his family believe it is just a cynical exercise to sell papers. Million dollar dud? The West Australian newspaper is giving away a million dollars during Million Dollar Month! Or is it? Fairfax swings the axe again Fairfax announces cuts to regional papers in the NSW Riverina, with three photographers, two reporters and all eight sub editors to go.
Murdoch tweets and Australia repeats; Alan Jones shakes up Queensland
Battle of the siege specials; Governing Australia in the age of Twitter; A badly timed poll
Early deadlines lead to missing stories; Journalists on junkets; Turbine torture: do wind farms make you sick?
Bias in the eye of the beholder; Biscuit birthday bonanza
ABC News goes Mad as Hell; Data retention v media freedom; More wind from The Australian
Bust up or beat up?; The missing tale of political biffo; A marriage of convenience
Hockey, Fairfax and the right to sue; How the media fell for Belle; A patriotic call by Karl; Ray has his say
Daily Mail's Malcolm Fraser tribute is pants; Cutting coverage in the bush; A salty story on high rotation; Data retention v media freedom pt 2
NSW Election Tele tally; Shaking up the advertising lines; Tale tale claims another scalp; Daily Mail Fraser tribute is pants - an update
The future of TV
A poorly judged headline; Fairfax merger fallout; Cruising past criticism; Big bogan or tall story?
Photo flashback sparks speculation; Products in programs turns viewers into customers
Storm stand ups; staying tribal on Bjorn Lomborg; Whole lot of guff; ANZAC lowlights
I'm a celebrity, get me into there!; Serial prankster strikes again; Spectator blog backfires spectacularly
Beard story is full of cr*p; The Struggle Street divide; Is it The Sun wot won it, again?
Long, boozy lunch leads to embarrassment; Racing under the influence; Nine News not ok; Scraping the bottom of the barrel
Deja vu news; Alan Jones meets his match; Recycling the rubbish
Horror story lacks facts; ABC sheep story b(l)eat up; Message lost in transmission
Here's Johnny!; Celebrity hit, but at a price; Changing the Facebook of news
Sex, drugs and confusion; SBS future hangs in the balance; The Credlin effect; A heads up on headlines
Killing Bill; MH370 Maldives theory debunked; Helmet claims under fire
Terror over that error The fall out from Zaky Mallah's appearance on ABC's Q&A program continues, and doesn't look like stopping any time soon.
Front benched from Q&A Prime Minister Tony Abbott has barred Coalition frontbenchers from appearing on Q & A with Barnaby Joyce having to make a last minute withdrawal. So what will happen going forward? Watch this space. Hockey v Fairfax: tweeters beware? Treasurer Joe Hockey was awarded $200,000 damages after suing Fairfax for defamation. But was it really such a victory? And what is the take home message for tweeters? Spot the bot As robots look to take over more jobs in the future, what will happen to journalism? Over in the US, computers are already writing some stories. But are they any good?
Ad sends media into a fit Activewear brand Lorna Jane advertised for a combined Receptionist/Fit Model which required the applicants to have particular physical proportions. It blew up in the media, but was the outrage justified? Border Force causes concern The threat of two years jail for speaking out has got health workers and journalists worried. Biting the hand that feeds? The West Australian publishes debate on alcohol advertising, with a for and against, in between lots of ads...for alcohol.
Media frenzy over 'mini Ice Age' The media went into a frenzy over a report that a 'mini Ice Age' could be on the horizon. But was the report accurate? Giving the full story on One Big Switch Seven West media and News Corp have a commercial interest in One Big Switch. But is this reported transparently enough? ABC sheepish over swearing story ABC's Audience and Consumer Affairs found a report on 'swearing at sheep' breached editorial standards.
Mick Fanning makes a splash worldwide Mick Fanning's close encounter with a shark was news in almost every corner of the world. APN prepares for the paywall APN News & Media is soon set to become the first Australian regional publisher to put up pay walls. But will people pay to read regional news online? Parroting an old mistake Last week Alan Jones repeated an old mistake about the cost of wind power. But where did the wrong figures come from? Fighting defamation in Thailand Phuket based Australian journalist Alan Morison, faces up to seven years jail in Thailand for publishing an online article about the Rohingya refugees.
