Red faces over Roberts reversal In July, Sky's Paul Murray boasted he was ‘one million percent’ sure that Senator Malcolm Roberts was not a dual citizen, now the High Court has declared he was.
Spruiking supplements Why does a trusted Nine news journalist risk their reputation to spruik vitamins and supplements?
Media Bites Episode 32 Sky News drops the f-bomb, "tacky" Gold Coast goes for Logies, women's mags recycle royal baby news, and Charles and Camilla on the rocks?
Episode 30, 4 September 2017
The missing flood story The media focuses on Houston while the Asian floods kill more than 1,200 people across three nations.
Today starts a war An alarming Today show news strap mistakenly reported the start of a new Korean war
Media Bites, 31 August 2017
Media Bites Episode 31 Kathy Griffin's no longer sorry about her Donald Trump stunt, Channel Seven fooled by photoshopped pics, and the media reveal Macca’s not-so-secret sauce recipe.
Episode 29, 28 August 2017
A monumental beat up A call for a discussion over the wording on a Cook statue turns into heated history war
Same-Sex Campaign Reports that Melbourne was plastered with homophobic posters were overblown
Campaign clanger American musician Meghan Trainor says “no” to her image being used by Vote NO Australia - Marriage Plebiscite group
Misplaced map outrage Daily Mail accuses the ABC of wiping Israel off the map but misses the point of the story
Media Bites, 24 August 2017
Media Bites Episode 30 A Current Affair mistakes Indonesia for The Philippines, wrong news of Queen Elizabeth's abdication, Taylor Swift's snaky non-news, and Paul Barry plays spot the animal.
Media Bites Episode 27 Scaramucci's ten days in office; media mad for Lady Di; snakes in Nine's NT newsroom; and viral pic of the week: burqas or bus seats?
Episode 25, 31 July 2017
The Pell show comes to town Media turns out in droves for the Cardinal's first court appearance in Melbourne.
Super spruikers Celebrities given plenty of prime time to sell their wares on air.
Dual citizenship duel One Nation's Malcolm Roberts gets testy over questions about his citizenship status.
Flying dry A News Corp terror exclusive about carry on alcohol proves to be ten years old.
Media Bites, 27 July 2017
Media Bites Episode 26 Nine's Ninja Warrior finale outrage; US strongmen hoax; and Mamma Mia, not another overused media pun?
Episode 24, 24 July 2017
Rainbow stars in Greens exit Larissa Waters was forced to resign from The Greens, but it was a colleague’s scarf that created headlines.
Exploiting tragedy for column inches News Corp’s Miranda Devine blames the Black Lives Matter campaign for the recent shooting of Justine Damond.
An unholy row The ABC is accused of waging war against Christians, with a report on domestic violence now under scrutiny.
Ray’s ScoMo spray Hell hath no fury like a broadcaster scorned, as Scott Morrison should know.
Media Bites, 20 July 2017
Media Bites Episode 25 Games of Thrones meltdown as Foxtel Now fails. Columnist Miranda Devine blames US shooting of Aussie woman on Black Lives Matter campaigners. Oscar Wilde clichés abound as another Greens Senator resigns.
Episode 23, 17 July 2017
Iceberg ahoy! The Antarctic breakaway is huge, but exactly how big is it?
Amazon is coming Amazon's imminent arrival is big news, even though no date has been confirmed.
Media Bites Episode 23 Katy Perry's LIVE prerecorded shows; preserved Pompeii man's explosive media coverage; Joh Grigg's calls out Woman's Day 'fantasy'; and the media in a muddle over Roman Quaedvlieg's name.
Media Bites Episode 21 Did Melbourne hipsters really charge $5 for a spoonful of dessert?; BBC's Breaking News goes bad; Rebel Wilson demands more than $7 million in damages; and the c-bomb goes live.
Media Bites Episode 20 News Corp papers compete for the biggest bludger town; media cook up a monster pizza; and news.com.au's glowing Foxtel Now article.
