Editing Media Watch (TV program) (section)

==Presenters==
[[Stuart Littlemore]] was the inaugural host of ''Media Watch''. Since his nine-year tenure, various other journalists have hosted the program. [[Paul Barry]], who previously hosted the program in 2000 and for a brief period in 2010, resumed hosting duties in 2013, and is the show's longest-running host. He left the show on 2 December 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Walker |first=Liana |date=2024-06-13 |title=Paul Barry steps away from Media Watch after 11 years as host |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-13/paul-barry-leaving-media-watch/103975518 |access-date=2024-11-21 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}</ref> Linton Besser currently hosts the program.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Madden |first=James |date=2024-11-21 |title=ABC reporter Linton Besser replaces Paul Barry as Media Watch host |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business%2Fmedia%2Fabc-dumps-veteran-radio-host-sarah-macdonald%2Fnews-story%2F71908ac035d9043cf81adee6fbf8655c |url-access=subscription |access-date=2024-12-03 |work=The Australian}}</ref>

* [[Stuart Littlemore]] (1989–1997)
* [[Richard Ackland]] (1998–1999)
* [[David Marr (journalist)|David Marr]] (2002–2004)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Delaney |first=Brigid |date=2004-10-06 |title=Media Watch presenter to hand over reins |work=[[The Age]] |publisher=Fairfax Media|location=Melbourne |url=https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/media-watch-presenter-to-hand-over-reins-20041006-gdyr0w.html |url-status=live |access-date=2020-10-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021053528/https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/media-watch-presenter-to-hand-over-reins-20041006-gdyr0w.html |archive-date=2020-10-21}}</ref>
* [[Liz Jackson]] (2005)<ref>{{Cite news |date=2005-02-03 |title=Liz new Media Watch host |work=[[Sydney Morning Herald]] |publisher=Fairfax |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/liz-new-media-watch-host-20050203-gdkm5l.html |url-status=live |access-date=2007-12-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020042345/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/liz-new-media-watch-host-20050203-gdkm5l.html |archive-date=2020-10-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Baker |first=Jordan |date=2005-11-25 |title=Media Watch on the prowl again for a host |work=[[Sydney Morning Herald]] |publisher=Fairfax Media|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/media-watch-on-the-prowl-again-for-a-host-20051125-gdmiii.html |url-status=live |access-date=2020-10-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020061512/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/media-watch-on-the-prowl-again-for-a-host-20051125-gdmiii.html |archive-date=2020-10-20}}</ref>
* [[Monica Attard]] (2006–2007)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Baker |first=Jordan |date=2005-12-07 |title=Attard fronts Media Watch |work=[[Sydney Morning Herald]] |publisher=Fairfax Media|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/attard-fronts-media-watch-20051207-gdml60.html |url-status=live |access-date=2007-12-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706213934/https://www.smh.com.au/national/attard-fronts-media-watch-20051207-gdml60.html |archive-date=2020-07-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ricketson |first=Matthew |date=2007-09-20 |title=Media Watch presenter steps down |work=[[The Age]] |publisher=Fairfax Media|location=Melbourne |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/media-watch-presenter-steps-down-20070920-ge5v26.html |url-status=live |access-date=2007-12-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216031648/https://www.theage.com.au/national/media-watch-presenter-steps-down-20070920-ge5v26.html |archive-date=2018-12-16}}</ref>
* [[Jonathan Holmes (journalist)|Jonathan Holmes]] (2008–2013)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Welch |first=Dylan |date=2007-11-28 |title=Holmes is new Media Watch presenter |work=[[Sydney Morning Herald]] |publisher=Fairfax Media|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/holmes-is-new-media-watch-presenter-20071128-gdrp3a.html |url-status=live |access-date=2007-12-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920011455/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/holmes-is-new-media-watch-presenter-20071128-gdrp3a.html |archive-date=2018-09-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2010-06-21 |title=Paul Barry to fill in as Media Watch host |work=ABC News |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-06-21/paul-barry-to-fill-in-as-media-watch-host/874784 |url-status=live |access-date=2010-08-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111075346/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-06-21/paul-barry-to-fill-in-as-media-watch-host/874784 |archive-date=2012-11-11}}</ref>
* [[Paul Barry]] (2000, 2010, 2013–2024)<ref>{{Cite news |date=2010-06-21 |title=Paul Barry to host Media Watch |work=The Spy Report |publisher=Media Spy |url=http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2010/06/21/paul-barry-to-host-media-watch/ |url-status=dead |access-date=2010-06-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100717001946/http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2010/06/21/paul-barry-to-host-media-watch/ |archive-date=2010-07-17}}</ref>
* [[Jeremy Fernandez]] (2021; guest host)<ref>[https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2021/08/09/jeremy-fernandez-to-host-media-watch-after-paul-barry-bike-crash/ "Jeremy Fernandez to host ''Media Watch'' after Paul Barry Bike crash"] by Kevin Perry, 9 August 2021, tvblackbox.com.au</ref>
* [[Janine Perrett]] (2021, 2022, 2024; guest host)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2021/08/13/media-watch-musical-chairs-continues-with-janine-perrett-hosting-next-week/|title=''Media Watch'' musical chairs continues, with Janine Perrett hosting next week|date=12 August 2021|access-date=16 August 2021|work=TV Black Box|first=Abbey |last=Mikkelsen}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=31 May 2022 |title=Janine Perrett returns to Media Watch chair TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2022/05/janine-perrett-returns-to-media-watch-chair.html/ |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=tvtonight.com.au |language=en-AU}}</ref>
* Andy Park (2022; guest host)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Perry |first=Kevin |date=2022-06-05 |title=JANINE PERRETT returns to the MEDIA WATCH hosting chair tonight on ABC |url=https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2022/06/06/janine-perrett-returns-to-the-media-watch-hosting-chair-tonight-on-abc/ |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=TV Blackbox |language=en-AU}}</ref>
* [[John Barron (Australian journalist)|John Barron]] (2023; guest host)
* [[Linton Besser]] (2025–present)<ref name=":0" />