30 Nov 2022

Midweek Mediawatch - crime and ‘angertainment’

From Mediawatch, 10:00 pm on 30 November 2022

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.

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