Bron gone In a rare show of agreement across the media, Bronwyn Bishop is unseated as Speaker. No go to 'Earth 2.0' A news.com.au article suggested that people might be able to reach a new 'Earth 2.0' in the not too distant future. Incredible! But not true. Adam Goodes and the race debate What the Adam Goodes affair says about the Australian media. Racing story goes off the rails ABC News and the Central Coast Advocate get it wrong on horse trainer John McNair.
Tunnel vision on jail break yarn A story about the discovery of a 'tunnel' at Goulburn Correctional Centre fell in a hole as more facts were revealed. But that didn't stop it leading the six pm news bulletins. Food fight! Channel Seven and Channel Nine are locked in a bitter dispute over rival cooking shows and there's millions at stake. Headline fails feel good story A feel good story about young Muslim men playing AFL, fell flat thanks to an inappropriate headline. Perils of presenting live TV A light hearted look at the perils of live TV news presenting.
Fermenting the facts about Vegemite A comment by a minister about Vegemite being used in home brew took off in Australian and international media. But did anyone check the facts first? Media equality on marriage equality? Do both sides of the marriage equality debate get equal billing in the media? Hard Dawn for Dr Karl While debunking the conspiracy theory of chemtrails, Dr Karl falls for satirical website, Hard Dawn.
Mark Latham unleashed Mark Latham has been angry, foul mouthed and belligerent. After resigning from writing his column in the Australian Financial Review, what is next for the bad boy from Western Sydney? TV footy wars Recent multi million dollar deals to televise NRL and AFL on free to air TV will mean more sport, more ads and more pressure on the networks. Ray Hadley bites back Ray Hadley was not pleased with Media Watch's Goulburn jail tunnel story. Especially after a prisoner's recent escape.
The raid that wasn't On Friday, the Herald Sun broke the news that police had raided the CFMEU in Melbourne, complete with eyewitness accounts. There was only one problem... Smear or scrutiny by The Age? The Saturday Age ran an exclusive story about Canning by-election candidate Captain Andrew Hastie. But did the headline and tweet cross the line? Save our voices stalemate A fierce war has erupted between the national networks and their regional cousins. Prime, WIN, Southern Cross and Imparja have recently launched a political campaign to change the media laws. But now Seven has hit back with a campaign of its own to oppose reform. Getting our knickers in a tweet An offensive tweet broadcast on air has ABC's Q&A in hot water again. But was it deliberate as some are suggesting?
Kyle off the hook The ACMA has investigated a complaint about Kyle Sandilands, made by Barnaby Joyce, and found the code has not been breached. Newcastle Herald cuts hit hard The Newcastle Herald looks set to lose around two thirds of its staff. And those remaining worry that the high standards will now suffer. Fooling the media in a few easy steps A video of a young French tourist claiming to be looking for the Australian father of her unborn baby, was uploaded online. And the media jumped on it, barely any questions asked. Private life becomes public news Raiding Facebook: A post by a Sydney mum on a closed group page, became news in Australia and the UK when it was published as a story by the Daily Mail. Newcastle Herald image gallery A selection of images from the Newcastle Herald.
The power of an image One terrible image of a dead child shocked the world and changed the debate about refugees fleeing war.
The Turnbull takeover Did the 'febrile media' really bring down Tony Abbott? And what does our new leader need to do to avoid the assassin's knife?
Social media mastery Politicians have embraced social media as a medium to promote their message. So who does it best? And how does traditional media feel about being bypassed? Punting on a novel approach How the bookies use the media for free publicity by promoting punting with novelty bets. Confidentially, a low blow An insensitive article published in the Daily Telegraph's Sydney Confidential pages has upset scores of readers.
Is there life on Mars? NASA's announcement that they had made a significant discovery sent some media into a frenzy of speculation. The cost of protecting sources Journalists are under threat again as an alleged mafia boss demands they reveal their sources in a defamation case. Don't beliebe the hype The media went predictably nuts over Justin Bieber's latest trip down under, but one specific question was left unasked.
