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In the spotlight on a dreadful day

09:07 am on 15 March 2017

In the spotlight on a dreadful day

TV reporter Thomas Mead was confronted with the worst consequences of ethnic extremism in his home town on March 15 2019 - and his reporting was seen around the world. Mediawatch asks how it has changed him - and what's changed for the media in Christchurch the past year.  

Thomas Mead reporting live from outside Al Noor mosque in Christchurch on 15 March 2019. Photo: screenshot /Newshub

Farid Ahmed giving his eye witness account to Newshub's Thomas Mead on Friday. Photo: screenshot