# Media Watch **URL:** \ **Category:** ABC and SBS News\ **Tags:** abc\ **Created:** [January 13, 2016, 1:41pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/media-watch/607 "2016-01-13T13:41:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 24
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2026, 1:13am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/media-watch/607/469 "2026-05-22T01:13:11Z")
> **[The surprising cost of ABC's 'Media Watch' each week](https://www.mediaweek.com.au/the-surprising-cost-of-abcs-media-watch-each-week/)** > > FOI documents revealed the total cost of producing one of the ABC’s iconic shows, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. > And apparently, it’s value for money. > > Each episode costs $4,440.52, which doesn’t include salaries ---
**Author:** ![bacco007](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/bacco007/32/99038_2.png) [@bacco007](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/bacco007)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2026, 1:16am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/media-watch/607/470 "2026-05-22T01:16:42Z")
The salary’s are still important though, i don’t know how many staff they have on MW but id imagine most of them are working a considerable amount of the working time on it in some capacity ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2026, 6:53am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/media-watch/607/471 "2026-05-25T06:53:33Z")
**25 May** - Amid budget fallout, small businesses fight tax changes with memes and a little creative license. - Charlie Teo fights against restrictions with help from a sympathetic media. - Plus a BTN story on school-funding taken down. ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 9:44am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/media-watch/607/472 "2026-05-26T09:44:36Z")
> **[Dear Media Watch, you really need to fix this.... | TV Tonight](https://tvtonight.com.au/2026/05/dear-media-watch-you-really-need-to-fix-this.html)** > > 9:15pm? 9:20pm? 9:24pm? Mixed messaging on broadcast times -from a show that is all about accuracy. ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 7:54am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/media-watch/607/473 "2026-06-01T07:54:58Z")
**1 June** - Juiced-up athletes at the Enhanced Games weren’t selling athletic glory. - The West Australian reports a “blood fuel” between Andrew Hastie and Ben Roberts-Smith. - Plus 9 News reports a concussion pill as a medical breakthrough. ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 7:58am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/media-watch/607/474 "2026-06-08T07:58:32Z")
**8 June** - The turmoil at CBS continues with the firing of longtime 60 Minutes reporter Scott Pelley, amid accusations of political interference. - Plus how One Nation’s media playbook has seen it surpass the major parties in popularity. ---
**Author:** ![ElCapitanCranky](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/elcapitancranky/32/531872_2.png) [@ElCapitanCranky](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/ElCapitanCranky)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 8:20am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/media-watch/607/475 "2026-06-08T08:20:22Z")
And they have no time for something actually impacting local jobs. Sit in the naughty corner Linton while I whip you. 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Longisland](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/e99b99/32.png) [@Longisland](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Longisland)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 11:37am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/media-watch/607/476 "2026-06-08T11:37:33Z")
No mention of WIN’s decision to water down NBN News. Would rather rant about Donald Trump then discuss local issues. ---
**Author:** ![SamuelGS](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/samuelgs/32/61637_2.png) [@SamuelGS](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/SamuelGS)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 7:20pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/media-watch/607/477 "2026-06-08T19:20:27Z")
Everyone needs a hobby. For Media Watch it is ranting about Trump. But in fairness to the Media Watch team, I don’t think half a week is enough time to research the NBN/WIN story in enough detail to tell us anything we don’t already know. If I was them, I’d be researching the story now but I wouldn’t run a story on it until after NBN News changes format. See what the impact actually is, and how it measures up against what people say will happen. The job of Media Watch is to provide extra depth and analysis to a story. I’d much rather Media Watch wait and do the story properly rather than do a half-baked speculative story now only to have to do the job properly later on anyway. If that gives them more time for their favourite hobby, so be it. ---
**Author:** ![ElCapitanCranky](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/elcapitancranky/32/531872_2.png) [@ElCapitanCranky](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/ElCapitanCranky)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 12:15am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/media-watch/607/478 "2026-06-09T00:15:13Z")
As fun as bashing Trump is, it’s a show on the _Australian_ Broadcasting Corporation. Surely a story about a major upheval in _Australian_ television trumps what is really a nothing burger of a story (at least in the _Australian_ landscape) for a show like Media Watch. As for research - look at the amount of discussion on the topic. We’re more informed than Linton on this issue. That’s a problem. 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 12:34am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/media-watch/607/479 "2026-06-09T00:34:40Z")
