Mediawatch for 13 August 2023

Reporters' report on crime coverage urges new thinking - and highlights electoral 'crime crackdown' pattern; RNZ's Richard Sutherland calling it quits after 30 years; free sports streaming options on the up.Mediawatch looks at a report by two senior journalists on how to report on crime and punishment without amplifying the public fear of it and we hear from RNZ's outgoing head of news about his 30 years in the business- and why he's not the only senior news leader leaving the media lately. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details