Media Watch Season 2012

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Season 2012

Air date: 2012-02-06

Episodes: 42

Episodes

E1: 6 February 2012

- An Australia Day beat up - Not all things good in moderation - Tragedy made worse by insensitive media

Air date: 2012-02-06

E2: 13 February 2012

- ABC calendar confusion - Unfair shake of the source-bottle?

Air date: 2012-02-13

E3: 20 February 2012

- An intimate proposal - Toasting the marshmallow - Desperate for any angle - A numbers game

Air date: 2012-02-20

E4: 27 February 2012

- The no-name game - Credit where credit's due

Air date: 2012-02-27

E5: 5 March 2012

- February fumbles - Gillard shows off her new Carr - Regulating all with one

Air date: 2012-03-05

E6: 12 March 2012

- You can't lose what you never had - ABC News 24 signing out - Sticking it to the squillionaires

Air date: 2012-03-12

E7: 19 March 2012

- Jonesing for the truth, What's in a name? - Own the paper, own the message

Air date: 2012-03-19

E8: 26 March 2012

- Forbidden fruit tempts ABC News Breakfast - How 60 Minutes and Sunday Night covered the PIP scandal

Air date: 2012-03-26

E9: 02 April 2012

- When the pictures don't fit the story - A war of words over piracy

Air date: 2012-04-02

E10: Paying for News

Will the citizens of Melbourne pay three dollars a week to read stories online about crime and the footy? Paying for News Ltd, a Media Watch special.

Air date: 2012-04-09

E11: 16 April 2012

Air date: 2012-04-16

E12: 23 April 2012

Air date: 2012-04-23

E13: 30 April 2012

Air date: 2012-04-30

E14: 07 May 2012

Air date: 2012-05-07

E15: 14 May 2012

Air date: 2012-05-14

E16: 21 May 2012

Air date: 2012-05-21

E17: 28 May 2012

Air date: 2012-05-28

E18: Episode 18

Air date: 2012-06-04

E19: Episode 19

Air date: 2012-06-11

E20: Episode 20 - Branding entertainment

Air date: 2012-06-18

E21: Episode 21

Air date: 2012-06-25

E22: Episode 22

Air date: 2012-07-02

E23: Episode 23

Air date: 2012-07-09

E24: Episode 24

Air date: 2012-07-16

E25: Episode 25

Air date: 2012-07-23

E26: Episode 26

Air date: 2012-07-30

E27: Episode 27

Air date: 2012-08-06

E28: Episode 28

Air date: 2012-08-13

E29: Episode 29

Air date: 2012-08-20

E30: Episode 30

Air date: 2012-08-27

E31: Episode 31

Air date: 2012-09-03

E32: Episode 32

Air date: 2012-09-10

E33: Episode 33

Air date: 2012-09-17

E34: Episode 34

Air date: 2012-09-24

E35: Episode 35

Sorry; Sorry, sort of; False balance leads to confusion

Air date: 2012-10-01

E36: Episode 36

Recording Mr Jones

Air date: 2012-10-08

E37: Episode 37

Same facts, different spin; The speech that burst the press gallery's bubble; A private dispute turned national spectacular

Air date: 2012-10-15

E38: Episode 38 - The rise of the personal blogger

The rise of the personal blogger

Air date: 2012-10-22

E39: Episode 39

Silly sausage; Reporting the bare essentials; Tom Everywhere.com

Air date: 2012-10-29

E40: Episode 40

Bully in the naughty corner; Sub-standard facts; Taking instruction literally; Outsourcing the front page

Air date: 2012-11-05

E41: Episode 41

Bringing you the big news! News values, priorities and politics Don't croc the boat

Air date: 2012-11-19

E42: Episode 42

Longing for a new idea SMH, please explain Yes or no, Minister? Media woes have a silver lining...for PR 2012: A year for media apologies, minus one Good joke, bad joke

Air date: 2012-11-26