What role does the media play in La Haine?

What role does the media play in La Haine?

The media has a very twisted role in La Haine, this can be clearly seen in the 'TV Reporter scene' in La Haine. The trio are simply minding there own business on a park, they are not bothering anyone. Suddenly, a car drives past them on the above road, then reverses back and starts recording the trio. In the 'safety' of their car, they ask for an interview and start accusing the trio of partaking in the riots. The three then start shouting at the woman and the camera man, the next shot is a POV shot of the camera. This signifies what the French population see, its Vinz shouting towards the camera, and it provides no context and is mediated, this demonises Vinz and reinforces Vinz as a threat, feeding justification to police corruption. There are many elements of this scene which makes it look like a drive in zoo, firstly they are in an enclosed space with bars surrounding them, there is also a large hippo in the background. Also, the low angle shot positions the TV reporter in a position of power as well as making them look like wild caged animals from above.

This can be related to real life Media incidents in France, an example of this would be when famous TV presenter Pascal Sevran was asked about a quote from his book, it read 'The cock of blacks is responsible for the famine in Africa', he justified this by saying 'its the truth! - Africa bursts of all children who are born to it without parents having means of nourishing them..'