Reporting terror: balancing fact and fear The challenge of finding a balance between telling the truth and not fanning the flames of fear. Death at the Zoo Zoo Weekly salutes its readers for the final time.
No KaChing Peter Garrett's bribery claim leaves the ABC facing legal action from Clubs NSW. Getting it wrong on Grantham How big name journalists got it wrong on the Grantham floods. Hyping the Hayne plane There's just no stopping the Hayne plane hype.
Daily Mail spoil sports The Daily Mail raised the ire of many TV fans when it revealed the winner of The Bachelorette hours before the show went to air. Exclusive Nauru access for The Australian Last week, Chris Kenny from The Australian newspaper, became the first journalist to visit Nauru in 18 months. And it has left people asking why, when so many others have been denied? End of a Pyne era Australia’s longest-running affair between the media and a politician is over, after 12 years, three governments and six prime ministers.
Sensationalism sells The Daily Telegraph added a sensational claim to a tragic murder story. But was it based on facts? Approach some claims with caution Recently the media published sensational claims of a VIP paedophile ring that included former Prime Ministers, police and judiciary. But when such serious claims are unverified, they should be approached with caution. Getting it wrong on Grantham pt 2 The Wagner family are suing for defamation over comments made by broadcaster Alan Jones and columnist Nick Cater, about their role in the Grantham floods.
Cup capers A surprise winner, some casual sexism, and what you missed while the race was on: a collection of Melbourne Cup highlights. Spruiking securities Journalists spruiking investment funds is never a good idea as this story about Angas Securities shows. Fitness fibs A new fitness company called Bodypass has been popping up all over Fairfax media sites. So why all the favourable and extensive coverage? Perhaps because Fairfax owns the company.
Terror in Paris Terror has hit again in the heart of Europe, but why did this attack touch a nerve when others have not? What's the secret? How does an American undies parade get saturation media coverage in an era where pageants are so passe? Relaxing the TV rules A new code for commercial TV relaxes the rules. Has the watchdog has rolled over?
Reporting on Paris Reporting on the Paris attacks tested out the media. We take a look at some moments that stood out. The ad no one wanted An Australian legal firm has launched a class action against VW, but has found it very difficult to get its ad run on Sydney radio stations. Flat out frenzy The opening of an Ikea store has been the story of the year for the Canberra Times.
The murder that wasn't The Gold Coast Bulletin reported front page news of an abduction and possible murder, But all was not as it seemed. They're back: media reforms 2016 Once again media reforms are being discussed. What are the proposed changes? And will they get over the line this time? No spice, please! Personal questions are off the menu for Nigella interviews as all media, bar one, follow the PR decree.
Falling for a fake There was no stopping this apparent c*ck up by the ABC from going viral, despite it being quickly declared a fake. Beating up the banquet The private dinner that wasn't - how the Daily Telegraph puffed-up Tony Abbott's visit to Washington. ASIO Act updated There are changes to ASIO Act, but will they make a difference to journalistic freedom?
Sunrise and the Sex and the City skit What happened to cause such fall out from 'that' Sunrise skit with UNHCR ambassador and Sex in the City actress, Kristin Davis? Stuffing up the facts in an important story How did the ABC wrongly claim a five year old had been raped on Nauru? Gerard in the dog house Media Watch Dog blog gets its facts completely wrong
Mixing up the facts on Ten Channel Ten Eyewitness News runs a two part 'exclusive' on Charif Kazal's treatment by ICAC, but gets the facts completely wrong. Catalyst cops criticism over 'Wi-fried?' ABC's Catalyst came under a barrage of criticism over its program on the dangers of mobile phones and wi-fi. So what went wrong? Upheaval at The Age Further upheaval at Fairfax as the Editor in Chief of The Age resigns
Election guessing game goes full steam ahead Media ramps up the speculation of a possible but not probable early election in July SMH story shame Last week, Sydney Morning Herald published a lurid story by star columnist Paul Sheehan, who had failed to make the most basic fact checks. Mamamia! How did they fall for that? Mamamia falls for what has to be the most ridiculous hoax 'news' story of the year so far. Ten apologises to David Ipp Ten's on air apology to the state’s corruption watchdog, and ex-ICAC commissioner David Ipp.
