FTA-TV Bushfire Coverage!

[FRUMPY]

I think each channel has an extended news every night. Im ok with that if it is news and informaing people of the situation and giving us a run down on what people have gone through in the first day or so. But we are 4-5 days down the road, they re-hash the same stories and get heart-felt stories from eveyone. That is not news. That is what A Current Affiar and Today Tonight are for. To tell the heartfelt stories and the usual bullcrap these shows tell.

Channel 10 with there 90 min news would tell the same story 3 times every night.

 

[Cleavy]

What else needs to be said?

does this woman have a name?

 

[JUBJUB]

does this woman have a name?

I think it's Martine Alpines

 

[Xtreme]

Vicky Jardim actually

Believe it or not.... but up until a few months ago she was actually an ABC reporter , how the mighty have fallen.

 

[bears2lions]

Some interesting media analysis here.

I wonder how today's media would have handled Cyclone Tracy (1974) when 30,000 were made homeless and the same number were evacuated and nearly an entire city was destroyed.

Actually, they would have been beside themselves not having access as the city was a quarantine and military zone. Nobody was saving the animals then. Wandering dogs were shot by police.

 

[JUBJUB]

Vicky Jardim actually

Doh .... I knew it was one of the two

 

[JUBJUB]

Is Simon Bouda auditioning for a gig on 60 Minutes ?
If he's not careful he end up being body #182 and I doubt there will be much sympathy for him.

 

[tess]

I think it's better now one week on, or I am conditioned to their hype and over reporting.

 

[stephen_bayne]

Last night they had the "special" extended news coverage on 9 which went until 7pm and then they started Funniest Home Videos in the middle of the show. I could care less about that show but it really does show how much respect they have for their viewers. 9 clearly are trying to get a week or two's worth of ratings wins to make thier end of year results look better.

 

[Tortilla]

. 9 clearly are trying to get a week or two's worth of ratings wins to make thier end of year results look better.

It's working, they won week 1 of the ratings very easily

 

[stephen_bayne]

Yeah. No doubt Backyard Blitz will soon be blessing bushfire victims with new backyards.

 

[Xtreme]

Yeah. No doubt Backyard Blitz will soon be blessing bushfire victims with new backyards.

If they try to do more than 1, they'd surely have a case of 'viewer fatigue' - in saying that they'd have about 20 seasons worth of episodes to do if they wanted to.

 

[Gabbie]

Some interesting media analysis here.

I wonder how today's media would have handled Cyclone Tracy (1974) when 30,000 were made homeless and the same number were evacuated and nearly an entire city was destroyed.

Actually, they would have been beside themselves not having access as the city was a quarantine and military zone. Nobody was saving the animals then. Wandering dogs were shot by police.

They wouldn't have got in or if one of them did, they would have been sent packing quick smart. From memory the military were more or less running the show in those days of non-PC. The thought of some soldier's size 12 up the butt of one of those vultures brings a smile to my face.

 

[TheBoot]

If they try to do more than 1, they'd surely have a case of 'viewer fatigue' - in saying that they'd have about 20 seasons worth of episodes to do if they wanted to.

Oh believe me the producers of this show are rubbing their hands.

I can't stand scotty cam at all.

 

[dmc333]

Media Watch Bitches!!!

 

[stephen_bayne]

Ooh yeah. Been looking forward to this!

 

[JUBJUB]

No suprise the nuffy journos that got pinged on Media Watch tonight were nearly all from the one place - ch9 Sydney [Robot,Bouda,Allison Langdon].That Allison Langdon bit was a disgrace.Lucky nobody was home or she may've been shot for trespassing.

 

[Zarrix]

As a matter of fact, there was a person in the house, but they didn't hear her. I agree, it was a disgrace.

And Karl Stephanovic, very poor form... Then again, is that guy ever in good form =/?

 

[SunKing]

I can't stand scotty cam at all.

I'm a bit mixed about Cam. On the one hand he seems ok on DB but on the other some of the shit he comes out with on 20to1 makes me hate the guy.

 

[Exhale You]

Media Watch Bitches!!!

Argh, i went to the cinema so missed it.

Apparently they're replaying it after midnight tonight.
What odds i forget, again.

 

[JUBJUB]

As a matter of fact, there was a person in the house, but they didn't hear her. I agree, it was a disgrace.

On Media Watch it said there was 1 person living there at the time but they weren't home when Langdon rocked up because they were at a town meeting.

 

[JUBJUB]

Argh, i went to the cinema so missed it.

Apparently they're replaying it after midnight tonight.
What odds i forget, again.

You can watch it on the Media Watch website
Link

 

[Contra Mundum]

Media Watch Bitches!!!

I can never remember the latest compere's name --but he was fantastic on this issue last night. Just the right tone of righteous anger - even Stefanovic 5000 got a serve

 

[Exhale You]

You can watch it on the Media Watch website
Link

Excellent.

Thanks for the link.

I can never remember the latest compere's name --but he was fantastic on this issue last night. Just the right tone of righteous anger - even Stefanovic 5000 got a serve

Jonathan Holmes.

Poor bastard.

 

[Gabbie]

I can never remember the latest compere's name --but he was fantastic on this issue last night. Just the right tone of righteous anger - even Stefanovic 5000 got a serve

What you say.