Season 2019

01 Episode 1 Episode 14th February 2019 Paul Barry returns for a new season of Media Watch. The front runners for the ABC chair, who is most likely? Plus coal dust printed word for word in the Newcastle Herald. 02 Episode 2 Episode 211th February 2019 Is there no end to Clive Palmer's media blitz? Plus a failure to disclose by Sunrise's David Koch. 03 Episode 3 Episode 318th February 2019 No love for Married At First Sight as former cast members reveal the ugly reality behind the TV blockbuster. Plus boats, borders and truthful reporting. 04 Episode 4 Episode 425th February 2019 The Daily Telegraph apologises for front page story on Today host Georgie Gardner. Plus the Herald Sun wins the right to reveal who is Lawyer X. 05 Episode 5 Episode 54th March 2019 Journalists facing threats of jail over Pell headlines as the media debate his guilt. The Momo Challenge hoax, plus Ita Buttrose named Chair of the ABC. 06 Episode 6 Episode 611th March 2019 60 Minutes caught out - can you believe their denial. Plus PM Scott Morrison's campaign trip to Christmas Island. 07 Episode 7 Episode 718th March 2019 Paul Barry presents a special on the Christchurch terror attack. How should the media deal with live-streamed terrorism? And will it change how social media platforms police hate speech? 08 Episode 8 Episode 825th March 2019 Demonising Muslims, encouraging extremism, is the media to blame? And why no tough questions for Mark Latham's plan to DNA test 'indigenous welfare rorters'? 09 Episode 9 Episode 91st April 2019 One Nation sting: unfair entrapment or legitimate expose? Our verdict on Al Jazeera's investigation. Did it go too far? Plus alarming Adelaide a story so big no one could report it. 10 Episode 10 Episode 108th April 2019 Paul Barry looks at some of the big issues in media in the past seven days including election countdown, social media crackdown, The Cass tape and journo jail threats. 11 Episode 11 Episode 1115th April 2019 Rush verdict; The electric election; Ristevski murder. 12 Episode 12 Episode 1229th April 2019 Facebook 'under fire' for its fake scam ads. The Daily Telegraph 'under fire' for its coverage of Labor’s 'gender agenda'. Plus journalists 'under fire' from their own campaign cliche. Presented by Paul Barry. 13 Episode 13 Episode 136th May 2019 Milo Yiannopoulos. Alex Jones. Breast cancer awareness. What do these three things have in common? And The Cat bags the rural press more money for country news? Or a slimming down of regional newsrooms? 14 Episode 14 Episode 1413th May 2019 Election battleground; News vs Bill Shorten; All about the image and Ads on Aunty. Presented by Paul Barry. 15 Episode 15 Episode 1520th May 2019 Front-page scares and catchphrases: How did the media shape the election result? Duelling exclusives: A Nine exclusive that looks and sounds awfully similar to Sevens. Presented by Paul Barry. 16 Episode 16 Episode 1627th May 2019 Albo goes to bat against Labor's conservative foes; Alan Jones buries the hatchet with Clive Palmer and a big pay day for Geoffrey Rush. Presented by Paul Barry. 17 Episode 17 Episode 173rd June 2019 Did the ABC get strong-armed by Adani? Julian Assange: hero of the free press or cyber terrorist? Plus a stem cell miracle cure that has the media in a spin. Presented by Paul Barry. 18 Media raids Episode 1810th June 2019 A Media Watch feature report on police raids targeting News Corp and ABC journalists. 19 Episode 19 Episode 1917th June 2019 Credlin and Adani; Sunday Night woes and Credit card munch. Presented by Paul Barry 20 Episode 20 Episode 2024th June 2019 Nuclear debate; IKEA spruikers; Court dismissed. Presented by Paul Barry. 21 Episode 21 Episode 211st July 2019 Gleeson's Gold; Facebook defamation; Plastic bag panic; Bulger killer. Presented by Paul Barry. 22 Episode 22 Episode 228th July 2019 Game, set, match, Kyrgios; Media Raids update; Cash for case studies; Wawa revelation. Presented by Paul Barry. 23 Episode 23 Episode 2315th July 2019 Four Corners' water splash; Paradise lost; Solar stunner; Housing affordable and Love Boat tour. Presented by Paul Barry. 24 Episode 24 Episode 2422nd July 2019 Moon landing hoax; Journalist Information Warrants; Pauline and Uluru; MasterChef scandal. Presented by Paul Barry. 25 Episode 25 Episode 2529th July 2019 ABC blunders; Au revoir, press freedom; TV underbelly and interview interrupted. Presented by Paul Barry. 26 Episode 26 Episode 265th August 2019 Bolt vs Thunberg; Krokodil hysteria; BuzzFeed says sorry and Council media. Presented by Paul Barry. 27 Episode 27 Episode 2712th August 2019 Hong Kong chaos; TV news likes Facebook; plus US guns and games. Presented by Paul Barry. 28 Episode 28 Episode 2819th August 2019 Alan Jones socked by his own punch. The Australian steps up its negative coverage of transgender issues. Plus what does press freedom look like? Presented by Paul Barry. 29 Episode 29 Episode 2926th August 2019 Mattress mayhem; Attack, apologise, attack again; 5G fears; Ben Simmons - friend or foe? 30 Episode 30 Episode 302nd September 2019 Trash talk; Reef attack; Block ads; Trump Derangement Syndrome. Presented by Paul Barry. 31 Episode 31 Episode 319th September 2019 'Independent. Always'; 60 Minutes v Meghan Markle; Roasting vegans; Letters galore. Presented by Paul Barry. 32 Episode 32 Episode 3216th September 2019 Climate fire; Media pressure; Jones' review; and Great grout. Presented by Paul Barry. 33 Episode 33 Episode 3323rd September 2019 Conversation stopper; ABC wrong on Price; Driving subs and Murray's Trump card. Presented by Paul Barry. 34 Episode 34 Episode 3430th September 2019 PM sledges media over climate; Mayor & the media; Brand expose; Sorry Sandilands. Presented by Paul Barry. 35 Episode 35 Episode 357th October 2019 Trump gets censored. Adios Sunday Night. Vaping donations go undisclosed. The Phantom of the Internet returns. 36 Episode 36 Episode 3614th October 2019 Speed bump jokers; Sky's drought hero; Perils of speaking out; MasterChef predictions. Presented by Paul Barry. 37 Episode 37 Episode 3721st October 2019 Horse deaths; Fury over Farrow; Cash for controversy. Presented by Paul Barry. 38 Episode 38 Episode 3828th October 2019 Whodunnit? The mysterious tale of Minister Angus Taylor, the dodgy document and The Daily Telegraph. Presented by Paul Barry. 39 Episode 39 Episode 394th November 2019 The sad story of Ashleigh Petrie; Risky butt lifts; Real estate fiction. Presented by Paul Barry. 40 Episode 40 Episode 4011th November 2019 Q&A fury; Facebook scams hurt; Today repeats. Presented by Paul Barry. 41 Episode 41 Episode 4125th November 2019 Fire haze; Judicial slap down; Nova's c-bomb. Presented by Paul Barry. 42 Episode 42 Episode 422nd December 2019 Farewell Today Tonight; Pacific/China media; The Australian defends Plimer; Drover's smoko. Presented by Paul Barry. 43 Episode 43 Episode 439th December 2019 Medevac media; FOI failure; Anti-vaxxers on Aunty; Mags royal mania. Presented by Paul Barry. (Final for 2019)