Sharia sheila: truth or spoof? In a News Corp exclusive, a swimsuit model was revealed as the Coalition's Sharia Law adviser. Long drop long shot In an exclusive story, The Sunday Territorian asked: "Did this gun kill Peter Falconio?" The short answer was: no. Bolt's about turn and back Andrew Bolt surprised people when he seemed pull his support for Cardinal George Pell, but the conversion didn't last long. Sheehan stood down over rape shame story On Friday the Sydney Morning Herald announced that Columnist Paul Sheehan will stand aside from his duties until further notice.
Going soft on Savva Niki Savva did not approach Tony Abbott or Peta Credlin for comment when writing her book "The Road to Ruin". Did she break the 'golden rule' of journalism? Conned or confused by economic modelling? 'Bombshell' economic modelling from forecasters BIS Shrapnel revealed the havoc that would be wrought if Labor’s plan to cut back negative gearing was put into action. But there was more to the story. Shane Warne, PR spin king Despite not winning, Shane Warne's stint on 'I'm a celebrity...Get me out of here!' was a PR coup for Channel Ten with over 100 stories printed in six weeks.
Gangland killing with a twist In a twist to the grim gangland killing of Joe Acquaro, one reason why the Mafia is said to have wanted him dead is because he may have been talking to a journalist. Fairfax cuts to the bone Last week Fairfax announced it would cut 120 full time positions, leading journalists to walk out in protest. PR power wins again PR power - the diet company that squeezed itself into dozens of so-called news stories.
Easter Special: An interview with Mark Scott Managing Director of the ABC Mark Scott, retires next month and he talks to Media Watch talk about the challenges the ABC has faced and where it goes in the future.
April Fools'Day everyday; PM MIA on 2GB; The obituary that just won't die
Dreaming up news of a coup; Hatching a snatch; Interview with Gerard Ryle, ICIJ
60 Minutes in the dock; Crossing a moral line
No Nine mea culpa 60 Minutes finally breaks its silence and admits to mistakes but will Nine learn any lessons from its Beirut bungle and will there be a cultural change?
Rumour has it; Bruising cruise not news on Nine; White and bright: is reef alright?; New 60 Minutes snatch claims
And they're off!; ABC and the Great Firewall of China; Warning Belles
Here come the puns; The rise and fall of Duncan; Beating up a 'grim' story; Australian TV news whitewash
Secrecy laws here to stay?; Whittington story absent on Nine; No disclosure by Cam from Cairns
Light shed on 60 Minutes darkest hour; Nine's week of apologies, part two; Falling for PR tricks
Racist memes raise ire; Unfunny racist 'jokes' continued; Media merger in the west; Fairfax prints Chinese propaganda
Perfect storm facing digital news.
Orlando attack stokes culture wars; NT News gets territorial over poo puns; Correction: Beating up a 'grim' story
Are we there yet?; Facts missing from the menu; Never let the truth get in the way of a good story
Marathon with no winner
Press play the Pauline game; Catalyst cops more criticism; Rip and reproduce
Beating up a ban; Leading us to war; Womb watching at the women's mags
Beach bum bonanza on Sunrise; Fear, loathing and the right to offend; Catching Pokemon stories; Awkward alert
Mack caused hack attack?; Turning a blind eye; Gerard's Grandstand gold
Free publicity for Party for Freedom; 4 Corners bias allegations; Sex sells in Rio
Syria image tugs heartstrings; Rip, reproduce and regret; Daily Tele Sports Editor awaits investigation report
Purple puff; From commercial radio to just commercials; Snapping Senate snoozers; Buzz is back
60 Minutes story is a ratings winner for Seven; Jounos plugging products on Instagram; Drinks study gets a boost
Fringe conversation goes mainstream; Nine News can't heal your pain; O'Brien v The ABC
The day love died; NEET or not?; Mounting media pressure on Baird's ban; A great moment in history, that wasn't
Can the media trump Trump? Donald Trump: Did the media make him? And can they now break him? He’s challenged journalism and now the media is fighting back.
