Media Watch
Season 22
2009 • 40 Episodes
Episodes
1. Episode 1
February 9, 2009
Automation Not a Sensation Plastic Too Fantastic (Part two) Thou Shalt Not Plagiarise Tacky Tribute
2. Episode 2
February 16, 2009
Reporting the Bushfires Seven's "Call for Calm" Opinion or Hate-Mongering?
3. Episode 3
February 23, 2009
ABC Oversells Young Australian of the Year Smeared Beat Up Opportunity "Seized" Bowled Over
4. Episode 4
March 2, 2009
Bonsai Muddle;Not So Happy Snap; Reporting the Bushfires (Part 2); How Not To Bring Up Baby; Cat Takes a Ride
5. Episode 5
March 9, 2009
Taking The Wrong Road; Gratuitous Posting; Project Logies; A Dog of a Yarn; Partial Reporting
6. Episode 6
March 16, 2009
Women's Glib; Hypocrisy Unlimited; Go Sea Eagles. Go Nine; Lock, Stock and Airfares
7. Episode 7
March 23, 2009
Tabloid Trading
8. Episode 8
March 30, 2009
Under The Weather; Santa’s Late Delivery; Freedom of Information; Chinese Whispers; Chairman Ron (again); What’s In a Name
9. Episode 9
April 6, 2009
Yesterday’s News; Mugged By The Media; Gambling On The Stats; Who’s The Gawker?
10. Episode 10
April 13, 2009
Flinders Ranges Move West; It’s Just Not Cricket; Slow Learners; Making Ads Fun; Automation Sensation Hits Sydney
11. Episode 11
April 20, 2009
Badge of Honour; Yours Not So Sincerely; Shark Danger Non Alert; Project 8; Another Badge of Honour
12. Episode 12
April 27, 2009
SBS News' Technical Woes; The Problem With “Illegals”; Popoff Pops Up Again; Val and Macca’s Chats
13. Episode 13
May 4, 2009
Swine Flu Fever; Four Corners and the Phuong Ngo Case
14. Episode 14
May 11, 2009
Eighties Pop Band Rules Fiji; Messing With Missiles; Karl’s Crystal Ball; Suspect Revelation; Bikie Exclusive or Bikie Porky?
15. Episode 15
May 18, 2009
A Croc of Priorities; Calling From the Sidelines; Sour Dealings; Where's My Autocue?
16. Episode 16
May 25, 2009
Dust Storm Heads West; Jazzi No; All Aboard The Gravox Train; PM's Trail Goes Cold; Alan's Missing Questions
17. Episode 17
June 1, 2009
Barrie’s Sunday Morning Rap; Regional "Churnalism"; Aussie Travellers Beware; Private Account Goes Public; Want Longer Lasting... Interview? Call Kyle and Jackie O
18. Episode 18
June 8, 2009
A Baby Worth Clicking On; Daily Mercury's Snazzy Headlines; Spider-Ad; How Do You Air A Bad Joke?
19. Episode 19
June 15, 2009
Armed Dingo; There's No Other Store; Spruiking The Punt; Hinch's Hunch; Reshuffle Muddle
20. Episode 20
June 22, 2009
Fed Up Flu; Inappropriate Match Up; A Nation of Pot Heads?; Underbelly Overkill; Hello Madonna... Are you there?; Fake Email Train
21. Episode 21
June 29, 2009
Journalists and Their Sources; One Death Too Many
22. Episode 22
July 6, 2009
A Super Problem; Tennis, Lies and Videotape; Reporting Michael Jackson's Death
23. Episode 23
July 13, 2009
A Chequered Career; The Perils of Facebook; The ABC of Logos; Not So Happy Aussies; Dangers of Recycling
24. Episode 24
July 20, 2009
The Daily Telegraph's Poh-llercoaster; Making Mincemeat of Media Patsies; The Sums of Swine Flu; A Squabble over Squatting
25. Episode 25
July 27, 2009
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"
26. Episode 26
August 3, 2009
Fun - Kyle and Jackie O Style; Old Laws Rewritten
27. Episode 27
August 10, 2009
Joke or Impertinence?; Late Edition Arrives Early; Journalists and Their Sources (part 2); TEN's Real Estate Trifecta
28. Episode 28
August 17, 2009
The Right Priorities; Paying to Clear A Name - Again; Gusmao v The ABC; Behind The News Is Ahead Of The Times
29. Episode 29
August 24, 2009
Welles Or-Well; Censorship or Common Sense?; Jetstar Stars on Seven; Con's Conflict
30. Episode 30
August 31, 2009
Dan's Hair Suit; Who is Winnie Nelson?; Rumour-Fuelled Ratings Chase; Aboard the Gastric Band-wagon; Front Page Exploitation; Kevin's 'impeachable' sources
31. Episode 31
September 7, 2009
Who Found Tim Holding?; Private Life or Public Scandal?; The Media in Mullumbimby
32. Episode 32
September 14, 2009
Massaging the Headlines; Left and Right of the ABC; Saying Sorry Twice Over; Juvenile Injustice; Geography Lessons Needed
33. Episode 33
September 21, 2009
Giving the PM a Bad Rep; Hot On The Trail; It Looks Like An Ad... But Is It?; Who's The Monkey?
34. Episode 34
September 28, 2009
Getting High on the Numbers; Boasting Bludger or Gullible Prey?; Deception Detection Deficiency; Florid Mathematics
35. Episode 35
October 5, 2009
Saucy Cover; Embedding in Afghanistan; Flashy Promo; Advanced Spin... Yeah Yeah!
36. Episode 36
October 12, 2009
Unwanted PET; Kim Jong the Second; What's In a Draft Code?; Heard the One about the Woman Driver?; Too-confronting Art
37. Episode 37
October 19, 2009
Breakfast Wind-Up; End Of The Free Ride
38. Episode 38
October 26, 2009
Welfare and Refugees; Regional Dis-Content
39. Episode 39
November 2, 2009
Supercilious, Moi?; Mistaken Identity All Round; Nine Delivers A Shock; The "Publishers' Poodle" Bites
40. Episode 40
November 9, 2009
Where's the Weather?; Building The Pay Wall; Mystery Punter A Hoaxer; Loveless Fake Attracts the Media; Daily Tele Pwned!