Media Watch

1989
Media Watch

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EP1 Episode 1 Feb 03, 2025

Media Watch returns with new host Linton Besser. This week: A media storm over big asylum seeker figures, but did anyone check the numbers? Nine ditches Darwin news; plus Planet America has a podcast - or does it?

EP2 Episode 2 Feb 10, 2025

Trump 2.0 media circus; ABC's 'Antoinette issue'; Nine's beach house porkies. Presented by Linton Besser.

EP3 Episode 3 Feb 17, 2025

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

EP4 Episode 4 Feb 24, 2025

'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.
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Released: 08 May 1989 Returning Series
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Country: Australia
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Official Website: http://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/
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An Australian media analysis television program currently focusing on critiquing the Australian media.

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Kieran Media Watch examines the daily cycle of Australian media and exposes a lot of it as having unchecked sources, twisted to suit company narratives, agendas and bottom lines, sensationalist, focused heavily on junk celebrity stories, bias towards it's own audiences prejudice, picking on the weak and in 2016 the great decline of the private industry as investment massively drops along with researched, quality journalism. I watch it to cut through the crap and learn what the real deal is which it often gets to but mainly because it's exciting and stimulating. I have never failed to enjoy the show over the many years I've watched it. It is a national treasure which Australian's are fortunate to have. It should be obvious to everyone that the private industry could never offer up a show of this quality and of it's impeccable independent nature, regularly criticizing the very network it's on - The ABC. Well done ABC for keeping it going since 1989!