Trump feels the media heat; Thrill of the spill; TV's gambling addiction; Return of the budgie smugglers
From NALPLAN to FATPLAN; Unreliable translation predicts world war; Rise of the copyclowns
Children forgotten again; The Oz defends right to offend; StalkerSpace not a serious source
Lessons in how not to handle a crisis; Border Force on air matters; Mystery solved! But not for long
Trump v the media: what will happen next?; A Catalyst for change; More news that's just paid PR
Trump and media in the post election world
For the last show in 2016 we take a look back at the good, the bad and the Latham. We highlight the media moments and dish out a few gongs.
In the Alice in Wonderland world of fake news and alternative facts, what can the media do in search for the truth?
Melania Trump v Daily Mail; The Daily Mail and gang misappropriation; The Phantom of the Internet rebooted; How Good Game ran out of lives; Another inappropriate rant by Ross
Not just fake news but no news; Sex, lies and injunctions; Court copy cats caught out; James Hird and the 'female friend'
Coke Fizzer. Coke closes its Adelaide bottling plant; A Current Affair's life changing ADHD treatment - that doesn't work; Keysar Trad flies under the ABC radar; A new front in Trump’s media war
The new Italian Astronaut; Travel tales too good to be true?; Peter Dutton, next Liberal leader? And Karl coverage overload
Exclusive interview or airport ambush?; Controversial claims get the soft treatment; Punchbowl story missing in action; Satirical protest taken seriously; BBC interview interrupted
Weatherill v Frydenberg showdown; Clean and green or toxic and deadly?; Singo making Gosford great again, with a little help from his friends and Sky News civil war
Paparazzi, privacy and the Press Council; Great Barrier grief missing from The Australian; Two cities, one prize on Nova stations and Exclusive: Darren Davidson predictions.
Latham lessons not learnt; Media love a miracle; First on Nine five years late and Cyclone Debbie coverage
What lies beneath; Media war over Syria; Internal war at News Corp and Red faces over blushing bride story
Close call; Going for gold; Putin critics pay with lives and Prime time PR puff
Anzac Day outrage; News sites spinning Reddit rubbish; What next for Channel 10? And Paul Antonopoulos forced out
Royal rumour runs rife; Fairfax cuts hit hard and 100 days of discord
Seven and Nine both first with the news; BrickX stories lack scrutiny; The necklace that stole the story; Jobs and growth but not for Fairfax and Mark Colvin 1952 – 2017
Snot right: bogus boogers beat-up; ‘Fake’ Sheikh of shock; Not so new at The Australian; Good Crinkling News
The Schapelle Corby media circus; The column that really bombed; Alan Jones, pick and stick
Minor voice given a megaphone; Daily Mail, how low can you go?; Australian Press Council v News Corp; Snakes in a car again
Corby keeps the media guessing; Adani still not a done deal; High flying plans don’t add up; Breitbart loses its bite
No loss of shock jock energy; Rebel with a cause to celebrate; Sky's the limit for Channel Ten
Lotto winners and lazy journalism; Scoring points from Grenfell fire ; 'Apex gang' spotted in Newcastle; What's old is new on Sunday Night
Paul Murray's spectacular Sky dummy spit; The Australian's cock-up trifecta; Roxy Jacenko cashing in on media obsession; The slow death of community television; Donald Trump's new fake media smackdown
State of play, news media versus the digital giants Amid a Senate inquiry, a Media Watch special on how Facebook and Google have damaged and might save journalism
Iceberg ahoy!; Amazon is coming; Non apology of the week from the Daily Telegraph; TV news turns off the Top End; International journalism award axed
Rainbow stars in Greens exit; An unholy row; Exploiting tragedy for column inches; Ray's Scomo spray
The Pell show comes to town; Super spruikers; Dual citizenship duel; Flying dry
Reporting on terror raids; Abbott speaks and media repeats; Goodbye to a veteran
Teflon John and his media mates; Same Sex marriage frustration; Nightline kills the radio star; Memo to Mitch Fifield
Media reform battles on; Jumping the gun on a medical breakthrough; Flash mob to cash in; More perils of live TV
A monumental beat up; Same-Sex Campaign; Campaign clanger; Misplaced map outrage
The missing flood story; Reheating Christmas carols outrage; Media marriage friction; Today starts a war
Spot the Tassie Tiger; A matter of trust; Too much publicity is never enough; A picture tells the wrong story
Rebel gets the last laugh; The power of Kmart mums; Media reforms gets green light; Malley's media adventure
Red faces over Roberts reversal; Spruiking supplements; Spot the sponsored content; TV tantrums
Same Love stoush; Seven has more PR woes; Today loves Australia, for a fee
Las Vegas massacre drives fake news; ABC defends correspondent from Federal MP's attack ads; Northern Star HPV headline wrong
The politics of Weinstein; Silencing Ray's spray; Media stays mum; Ipswich or Karachi?
