Media Watch - Season 27 / Year 2025

Media Watch - Season 27 / Year 2025

Season 27 / Year 2025

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Episodes42
DatesFeb 3, 2025 - Nov 24, 2025
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Episodes

Episode 1
Year 2025Episode 115 min

Episode 1

Feb 3, 2025
Episode 2
Year 2025Episode 215 min

Episode 2

Feb 10, 2025
Episode 3
Year 2025Episode 315 min

Episode 3

Sam Newman's Nazi boost; Daily Tele's stunt backfires; Seven's horoscope horror. Presented by Linton Besser.

Feb 17, 2025
Episode 4
Year 2025Episode 415 min

Episode 4

'Jack The Ripper' revelations come back from the dead and the media keep forgetting. Seven puffs up golden boy Basil Zempilas in the WA elections. Plus Murdoch family infighting casts doubt over the company's future.

Feb 24, 2025
Episode 5
Year 2025Episode 515 min

Episode 5

Marty Sheargold's jibe at the Matildas proves the final straw for Triple M bosses. A foreign interference scoop proves a dud. Plus Sky's Steve Price attempts his own Media Watch-style investigation.

Mar 3, 2025
Episode 6
Year 2025Episode 615 min

Episode 6

Commercial TV networks go all in on Cyclone Alfred coverage, Labor scores a win with misreported housing numbers, plus Trump takes control of the White House press pack - giving supportive outlets new prominence.

Mar 10, 2025
Episode 7
Year 2025Episode 720 min

Episode 7

The explosive laden caravan turns out to be a con job. Clive Palmer tries to provoke outrage and succeeds at The Age. Political commentator and one-time Liberal Party candidate depicted as an average punter on news website.

Mar 17, 2025
Episode 8
Year 2025Episode 815 min

Episode 8

Claims by The Australian that Yallourn coal plant will have its life extended come under scrutiny. Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest's fight against Meta over scam ads. AI shopping ads give surprise fashion advice on Seven's website.

Mar 24, 2025
Episode 9
Year 2025Episode 915 min

Episode 9

Labor invites social media influencers into budget lockup, Star journo Nick McKenzie caught on secret recording, plus There's a bear in there: an un-bear-lievable tale from The Australian.

Mar 31, 2025
Episode 10
Year 2025Episode 1015 min

Episode 10

Miracle sports water: Seven gives oxygenated water too much oxygen. Travel insurance tales: 1Cover's warm embrace by news outlets. Plus radio rebels rebuked: Another ACMA gong for Kyle and Jackie O.

Apr 7, 2025
Episode 11
Year 2025Episode 1115 min

Episode 11

Billionaire gives back: Adrian Portelli's cash splash whips shoppers and the news media into a frenzy. Plus reins of power - racing industry criticism curiously goes missing.

Apr 14, 2025
Episode 12
Year 2025Episode 1215 min

Episode 12

Poll position: A shock SMS poll result boots a Labor heavyweight, but raises questions. Plus an old-school comedian reaches out to an old acquaintance - ABC Chair Kim Williams - for help scoring interviews.

Apr 28, 2025
Episode 13
Year 2025Episode 1315 min

Episode 13

Election surprise: Labor's landslide win - why some media failed to sway voters. SBS's new family DNA show, with a big-pocketed partner backing it. Plus a touching greyhound racing story in the Herald Sun shows the tail wags the dog.

May 5, 2025
Episode 14
Year 2025Episode 1415 min

Episode 14

Holy smoke: How the election of a new Pope caught some in the media off guard. Nine's travel lift out showcases a new destination a little too far off the beaten track. Plus WA media gives the cold shoulder to its new NRL team.

May 12, 2025
Episode 15
Year 2025Episode 1515 min

Episode 15

One of Australia's most decorated soldiers loses another battle in his long running defamation case, 2GB fluffs up a scandal about children dressing up as animals plus the NRL appoint Seven's news boss to run the Perth Bears.

May 19, 2025
Episode 16
Year 2025Episode 1615 min

Episode 16

The Coalition's chaotic split given the Mills and Boon treatment by the media, Trump silences a lonely bastion of journalistic integrity in Asia, and The Chicago Sun-Times reading suggestions a little too far outside the box.

May 26, 2025
Episode 17
Year 2025Episode 1715 min

Episode 17

Live from censorship central, it was Dubai week on Nine's Today show. A front page story about a transgender child at a sports carnival filled with errors. Plus why a controversial ABC Gaza interview was taken offline.

Jun 2, 2025
Episode 18
Year 2025Episode 1815 min

Episode 18

What the Trump-Musk fallout tells us about the social media megaphones they own, charities left empty handed after being involved in a Channel 7 show and commercial news overlook a tragic custody death in the NT.

Jun 9, 2025
Episode 19
Year 2025Episode 1915 min

Episode 19

LA protests cast a shadow over press safety in the age of Trump; The drone advocate who happens to also be a drone investor; Plus a prominent reporter's secret trip bankrolled by a major defence company.

Jun 16, 2025
Episode 20
Year 2025Episode 2015 min

Episode 20

As the US bombs Iran, the fog of war descends over the media; A wild car chase on the streets of Melbourne given the hero treatment; plus The Herald Sun splash that got Tony Mokbel bashed and led to a big pay day.

Jun 23, 2025
Episode 21
Year 2025Episode 2115 min

Episode 21

Journalist Antoinette Lattouf has won her blockbuster legal showdown, so what does it mean for trust in your ABC? Plus from Donut Day to Free Chicken Day, the proliferation of 'National Food Days' helps sneak food ads into our news diets.

