Media Watch - Season 23 / Year 2021

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)