Editing Media Watch (TV program) (section)

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[[File:Paul Barry.png|thumb|right|[[Paul Barry]], ''Media Watch''<nowiki/>'s longest-running host]]
''Media Watch'' is a 15-minute program which identifies, investigates and examines instances of what the program determines to be failings in news coverage by Australian media outlets. The series features a single host speaking directly to camera, detailing a mix of amusing or embarrassing editing gaffes (such as miscaptioned photographs or spelling errors) as well as more serious criticism including [[media bias]] and breaches of [[Journalism ethics and standards|journalistic ethics and standards]]. Over the years, the program's emphasis has shifted towards the latter.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Kalina |first1=Paul |last2=Enker |first2=Debi |last3=Ricketson |first3=Matthew |date=2006-10-18 |title=ABC chief hints at Media Watch review |work=[[The Age]]|publisher=Fairfax Media |url=https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/abc-chief-hints-at-media-watch-review-20061018-ge3cyd.html |url-status=live |access-date=2017-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019200331/https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/abc-chief-hints-at-media-watch-review-20061018-ge3cyd.html |archive-date=2020-10-19}}</ref><ref name="About">{{Cite web |title=About Media Watch |url=https://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/about/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723111059/https://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/about/ |archive-date=2020-07-23 |access-date=2020-04-23 |website=Media Watch |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref>

Although most episodes of ''Media Watch'' focus on any recent incidents of media misconduct, episodes sometimes focus on a single issue of particular importance (for instance, news coverage of a recent election).