Mediawatch. 2003-10-12. 9:00-9:30

Programme begins at Tk 1, 07'00", after the 9am news etc.
Topics: Threats against independent journalist sources not unusual in the South Pacific - an interview with Pacific journalism review editor, David Robie, along with Shailendra Singh of the University of the South Pacific.
18'00" Update by Natasha Utting on an item from February 2003 on a plan by the trustees of the Bill Toft Memorial Fund to transfer the remaining money to the Broadcasting School in Christchurch instead of providing an annual award for a deserving young broadcaster. Broadcaster Sue Scott has since headed a move to successfully reinstate and revitalise the award.
22'50" Students at the Western Institute of Technology Journalism School analyse and comment on the media reaction to Paul Holmes' "cheeky darkie" remarks.
29'05" Comments that viewers of U.S. commercial television especially Rupert Murdoch outlets, are more likely to hold erroneous ideas about the war in Iraq than other viewers.