Did crocs really eat 'Jesus' pastor who walked on water? The not-so-exclusive Tom Cruise interviews. And, when a missing letter makes all the difference.
Media Bites Episode 13 Breaking! News Corp finds porn on Twitter; The Daily Mail serves breasts as news; Pauline Hanson’s alternative fact; and a nasty smear on Donald Trump.
Episode 11, 24 April 2017
Close call Nine News asteroid report was a little too close for comfort
Going for gold The Commonwealth Games bid report that jumped the gun
Putin critics pay with lives Russia’s freedom of the press is hit again with journalist Nikolai Andrushchenko killed after speaking out
Prime time PR puff Channel Nine viewers were treated to an hour-long ad for the NBN, with little to no disclosure
Media Bites, 20 April 2017
Media Bites Episode 12 Fake news seduces again; Seven’s Laura Banks shows the rough side of reporting; and ABC’s cannibal question.
Media Bites, 13 April 2017
Media Bites Episode 11 Natasha Exelby and the #PutYourBloopersOut saga, TV on the radio, and will the real Donald Trump please stand up?
Episode 10, 10 April 2017
What lies beneath It was dinghies at 30 paces as breakfast shows sought exciting footage from the floods
Media Bites Episode 9 Woman's Day reveals shock new pregnancy photos of Nadia from Married at First Sight but are they staged? Channel Seven's Paul Burt takes on cyclone Debbie. And Sky News sacks Mark Latham.
Two cities, one prize on Nova stations Radio presenters aren’t the only things syndicated on the Nova FM radio network in Sydney and Melbourne. The competition winners are, too.
Media Bites Episode 8 Media wars continue with Ray’s spray and Latham’s lashing: Ray Hadley has a big spray at Media Watch after Monday’s show. Mark Latham flames the internal war at Sky News. And National Enquirer provides us with this week’s alternative fact.
Episode 07, 20 March 2017
Weatherill v Frydenberg showdown Jay Weatherill versus Josh Frydenberg, the contentious energy debate helped along by the media.
Clean and green or toxic and deadly? Think wind turbines are good for the environment? Think again, says Today Tonight. But have they just cherry picked facts to fit their story?
Sky News civil war Mark Latham likes to call himself an outsider. But an inside job on one of his colleagues has sparked internal tension.
Media Bites, 16 March 2017
Media Bites Episode 7 Perth News mix-up their graphics. Jennifer Aniston pregnant again? And this week’s alternative fact: eavesdropping microwaves.
Episode 06, 13 March 2017
Exclusive interview or airport ambush? A Current Affair claimed to have an exclusive interview with Grant Hackett, but it looked more like an airport ambush.
Controversial claims get the soft treatment The Arrowsmith program is a controversial method that claims to help people overcome learning problems. But the founder was given the soft treatment on a recent speaking trip to Australia.
Punchbowl story missing in action While most media networks considered last week’s Punchbowl Boys High controversy a headline story, it was conspicuously absent in Fairfax papers and ABC talkback.
Satirical protest taken seriously It seems large parts of the media have missed the joke, or perhaps missing the joke made for a better story when covering the satirical group The Million Flag Patriots.
BBC interview interrupted The hilarious BBC interview that was hijacked by a Professor’s family went viral for all the right reasons
Media Bites, 9 March 2017
Media Bites Episode 6 Nine recycles an old story about Space Shuttle Endeavour, the media's careless whispers about George Michael's death, and Google's alternative facts.
Episode 05, 6 March 2017
Italy’s ‘new’ Astronaut Worldwide media has wrongly credited Italian twitter user Ignazio Magnani with photos from the International Space Station.
Travel tales too good to be true? Media agencies are promoting website Miss Travel but are some of the case studies too good to be true?
Peter Dutton – next Liberal leader? With conservative commentators backing Peter Dutton as the next Liberal leader, the media went looking for a leadership plot.
Karl coverage overload From footwear to lollies, nothing is too trivial when it comes to coverage of the Today show host, Karl Stefanovic and his new girlfriend.
