Season 2015

Name: Season 2015
Released: 2015-02-02

2015

Murdoch tweets and Australia repeats; Alan Jones shakes up Queensland

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E1. 2015-02-02

Feb 2, 2015 · 15m

Murdoch tweets and Australia repeats; Alan Jones shakes up Queensland

E2. 2015-02-09

Feb 9, 2015 · 15m

Battle of the siege specials; Governing Australia in the age of Twitter; A badly timed poll

E3. 2015-02-16

Feb 16, 2015 · 15m

Early deadlines lead to missing stories; Journalists on junkets; Turbine torture: do wind farms make you sick?

E4. 2015-02-23

Feb 23, 2015 · 15m

Bias in the eye of the beholder; Biscuit birthday bonanza

E5. 2015-03-02

Mar 2, 2015 · 15m

ABC News goes Mad as Hell; Data retention v media freedom; More wind from The Australian

E6. 2015-03-09

Mar 9, 2015 · 15m

Bust up or beat up?; The missing tale of political biffo; A marriage of convenience

E7. 2015-03-16

Mar 16, 2015 · 15m

Hockey, Fairfax and the right to sue; How the media fell for Belle; A patriotic call by Karl; Ray has his say

E8. 2015-03-23

Mar 23, 2015 · 15m

Daily Mail's Malcolm Fraser tribute is pants; Cutting coverage in the bush; A salty story on high rotation; Data retention v media freedom pt 2

E9. 2015-03-30

Mar 30, 2015 · 15m

NSW Election Tele tally; Shaking up the advertising lines; Tale tale claims another scalp; Daily Mail Fraser tribute is pants - an update

A poorly judged headline; Fairfax merger fallout; Cruising past criticism; Big bogan or tall story?

E12. 2015-04-20

Apr 20, 2015 · 15m

Photo flashback sparks speculation; Products in programs turns viewers into customers

E13. 2015-04-27

Apr 27, 2015 · 15m

Storm stand ups; staying tribal on Bjorn Lomborg; Whole lot of guff; ANZAC lowlights

E14. 2015-05-04

May 4, 2015 · 15m

I'm a celebrity, get me into there!; Serial prankster strikes again; Spectator blog backfires spectacularly

E15. 2015-05-11

May 11, 2015 · 15m

Beard story is full of cr*p; The Struggle Street divide; Is it The Sun wot won it, again?

E16. 2015-05-18

May 18, 2015 · 15m

Long, boozy lunch leads to embarrassment; Racing under the influence; Nine News not ok; Scraping the bottom of the barrel

E17. 2015-05-25

May 25, 2015 · 15m

Deja vu news; Alan Jones meets his match; Recycling the rubbish

E18. 2015-06-01

Jun 1, 2015 · 15m

Horror story lacks facts; ABC sheep story b(l)eat up; Message lost in transmission

E19. 2015-06-08

Jun 8, 2015 · 15m

Here's Johnny!; Celebrity hit, but at a price; Changing the Facebook of news

E20. 2015-06-15

Jun 15, 2015 · 15m

Sex, drugs and confusion; SBS future hangs in the balance; The Credlin effect; A heads up on headlines

E21. 2015-06-22

Jun 22, 2015 · 15m

Killing Bill; MH370 Maldives theory debunked; Helmet claims under fire

E22. 2015-06-29

Jun 29, 2015 · 15m

Terror over that error The fall out from Zaky Mallah's appearance on ABC's Q&A program continues, and doesn't look like stopping any time soon.

E23. 2015-07-06

Jul 6, 2015 · 15m

Front benched from Q&A Prime Minister Tony Abbott has barred Coalition frontbenchers from appearing on Q & A with Barnaby Joyce having to make a last minute withdrawal. So what will happen going forward? Watch this space. Hockey v Fairfax: tweeters beware? Treasurer Joe Hockey was awarded $200,000 damages after suing Fairfax for defamation. But was it really such a victory? And what is the take home message for tweeters? Spot the bot As robots look to take over more jobs in the future, what will happen to journalism? Over in the US, computers are already writing some stories. But are they any good?

E24. 2015-07-13

Jul 13, 2015 · 15m

Ad sends media into a fit Activewear brand Lorna Jane advertised for a combined Receptionist/Fit Model which required the applicants to have particular physical proportions. It blew up in the media, but was the outrage justified? Border Force causes concern The threat of two years jail for speaking out has got health workers and journalists worried. Biting the hand that feeds? The West Australian publishes debate on alcohol advertising, with a for and against, in between lots of ads...for alcohol.

E25. 2015-07-20

Jul 20, 2015 · 15m

Media frenzy over 'mini Ice Age' The media went into a frenzy over a report that a 'mini Ice Age' could be on the horizon. But was the report accurate? Giving the full story on One Big Switch Seven West media and News Corp have a commercial interest in One Big Switch. But is this reported transparently enough? ABC sheepish over swearing story ABC's Audience and Consumer Affairs found a report on 'swearing at sheep' breached editorial standards.

E26. 2015-07-27

Jul 27, 2015 · 15m

Mick Fanning makes a splash worldwide Mick Fanning's close encounter with a shark was news in almost every corner of the world. APN prepares for the paywall APN News & Media is soon set to become the first Australian regional publisher to put up pay walls. But will people pay to read regional news online? Parroting an old mistake Last week Alan Jones repeated an old mistake about the cost of wind power. But where did the wrong figures come from? Fighting defamation in Thailand Phuket based Australian journalist Alan Morison, faces up to seven years jail in Thailand for publishing an online article about the Rohingya refugees.

E27. 2015-08-03

Aug 3, 2015 · 15m

Bron gone In a rare show of agreement across the media, Bronwyn Bishop is unseated as Speaker. No go to 'Earth 2.0' A news.com.au article suggested that people might be able to reach a new 'Earth 2.0' in the not too distant future. Incredible! But not true. Adam Goodes and the race debate What the Adam Goodes affair says about the Australian media. Racing story goes off the rails ABC News and the Central Coast Advocate get it wrong on horse trainer John McNair.

E28. 2015-08-10

Aug 10, 2015 · 15m

Tunnel vision on jail break yarn A story about the discovery of a 'tunnel' at Goulburn Correctional Centre fell in a hole as more facts were revealed. But that didn't stop it leading the six pm news bulletins. Food fight! Channel Seven and Channel Nine are locked in a bitter dispute over rival cooking shows and there's millions at stake. Headline fails feel good story A feel good story about young Muslim men playing AFL, fell flat thanks to an inappropriate headline. Perils of presenting live TV A light hearted look at the perils of live TV news presenting.

E29. 2015-08-17

Aug 17, 2015 · 15m

Fermenting the facts about Vegemite A comment by a minister about Vegemite being used in home brew took off in Australian and international media. But did anyone check the facts first? Media equality on marriage equality? Do both sides of the marriage equality debate get equal billing in the media? Hard Dawn for Dr Karl While debunking the conspiracy theory of chemtrails, Dr Karl falls for satirical website, Hard Dawn.

E30. 2015-08-24

Aug 24, 2015 · 15m

Mark Latham unleashed Mark Latham has been angry, foul mouthed and belligerent. After resigning from writing his column in the Australian Financial Review, what is next for the bad boy from Western Sydney? TV footy wars Recent multi million dollar deals to televise NRL and AFL on free to air TV will mean more sport, more ads and more pressure on the networks. Ray Hadley bites back Ray Hadley was not pleased with Media Watch's Goulburn jail tunnel story. Especially after a prisoner's recent escape.