Media Watch - Season 23 / Year 2021
Season 23 / Year 2021
Episodes
Episode 1
How the ABC stuffed up Australia Day, Australia's rudest columnist gets zapped and inspiring stories of weight loss, but reader beware.
Episode 2
Kelly world; Google news war; ABC / Nine defamation.
Episode 3
Mums cancelled?; Tabloid treatment; Fox News defamation.
Episode 4
Vaccine pitch; Facebook's blackout; Bolt's Cooked complaint.
Episode 5
Facebook pay; Deflect and reject.
Episode 6
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?
Episode 7
Royal 'bombshell'; Lawless John Laws; Journalist F; Copyright Affair; Porter sues ABC.
Episode 8
Porter v ABC; Sexy snaps; Racist comment; Demon clickbait.
Episode 9
Triple M shockers; Jeremy Cordeaux axed; ACA - not the full story; Morrow's mistake.
Episode 10
Vaccine scaremongering; Mal's discontent; Holy Aunty!; Terrorist propaganda.
Episode 11
Twerked off; Ben Roberts-Smith v Nine; Fairy bread fake; Reporters under fire.
Episode 12
Royal twaddle ; Latham's playbook ; The housing game.
Episode 13
Secret prince? ; India's COVID censorship ; NY Post lie ; Farewell Phil.
Episode 14
India jail threat; Telegraph mistake; Health inquiry ignored; Motherly mistake.
Episode 15
COVID patient named; China's 'Virus Warfare'; Gaza media targeted; V'landys v ABC.
Episode 16
COVID nonsense; Herald Sun says No; Collaery's secret trial; BBC Diana scandal.
Episode 17
Episode 18
ABC Porter defence; ABC QAnon; Jones' old tricks; Mice march?
Episode 19
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.
Episode 20
Friendlyjordies arrest; Dark Emu debate; Tackling mistruths; Ronaldo Coke fizzer.
Episode 21
COVID shutdown; Chinese defector?; China media strike; WHO booze ban.
Episode 22
Vaccine beat ups; COVID driver; Local news cuts.
Episode 23
Pfizer spin; UNESCO, the reef and China; Shock jock coup; Choc top media.
Episode 24
Hopkins cancelled; Dangerous and misleading; Albo's secret trip.
Episode 25
Palaszczuk's Olympic storm; ScoMo's 'sorry'; Who's interview?; Anti-sex Olympics.
Episode 26
Olympic hurdles; Craig Kelly falsehoods; Greyhound mystery.
Episode 27
Bol's 'refugee camp'; Vax push; List of shame; Mafia misfire. With guest host Jeremy Fernandez.
Episode 28
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.
Episode 29
Taliban media; COVID curfew; Pub COVID shamed; Page 3 girls; Tabloid Tinder trick. Presented by guest host Janine Perrett.
Episode 30
Paul Barry returns to present MW after his enforced break.
Wrong explosion; ABC Ghost Train review; Brands v brands.
Episode 31
COVID 'actors'; The Australian's transgender coverage; Hadley's apology; Sky's fake guest?
Episode 32
Climate conversion?; Seven's red card; IPA data flawed; Unmasked.
Episode 33
Sub shock; Markle-fest; Piers goes global; Stefanovic storm-off.
Episode 34
Protesters v reporters; Unravel Juanita; ABC racism doco.
Episode 35
Gladys out; Jessica and Pauline; Wrong driver; Brexit Britain.
Episode 36
Gabby Petito obsession; 'Coward's palace'; Reignite Aunty; Victory for justice.
Episode 37
Episode 38
Episode 39
Episode 40
Episode 41
ScoMo campaign; Sex-hypocrisy; Who mag fibs.
Episode 42
Episode 43
Paine's downfall; Alzheimer's 'breakthroughs'; Adele drama.
Episode 44
Jenkins review; November Platoon; Seven's McAd; Credlin - Apology of the Year. (Final for 2021)
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