Melania body double bubble; Lisa Walks; Junketing journalists; Christmas in Macau
Citizenship Seven coverage; Raids, leaks and sources; Confessions of a homegrown 'terrorist'; Bushie's irony alert backfires
Citizenship saga bites troubled Turnbull; Media missing on Manus; Deadly treadlies; Facebook fesses up
Channel Ten's disservice to the west; The Latham vs Faruqi showdown; All aboard the election bus; Richo bemused by the Paradise Papers
QLD Election Coverage; Don Burke allegations; John-Michael Howson's tirade; Karl's 'gotcha' fail
The rush to convict Geoffrey Rush; The sting that stung; Perth to Baku; Lateline signs off
A costly Rush?; Stirring up Milo fever; Superstorm hype runs out of puff; Media Watch – 2017 highlights
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
Wrong picture; 60 Minutes Investigation; Rush v The Daily Telegraph
ABC rallies the troops; Nick Cater’s hypocrisy; Mass shootings covered LIVE; More ads masquerading as news
Herald Sun removes Tessa Sullivan articles; Britain's Sunday Times denies hacking; 'Talking Lifestyle' axed; Studio Ten rips off Today Tonight
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
The latest MH370 theory is full of holes; White privilege outrage; Instagram spruiking; Charity rejects donation from 7's Sunday Night
Malcolm Turnbull turns 30; A Current Affair, yet to put the record straight; The Australian's mistaken identity; AFR's Joe Aston and his vitriolic language
Protesters storm Sunrise, again; Rush v The Daily Telegraph, update; Photoshopping Jen and Brad; Pushing medicinal marijuana
Frontpage Vegemite madness; Royal commission backtrack; Great Barrier Reef coral bleaching; Rush v The Daily Telegraph, update
Nine's ANZAC blunder; Eddie McGuire's fake supplement ad; Glossing over Myanmar; Media drops celebrity financial planner
Press freedom under attack; Sophie Mirabella vs the Benalla Ensign; ABC ruled impartial; Ice Age warning
Budget cuts at ABC; Cambodian press freedom; How to stage a paparazzi pic; Royal Wedding countdown
Royal Wedding capers; Press Council pings Daily Telegraph, again; Reporting on murder suicides; Legal secrets
Pub etiquette, PM falsely accused; Ipswich corruption scandal; Facebook bans Cancer Council poo ads; Photoshopping Jen and Brad, again
Seven's Barnaby flop; Pollies dodging questions; Far right activist Tommy Robinson jailed
Poo jogger; Suicide reporting; Sugar hit; Wagga's paywall rebellion
Qantas 'nosedive'; Alan Jones defamation trial; Killer Instinct undone; Daily Telegraph sells out
Privatising the ABC?
