{"podcast":{"title":"Mediawatch","slug":"mediawatch-1043897","podcast_index_feed_id":1043897,"rss_url":"https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcasts/acast/mediawatch.rss","website_url":"https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/mediawatch","image_url":"https://media.rnztools.nz/rnz/image/upload/s--9v6zbVmO--/t_kt-podcast-external-cover-feeds/4JV4MXK_mediawatch_external_cover_v2_png.jpg?_a=BAMAMiiu0.jpg","author":"RNZ","episode_count":300,"summary":"There's never a shortage of opinions on the media but Mediawatch looks at it all in detail for those keen to know more about the news - as well as those who work in media.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-26T20:19:01.783141+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mediawatch-1043897"},"episode":{"title":"Crime coverage gains recognition - and respect, 500-up for Southland stalwart","slug":"crime-coverage-gains-recognition-and-respect-500-up-for-southland-stalwart","published_at":"2026-06-06T21:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mediawatch-1043897/crime-coverage-gains-recognition-and-respect-500-up-for-southland-stalwart","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mediawatch-1043897","url":"https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/mediawatch?share=10ee9ab0-6e0c-49d2-9bac-d6d0de9d1bbf","audio_url":"https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1780734907/audio/mwatch/mwatch-20260607-0900-crime_coverage_gains_respect_500-up_for_southland_stalwart.mp3","summary":"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 dogged solo Southland newshound. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details","meta_description":"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 cr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2363,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mediawatch-1043897/episodes/crime-coverage-gains-recognition-and-respect-500-up-for-southland-stalwart/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mediawatch-1043897/crime-coverage-gains-recognition-and-respect-500-up-for-southland-stalwart.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}