Mediawatch Podcast

MediaWatch is an ABC program that casts a critical eye on the Australian media, on a weekly basis. It’s screened four times a week on ABCTV and ABC 2, but episodes are also available for download. MediaWatch is often described as ‘smug’ or ‘pedantic’ by the newsmakers it generally targets, but nevertheless plays an important role in reminding the community that news and current affairs is the product of (fallible) media practices and personnel. Watching it is a great way to sharpen up your ‘critical attitude’ to the media.

You can download individual episodes of the show here or paste this link – http://abc.net.au/mediawatch/vodcast/mediawatch_mp4.xml – into your iTunes (or your preferred podcast aggregator).

If you prefer to tune in on TV, then Mediawatch screens On ABC TV Mondays 9:20pm and Wednesdays 12:20am; and On ABC2 Wednesdays 10:15pm and Thursdays 8:45am.