Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. Jeremy Rose talks to Karyn Hay about Melanie Reid's Uplift documentary; Five Eyes and the ABC raid, and; a growing digital divide where rants are free but facts come at a price.

Three times this week week the powers-that-be intruded on journalists in Australia to try and dig out sources of controversial stories of clear public interest. Media freedom advocates there say a new law is now needed to reinforce the right to know. Should we take note too?

Former Dominion Post reporter Talia Shadwell was one of the reporters in a British scheme that’s the model for a new one here designed to put reporters into the regions where there aren’t enough of them. She tells Mediawatch it’s working well in the UK, but all parties will need to commit to it here.

Three times this week week the powers-that-be intruded on journalists in Australia to try and dig out sources of controversial stories of clear public interest. Media freedom advocates there say a new law is now needed to reinforce the right to know. Should we take note too?

Former Dominion Post reporter Talia Shadwell was one of the reporters in a British scheme that’s the model for a new one here designed to put reporters into the regions where there aren’t enough of them. She tells Mediawatch it’s working well in the UK, but all parties will need to commit to it here.

Fear of spreading Mycoplasma Bovis during the annual mass-movement of stock was headline news a year ago. Amid our biggest-ever biosecurity operation, thousands of farmers still hadn’t registered stock movements before Moving Day this year - but it’s barely been reported.

Fear of spreading Mycoplasma Bovis during the annual mass-movement of stock was headline news a year ago. Amid our biggest-ever biosecurity operation, thousands of farmers still hadn’t registered stock movements before Moving Day this year - but it’s barely been reported.

Labour came to power promising big boosts to public broadcasting, but last week's Budget offered only stop-gap increases “pending major policy decisions” to come. Mediawatch asks the minister of broadcasting and digital media when the big calls about media policy will be made.

Labour came to power promising big boosts to public broadcasting, but last week's Budget offered only stop-gap increases “pending major policy decisions” to come. Mediawatch asks the minister of broadcasting and digital media when the big calls about media policy will be made.

Police raids spook Aussie media; public media funding policy back to square one?; reporting local democracy in London; cattle crisis complacency goes under the radar.