'Everyone loves it until they're on it' is the catch phrase of Media Watch. According to Peter McEvoy the most effective way of improving journalism is through exposure. Then showed a graphic display of being rated above The Ethics Committee in Australia, The Press Council, and ABA - The Australian Broadcasting Authority in the minds of journalists themselves, when it comes to effectiveness. He was asked by journalists in the audience if his own show ever makes mistakes, and admitted to being caught - then having to correct own mistakes.
Here it comes, here comes the paradox: If the show is both successful and effective, there seems to be a logical incongruence between the graphic rating and the fact that the show continuously dig up stories about bad journalism. So I asked him. He smiled and responded.
'We can't eradicate the journalistic mistakes, but like we keep reminding politicians to do their jobs, we continue to remind journalists to do their jobs properly,' Peter McEvoy said and referred to his 'Miracle of Sunshine' phrase - that everything looks clearer when the light shines on it.
DR's media programme Mennesker og Medier: