Mediawatch Midweek is a weekly catch-up between one of the Mediawatch team and Lately's Karen Hay. There are links to the stories (and Tweets) mentioned in this week's episode below.
Not a lot of balance in @NZMorningReport on Nauru. It does have an historic grievance in which New Zealand plundered & destroyed it. Madness now is result of national PTSD
— Michael Field (@MichaelFieldNZ) September 4, 2018
Nauru: Australia's stressed client state
Boy bands and musicals: The secret history of Nauru and its lost wealth.
ABC 7.30 report on refugee crisis
To NZ journalists on Nauru. You aren’t above the law. Walking into certain areas unannounced where emotions run high increases risk & places lives in danger. The police work hard to protect everyone. Follow the rules and go through proper channels & you won’t have a problem.
— Republic of Nauru (@Republic_Nauru) September 4, 2018
The Unforgiven by Moana Maniapoto Jackson
Clichegate - a list of journalistic cliches
Elephant in the room
Inside the beltway
Optics
Paradise lost, Trouble in Paradise etc
