Editing Media Watch (TV program) (section)

==''Media Bites''==
Starting in 2017 in conjunction with ''Media Watch''{{'}}s return and running until Paul Barry's departure in 2024, an online spin-off series, ''Media Bites'', ran weekly.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=2024-12-02 |title=ABC axes Media Bites |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/12/abc-axes-media-bites.html |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=[[TV Tonight]] |language=en-AU}}</ref> A new episode was uploaded every Thursday to the program's website,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Media Bites |url=https://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/mediabites/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021084132/https://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/mediabites/ |archive-date=2020-10-21 |access-date=2020-10-19 |website=Media Watch |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref> social media outlets, [[ABC iview|iView]] and ABC's official [[YouTube]] channel,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Media Bites 2018: Investigating the Media's Latest Stuff-Ups (Playlist) |url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsPVOdZ3LN6cHjeVMfavlTGIf4yPc5fj7 |access-date=2017-02-27 |website=YouTube |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref> each episode running for about two minutes. Unlike the main show, ''Media Bites'' is more casual in presentation, and Barry sat in the production office (not a studio) talking to the camera in a position similar to many online [[vlog]]gers. Barry was often in more casual clothing using the light source of the office instead of professional lighting.

Each episode has the same format, two mini-stories and the week's [[alternative fact]]. The mini-stories are in essence a shorter version of the main series in-depth format, introducing the story and explaining the problem. The Alternative Fact of the Week points out an incorrect or baffling titbit, often involving [[President of the United States|US President]] [[Donald Trump]]. Episodes conclude with a "[[Teaser campaign|teaser]]" for the following episode of the main show. The episodes contained the same sarcasm and quips from Barry as does the main show.

Episodes were edited in a similar fashion to the main show, with relevant corresponding images, text and effects relating to his narration. One difference in editing is that subtitles are permanently part of the video along the bottom of the screen, instead of being an optional [[closed caption]].