News host reports on a comedy sketch thinking it’s real | Media Watch
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This episode of Media Watch examines how drug-use revelations levelled at One Nation’s Victorian leader Warren Pickering sparked debate about the effectiveness of ‘gotcha’ journalism. Plus how the hard-right AfD won a German state election by weaponising mainstream media attacks. And News24 host James Macpherson issued a correction after mistaking an online comedy sketch for a Seven News report. 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 Warren Pickering drug-use scandal 06:57 AfD win in Germany 12:31 News24
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