# Midweek - Sports songs & Scots' social media soft power, revamps & relaunches

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Podcast: [Mediawatch](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mediawatch-1043897)
Published: 2026-06-24T09:33:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 1669

## Resource

A huge few days of sport preoccupied the media - including singing Scots' masterclass of social media soft power. Also, revamps and relaunches at RNZ, Herald and Stuff, a new news-ish podcast from The Spinoff - and an alarming moment on Mediawatch. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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