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2013
2013x1
2013-02-04
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04, 2013
(Not always) first on Nine; The perils of speed before accuracy; An unfortunate error; A lesson in impartiality?
2013x2
2013-02-11
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11, 2013
Push from the past; A lot of hot air over a non story; Christmas cash hand out that wasn't; News gets named
2013x3
2013-02-18
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18, 2013
The vain blame game; You wouldn't Tweet about it; Tragedy on Highway One; The Rhino Hide Award
2013x4
2013-02-25
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25, 2013
Royally missing the point; Punting on pollies, popes and pushbikes; The pull of poll stories
2013x5
2013-03-04
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04, 2013
Vis-a-visa; No brainer; Small but perfectly formed?; The Grauniad down under; Senator Hanson-Young v Ray Hadley; Vale Peter Harvey
2013x6
2013-03-11
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11, 2013
Send in the clowns; the difference between advocacy analysis
2013x7
2013-03-18
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18, 2013
Sober and disciplined discussion; Sober and disciplined reporting
2013x8
2013-03-25
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25, 2013
Sources, spills, and strategies.
2013x9
2013-04-01
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01, 2013
Graphics not winning; The art of diplomatic disclosure, Is this clearly an ad? You decide.
2013x10
2013-04-08
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08, 2013
Nine takes a punt on Tom; Protecting the famous.
2013x11
2013-04-15
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15, 2013
The detail is in the punctuation; The unwritten rule of the drop; The perils of parking; Correction
2013x12
2013-04-22
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22, 2013
Bypassing the gatekeepers; Full interview: Charles Feldman; Full interview: Kate Lundy; Full interview: Peter Chen; Full interview: Andrew Leigh
2013x13
2013-04-29
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29, 2013
You Tweet, I follow; Editors' decisions revolve around The Sun
2013x14
2013-05-06
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06, 2013
A tale of two Malabars; Those pesky subs; Sorry, Tim; Left v right v right v wrong
2013x15
2013-05-13
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13, 2013
Tough or puff; A question of declaration; The reluctant clarification.
2013x16
2013-05-20
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20, 2013
A voice from a bygone age; Taking care of business; Wrong choice on mortgage news.
2013x17
2013-05-27
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27, 2013
Promoting propaganda v public interest; Disclosing the funding of think tanks.
2013x18
2013-06-03
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03, 2013
This episode has no summary.
2013x19
2013-06-10
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10, 2013
The passing of Mr Yunupingu; Tripped up by Twitter; WIN TV's snub to the ACMA
2013x20
2013-06-17
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17, 2013
The art of deflecting blame; Fairfax sends jobs off shore; Mean new digital world for freelancers
2013x21
2013-06-24
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24, 2013
Duped by Diego; ACMA v Southern Cross Austereo; Hot air stoking the climate change 'debate'
2013x22
2013-07-01
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01, 2013
The good, the bad and the end of an era: After five and a half years, tonight is Jonathan's last time in the Media Watch chair. So in this episode, he looks back, and looks forward at the good and the bad.
2013x23
2013-07-08
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08, 2013
Political discourse takes a dive; Rupert revealed on a leaked tape
2013x24
2013-07-15
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15, 2013
Desperately searching for a story; The sad story of Adam Salter; The cook, the critic, and that review.
2013x25
2013-07-22
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22, 2013
Tough times turning news into PR.
2013x26
2013-07-29
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29, 2013
The story of our times the Government doesn't want told; Scary, toxic beatup
2013x27
2013-08-05
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05, 2013
One voice, many mastheads; Persistence pays off; harmless enough or devaluing the brand; Money talks and sometimes it says no
2013x28
2013-08-12
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12, 2013
Facts, lies, and checking; The Tele nails its colours to its masthead; Howzat! Tampering claims hit for six.
2013x29
2013-08-19
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19, 2013
- Big, bad Bob goes off the dial for good - Fat blasting undies, or are they?
2013x30
2013-08-26
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26, 2013
Ruper tweets, the Tele repeats
2013x31
2013-09-02
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02, 2013
Non facts and figures; Puff over substance.
2013x32
2013-09-09
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09, 2013
Wendell the croc wins again; The final Tele tally; The ad that didn't get up; The award goes to...
2013x33
2013-09-16
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16, 2013
Media Watch doesn't get the joke; Personal and unnecessarily vicious; Shield laws up but not quite there yet.
2013x34
2013-09-23
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23, 2013
A real scoop or just hot air; Bike bashing at the Daily Telegraph
2013x35
2013-09-30
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30, 2013
The truth is out there; Rubbish in, rubbish out.
2013x36
2013-10-07
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07, 2013
Unfortunate ad placement; Case of the phantom bit; The ACMA tries to bite but has no teeth
2013x37
2013-10-14
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14, 2013
ACA plays the sick trick; Slow news day; Over exposure doesn't pay
2013x38
2013-10-21
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21, 2013
Poor choice for a lead story; How the Tele trashed a victim's reputation; ACA plays the sick trick pt 2
2013x39
2013-10-28
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28, 2013
Facts abducted by aliens at NT News;The ACMA and its missing teeth
2013x40
2013-11-04
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04, 2013
Every picture tells a story, sometimes the wrong one; Republishing slurs could be expensive
2013x41
2013-11-11
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11, 2013
TT raises the ire of judge; Catalyst challenges the mainstream
2013x42
2013-11-18
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18, 2013
Not quite Schapelle; The Booze Brother; Stopping the quotes
2013x43
2013-11-25
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25, 2013
Spies, sleaze, and salaries. What does the public have a right to know?

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