Sky sexism apology; Timor spying; Plastic bag ban; Vale Liz Jackson
Thai Cave Rescue; Fairfax bungle GST; NW - the art of fabrication; Wagga's Daily Advertiser; Not Seven News
Let her work; Basketbrawl fallout; 60 Minutes Dhakota Williams; Herald Sun apology
Sunrise cave theft; Cliff Richard v The BBC; Sleeping Giants rise against Sky; Not on Seven Perth
Media merger; One Big Switch; Out with a bang; Lee Lin Chin signs off
Kyle's media circus; Andrew Bolt's foreigner rant; WIN News runs PR puff; Enough Bags
Sky News backlash; Fairfax v Ben Roberts-Smith; Karl's reef affair; Rush v Daily Telegraph - update
Katter Solution; The Tele’s gender wars; Petulant West Australian; No WIN for Tasmania
How powerful voices in the media waged war on a Prime Minister
Comedy Conviction; Hats off to the new PM; Ramsay St for sale; Playing the man
Bulldog bulldust; Skripal poisoning; Reporting from Nauru; Palmer pushback
Buyer beware; Missing climate; Jones judgement; PR emergency
Guthrie gone; Interview emBRAgoed; 60 Minutes property; Media moguls
ABC chaos, Who dunnit, Tech junkets
Climate calamity; High stakes, Minor debacle
Climate coverage; religious freedom furphy; Goodbye Hendo
Wentworth washup; Wrong police car; Serial prankster; Saudi journalist murdered
Media terror; 'Fair dinkum' power; Geelong nudie run; Royals in Fiji
Fury at the Mail
Missing Mark; True-blue ScoMo; Media freeze; Cancer confusion.
Bali virus beat-up; Trump v CNN; Police PR; Small store, big hype
Chasing Renae; SA press freedom; Dirty tricks fallout; Roast Lamb
Milne v Guthrie; Lead poisoning panic; Mobile pedestrians; Banking media.
Trial by podcast; Pay for access; Karl coverage; #MeToo Christmas.
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.
Is there no end to Clive Palmer's media blitz? Plus a failure to disclose by Sunrise's David Koch.
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.
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.
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.
60 Minutes caught out - can you believe their denial. Plus PM Scott Morrison's campaign trip to Christmas Island.
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?
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'?
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.
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.
Paul Barry looks at the Rush verdict, the electric election plus the Ristevski murder.
Paul Barry looks at Facebook 'under fire' for its fake scam ads, The Daily Telegraph 'under fire' for its coverage of Labor's 'gender agenda' and journalists 'under fire' from their own campaign cliché.
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?
Election battleground; News vs Bill Shorten; All about the image and Ads on Aunty.
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 Seven’s.
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.
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.
A Media Watch feature report on police raids targeting News Corp and ABC journalists. Why aren't whistleblower laws working? And are national security laws being abused by the government to avoid media scrutiny?
Credlin and Adani; Sunday Night woes and Credit card munch.
Nuclear debate; IKEA spruikers; Court dismissed.
Gleeson's Gold; Facebook defamation; Plastic bag panic; Bulger killer.
Game, set, match, Kyrgios; Media Raids update; Cash for case studies; Wawa revelation.
Four Corners' water splash; Paradise lost; Solar stunner; Housing affordable and Love Boat tour.
Moon landing hoax; Journalist Information Warrants; Pauline and Uluru; MasterChef scandal.
ABC blunders; Au revoir, press freedom; TV underbelly and interview interrupted.
Bolt vs Thunberg; Krokodil hysteria; BuzzFeed says sorry and Council media.
Hong Kong chaos; TV news likes Facebook; plus US guns and games.
Alan Jones socked by his own punch. The Australian steps up its negative coverage of transgender issues. Plus what does press freedom look like?
Mattress mayhem; Attack, apologise, attack again; 5G fears; Ben Simmons - friend or foe?
Trash talk; Reef attack; Block ads; Trump Derangement Syndrome.
'Independent. Always'; 60 Minutes v Meghan Markle; Roasting vegans; Letters galore.
Climate fire; Media pressure; Jones' review; and Great grout.
Conversation stopper; ABC wrong on Price; Driving subs and Murray's Trump card.
PM sledges media over climate; Mayor & the media; Brand expose; Sorry Sandilands.
Trump tweets Bulls**t; Sunday Night axed; Vaping donations; The Phantom menace.