IIRC the total cancellation of Seven’s Gold Coast bulletin didn’t rate a mention on Media Watch. ---
**Author:** ![ElCapitanCranky](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/elcapitancranky/32/531872_2.png) [@ElCapitanCranky](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/ElCapitanCranky)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 12:55am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/media-watch/607/480 "2026-06-09T00:55:30Z")
> [@TV.Cynic](#): > > IIRC the total cancellation of Seven’s Gold Coast bulletin didn’t rate a mention on Media Watch. Show how much the ABC cares about its own sector… Just thought of this one BTW - but MW not mentioning the WIN-NBN News saga, could it also be due (in part) to MediaHub being own 50-50 by WIN and the ABC and not wanting to piss the other off? I do doubt it, but the question should be asked. ---
**Author:** ![2265MHZ](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/2265mhz/32/252709_2.png) [@2265MHZ](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/2265MHZ)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 2:31am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/media-watch/607/481 "2026-06-09T02:31:10Z")
I think it makes sense to not mention the NBN cuts if MW had nothing unique to add but replacing it with Trump when I also can’t imagine MW had anything special is a choice… ---
**Author:** ![SA\_TV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/sa_tv/32/12686_2.png) [@SA\_TV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/SA_TV)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 5:37am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/media-watch/607/482 "2026-06-09T05:37:22Z")
> [@ElCapitanCranky](#): > > Surely a story about a major upheval in _Australian_ television it’s regional though so will take a few weeks before ABC notices. ---
**Author:** ![frankocean](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/ba8739/32.png) [@frankocean](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/frankocean)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 4:59pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/media-watch/607/483 "2026-06-09T16:59:03Z")
5 minutes just playing and recounting US news reports about CBS and 60 Minutes, which most ABC viewers wouldn’t even be able to watch. No mention of the connection to 10 (Ellison now owns 10 too. Will there be an impact here?). Also no mention of NBN News. And not even a word on ABC news director Justin Stevens resigning after a “fundamental disagreement” with new MD Hugh Marks, and Marks already having a replacement lined up. Is this an Australian media commentary show or just a roundup of whatever clips the team can find online? Feels like when Paul Barry would just dedicate segment after segment to tabloid magazines when there were more important topics to cover. ---
**Author:** ![NewsKing](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/newsking/32/321986_2.png) [@NewsKing](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/NewsKing)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 10:06pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/media-watch/607/484 "2026-06-09T22:06:26Z")
Surely they are working in the background on something to cover the NBN news axings? ---
**Author:** ![BJT2](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/bjt2/32/381_2.png) [@BJT2](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/BJT2)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 11:00am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/media-watch/607/485 "2026-06-10T11:00:39Z")
> [@frankocean](#): > > Also no mention of NBN News This maybe reported the week of the on air changes. ---
**Author:** ![Nick](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/nick/32/247872_2.png) [@Nick](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Nick)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 11:52am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/media-watch/607/486 "2026-06-10T11:52:20Z")
> [@ElCapitanCranky](#): > > could it also be due (in part) to MediaHub being own 50-50 by WIN and the ABC and not wanting to piss the other off? MW has criticised the ABC itself in the past, so I doubt their partnership with WIN would scare them away from a story ---
**Author:** ![fournews](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/fournews/32/482081_2.png) [@fournews](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/fournews)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/media-watch/607/487 "2026-06-10T12:34:50Z")
I think it will be mentioned when it happens rather than when it was announced. ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2026, 8:04am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/media-watch/607/488 "2026-06-15T08:04:25Z")
**15 June** The interventions of Elon Musk in the Belfast riots show, again, how he uses his platform X to amplify hate. Plus a preference-flow graph in the Australian Financial Review includes political parties you’ve never heard of. [Previous page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/media-watch/607.md?page=23) [Next page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/media-watch/607.md?page=25)