Media Bites, 2 March 2017
Media Bites Episode 5 The big Oscars blunder: Who is behind the 'Best Picture' stuff-up? The accountants, the Academy, Matt Damon? Or someone more sinister? The Daily Telegraph and Cosmopolitan are on the case.
Episode 05, 27 February 2017
Coke Fizzer Are SA power woes the reason behind Coca-Cola’s exit? It seems some commentators reckon it is.
ACA's life changing ADHD treatment that doesn't work ACA is spruiking a ‘breakthrough’ in the treatment of ADHD but the study’s author says he never called it a ‘breakthrough’ and the program ‘misrepresented’ him.
A new front in Trump’s media war Trump ups the ante in his war with the media banning several outlets from a White House briefing.
Media Bites, 23 February 2017
Media Bites Episode 4 Border Mail mistakes a fictional TV show for reality. Does the new ten dollar note feature lyrics by Rick Astley? And Brangelina is this week’s alternative fact.
The Phantom of the Internet rebooted David Richards' plagiarism has earned himself an unfortunate reputation. Even worse, he doesn't seem to think he's doing anything wrong.
How Good Game ran out of lives The axing of one of the ABC's most popular youth-skewing shows has saddened many of its fans. Why did the ABC give it up?
Another inappropriate rant by Ross Last year we asked how on earth is Ross Cameron still on air. The star of a very popular Sky News show has had another inappropriate rant.
Media Bites, 9 February 2017
Media Bites Episode 2 The PM adviser’s sexist tweets get deleted. And Trump’s robe rage. Brand new Media Bites.
Episode 01, 6 February 2017
Fake news and alternative facts In the Alice in Wonderland world of fake news and alternative facts, what can the media do in search for the truth?
2016 - best in show For the last show in 2016 we take a look back at the good, the bad and the Latham. We highlight the media moments and dish out a few gongs.
Episode 42, 14 November 2016
Trump and media in the post election world Despite so many predictions he wouldn't, Donald Trump won the US election. How did the media get it so wrong? And how will they cover him when he is President?
Episode 41, 7 November 2016
Trump v the media: what will happen next? In the days leading up to the US election, the battle between Trump and the media continues. But will the media stop Donald Trump becoming the next US President, and how will they deal with him if he does?
A Catalyst for change ABC's flagship science show, Catalyst, has been given the chop. So what is in store for ABC audiences and will the new format deliver?
More news that's just paid PR Accepting gifts and getting paid to host corporate events and then writing glowing testimonials on a news site is just not journalism, it’s paid PR.
Episode 40, 31 October 2016
Lessons in how not to handle a crisis The disaster at Dreamworld has been a massive story this week, after four people died on a fun day out. It was a terrible tragedy. And Ardent did not handle it well.
Border Force on air matters Border Force has a slick new podcast to balance the left wing media bias, but there will be plenty you won't be hearing on it.
Mystery solved! But not for long Reports that the Bermuda Triangle 'mystery' had been solved were short lived, but still managed to get plenty of coverage worldwide.
Episode 39, 24 October 2016
Children forgotten again 'The Forgotten Children' on Nauru are forgotten again as Four Corners comes under attack for alleged bias.
The Oz defends right to offend News that notorious Bill Leak cartoon will be investigated by the Human Rights Commission has led to a volley of outrage.
StalkerSpace not a serious source When the Daily Mail sourced a post from UQ StalkerSpace for a serious story, it was left looking a bit silly.
Episode 38, 17 October 2016
From NAPLAN to FATPLAN According to a Daily Telegraph front page exclusive, the NSW Government is considering ranking schools by obesity in a NAPLAN overhaul.
Return of the budgie smugglers After spending four nights behind bars in Malaysia, the "Aussie larrikins" are back. But has media support started to turn?
Episode 36, 3 October 2016
Can the media trump Trump? Donald Trump: Did the media make him? And can they now break him? He’s challenged journalism and now the media is fighting back.
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