Speed bump jokers; Sky's drought hero; Perils of speaking out; MasterChef predictions.
Horse deaths; Fury over Farrow; Cash for controversy. Correction: our original story said The Australian didn't publish anything on racehorse slaughter until Friday night. They first published online at 1:00pm and updated in the evening.
Whodunnit? The mysterious tale of Minister Angus Taylor, the dodgy document and The Daily Telegraph.
The sad story of Ashleigh Petrie; Risky butt lifts; Real estate fiction.
Q&A fury; Facebook scams hurt; Today repeats.
Powerful media commentators dismiss the link between climate change and fires. Judges hit back at The Courier-Mail while Channel Nine ordered to pay the Wagner family $2.5 million for its Grantham flood coverage. Adelaide’s Nova 919 goes dangerously off script while spruiking a local business.
Farewell Today Tonight; Pacific/China media; The Australian defends Plimer; Drover's smoko.
Medevac media; FOI failure; Anti-vaxxers on Aunty; Mags royal mania.
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.
Coronavirus panic; Super yacht dud; Nine loves Costco; ABC raids found lawful.
Sorry Bolt; ABC exclusive dropped; Fake farming crisis; Media tricked.
Viral panic; Bettina Arndt condemned; IPA v ABC; Today's red faces.
Toilet paper panic; Vale AAP; Trolls exposed; Climate myth busting.
COVID-19 hits the media, tabloid tactics, and Grimshaw gossip.
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 cliché.
Paul Barry examines some of the media issues of the week including calls to loosen the lockdown, local media is hurting, plus sports and entertainment reporters rise to the challenge.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Lovestruck Gladys; Clive's Death Tax; Townsville's hottest crims; Sneaky disclosure.
Trust, truth and the President - A US Election special. How a divided US media is covering the presidential election.
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.
Our 2020 media review. Did you to 'pivot' to the 'new normal'? Plus the Sky News hosts still claiming Trump won the election.
How the ABC stuffed up Australia Day, Australia's rudest columnist gets zapped and inspiring stories of weight loss, but reader beware.
Chinese-Australian businessman Chau Chak Wing awarded $590,000 in a defamation case against the ABC and Nine over a 2017 Four Corners story. Facebook and Google look for compromise over the news media bargaining code. Federal MP Craig Kelly’s COVID-19 misinformation and the friendly media who spread his message.
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? A Media Watch special.
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.
Porter ABC settlement; Greg hunted; Regional news shutdown; AFL copy and paste; McLachlan v ABC.
ABC Porter defence; ABC QAnon; Jones’ old tricks; Mice march?
War hero trial; Harvey Norman mystery; Palmer's dangerous ads; Toobin's return.
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 & 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.
Wrong explosion; ABC Ghost Train review; Brands v brands. Presented by Paul Barry.
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. Presented by Paul Barry.
Gabby Petito obsession; 'Coward's palace'; Reignite Aunty; Victory for justice.
News Corp's dramatic U-turn over climate policy. Critics call its Mission Zero campaign 'greenwashing' but we argue it is a significant shift for Australia's largest media company. A Media Watch special report.
Nat zero; Science abuse; Poverty scorn; Brian Laundrie sleuths.
Selling net-zero; ABC opinion or fact?; Clarke's spin.
Cleo coverage; Jones' Skyfall; Seven's acne 'cure'.
ScoMo campaign; Sex-hypocrisy; Who mag fibs.
For seven years, police and media have pursued different theories and suspects, but no one has ever been charged over William Tyrrell's disappearance. With police conducting a new search and identifying a new person of interest, we look at how the media has covered the case and what lessons have been learnt.
Paine's downfall; Alzheimer's 'breakthroughs'; Adele drama.
Jenkins review; November Platoon; Seven's McAd; Credlin - Apology of the Year.
Rates have increased; Lehrmann sues; Crypto takes over; Google's Bard.
Paul Barry breaks down the reporting on the mysterious balloon over North America that led many to declare that aliens couldn't be ruled out, a very unhappy billionaire, and local news outlets pleading for government support.