Jun 30, 2025
Episode 22
Year 2025Episode 2215 min

Episode 22

Outrage over the Adelaide Advertiser's racy treatment of a tragic killing. The automotive journalists who engaged in a financial engagement with the carmaker they were reviewing. Plus an AFR article's anti-red tape screed that conveniently leaves out an important fact.

Jul 7, 2025
Episode 23
Year 2025Episode 2315 min

Episode 23

Much room for mushrooms: What to make of the all-you-can-eat buffet of mushroom headlines, podcasts and TV specials. Plus a breakfast show's fast-food love-in prompts unsavoury questions.

Jul 14, 2025
Episode 24
Year 2025Episode 2415 min

Episode 24

A press picnic with the release of convicted criminal Salim Mehajer. China extends a warm welcome to Albanese, but not the journalists with him. Plus Sunrise's foot doctor with credentials that don't quite foot the bill.

Jul 21, 2025
Episode 25
Year 2025Episode 2515 min

Episode 25

In defence of a free press, South Park links arms with an unlikely ally in Rupert Murdoch. As photos of hunger shock the world, even those taking them begin to starve. Plus the AFR struggles to disclose its sponsored content.

Jul 28, 2025
Episode 26
Year 2025Episode 2615 min

Episode 26

A Sky News report falsely sounds the alarm on migration anarchy in Europe; The new tech behind the Government's social media ban has the gambling lobby rubbing their hands; The Daily Telegraph splashes the wrong kid across its tabloids.

Aug 4, 2025
Episode 27
Year 2025Episode 2715 min

Episode 27

Seven News brings us burger news that looks a little pre-assembled. A Herald Sun splash about a senior Victorian Liberal and his wife prompts outrage. A Daily Mail society listicle has not gone down well with those included.

Aug 11, 2025
Episode 28
Year 2025Episode 2815 min

Episode 28

SBS's debate on masculinity ruffles feathers ; Animal rights reporting faces a new threat ; Snake video amnesia

Aug 18, 2025
Episode 29
Year 2025Episode 2915 min

Episode 29

Stop the Boeings: 2GB's Ben Fordham fires up his listeners with questionable migration numbers. Sky News' big interview with Benjamin Netanyahu fails to deliver. Plus the tech news outlets that fell for an AI writer.

Aug 25, 2025
Episode 30
Year 2025Episode 3015 min

Episode 30

ATO whistleblower Richard Boyle escapes jail time, but protections still fall short. A tragic youth suicide gets the full Courier-Mail treatment. Plus a retirement village so good it made the news.

Sep 1, 2025
Episode 31
Year 2025Episode 3115 min

Episode 31

Victoria's machete bins face scrutiny over their hefty price tag. Reporters urged to embrace the beauty of a one-sided story. Plus reports on refuelling anxiety are making headlines, but is this story running on empty?

Sep 8, 2025
Episode 32
Year 2025Episode 3215 min

Episode 32

Sep 15, 2025
Episode 33
Year 2025Episode 3315 min

Episode 33

Stand-up, stood down: ABC America's axing of Jimmy Kimmel underscores how media giants are bowing to the new America. Plus a tourism reporter showcases the whale-watching industry on 7 News, but who's paying for the splash?

Sep 22, 2025
Episode 34
Year 2025Episode 3415 min

Episode 34

Sky's latest opinion show 'Freya Fires Up' self-combusts after a controversial bacon incident. Nine Radio's silence on a scandal involving a key advertiser. Plus Spoof Goof: 'Planet America' mistakes a comedy video for news.

Sep 29, 2025
Episode 35
Year 2025Episode 3515 min

Episode 35

Kerry Stokes quits, amid planned merge with Southern Cross Media. Worried about misinformation? You're the problem, according to tech overlords. Kidman and Urban's divorce hasn't stopped press from going into overdrive.

Oct 6, 2025
Episode 36
Year 2025Episode 3615 min

Episode 36

Trump's involvement in the Gaza ceasefire deal coincides with the Nobel Peace Prize announcement. A top motoring journalist at The Australian with a car marketing side hustle. Plus proposed changes to Freedom of Information will result in less freedom for less information.

Oct 13, 2025
Episode 37
Year 2025Episode 3715 min

Episode 37

Donald Trump's attempt to neuter independent reporting at the Pentagon prompted a press walkout that didn't initially involve one Australian outlet. Plus a spectacular podcast bust-up between an ABC star and a co-host tied to Melbourne's underworld.

Oct 20, 2025
Episode 38
Year 2025Episode 3815 min

Episode 38

Albo's Trump success was a surprise for those who anticipated failure. A popular electronics company doing under the table deals with online reviewers. Plus a Swisse supplement story revealed to be a mea culpa to an unhappy advertiser.

Oct 27, 2025
Episode 39
Year 2025Episode 3915 min

Episode 39

News Corp's Back Australia campaign calls for a return to local manufacturing, yet some of its sponsors are decidedly offshore. Southern Cross Austereo using AI to source and script news. Plus 10 News+ minus 30 minutes.

Nov 3, 2025
Episode 40
Year 2025Episode 4015 min

Episode 40

New York's new millennial mayor turns the Big Apple into a Pinko-Lady, offering a masterclass in political campaigning in the twilight of traditional media. A technology journalist pinged for gaming gadget reviews that are undisclosed ads. Live-streaming giant Disney+ exploits a loophole allowing it to run gambling ads during live sport that others aren't allowed.

Nov 10, 2025
Episode 41
Year 2025Episode 4115 min

Episode 41

BBC backlash: As the BBC grapples with its Trump-editing scandal, the spotlight has also swung onto the ABC. But is the criticism fair?

Nov 17, 2025
Episode 42
Year 2025Episode 4215 min

Episode 42

Nov 24, 2025
Episode 43
Year 2025Episode 4315 min

Episode 43

Dec 1, 2025

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