The huge gas project that found a cheerleader in the local paper, with little scrutiny | Media Watch

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This episode of Media Watch examines how the media fell for government spin, and celebrated a film funding cut, as a funding ‘boost’. Plus, the Beetaloo gas project has found itself a cheerleader in the NT News, with very little scrutiny. And the ABC runs the wrong photos of Tupac’s killer, and how Seven, Ten, (and even us) replayed images of the wrong floods. Media Watch is the ABC's long-running media accountability program, holding journalists, editors and media organisations, including the ABC, to account. Since 1989, Media Watch has exposed conflicts of interest, factual errors, plagiarism and manipulation across the Australian and international media landscape. Watch full episodes of Media Watch free and ad-free on ABC iview. Search "ABC iview" on your smart TV or streaming device, find the ABC iview app on your mobile, or click here: https://iview.abc.net.au/ 00:00 Queensland film funding cut 03:16 Beetaloo gas project 09:31 Tupac and Nepal/Tibet flood errors Subscribe:

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