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Crime coverage gains recognition - and respect, 500-up for Southland stalwart

Mediawatch by RNZ

Jun 6, 202600:39:23News & Politics

Crime coverage was heavily criticised in the past as too tabloid. Now it's getting greater respect and recognition. Mediawatch asks RNZ’s award-winning crime correspondent Sam Sherwood what’s changed. Also: 500-up for a...

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Crime coverage gains recognition - and respect, 500-up for Southland stalwart is an episode from Mediawatch by RNZ. Crime coverage was heavily criticised in the past as too tabloid. Now it's getting greater respect and recognition. Mediawat...

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Published Jun 6, 2026, 00:39:23 long, audio available.