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Midweek Mediawatch - crime and ‘angertainment’

22:00 pm on 30 November 2022

Midweek Mediawatch - crime and ‘angertainment’

Midweek Mediawatch - Mediawatch’s weekly catch-up with Nights. 

Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about how the media responded to anger about violent crime after the death of dairy worker Janak Patel. Also: journalists walking off the job; the rise of 'angertainment'; a new local series asking existential questions; unexpected media moments from the controversial Qatar World Cup.  

PM Jacinda Ardern confronted by CCTV robbery footage on the AM Show. Photo: screenshot / AM Show