ABC News Content and Appearance

What happened to all the rural journalists and newsrooms that were supposed to be funded from the News Media Bargaining Code?

Presumably like a lot of regional reporters, they are filing for weekday radio bulletins, Country Hour, and doing feature reports for online, which seems to be a focus of the ABC thesedays

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Correction, metro ABC? Because Local Radio looks like it does a decent job in covering local issues and stories to their relevant regions…

This is the TV thread.

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Has anyone else noticed the way ABC News NSW supers flicker at the moment. The bottom line looks like it changes side slightly after animating in.

I thought maybe it was an aesthetic choice that I’d missed, but looks like it started Wednesday. (Sorry, extremely pedantic).

I noticed it a few weeks ago. Before I’m a celebrity started, I can’t remember exactly when.

ABC News QLD hosted live from Townsville. Later back to the Brisbane studio. Great regional reporting.

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Tuesday as well

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ABC News Victoria bizarrely thought its audience would be interested in the opening of the ABC’s misguided indulgence at Parramatta tonight.

The story was interesting for one thing - it showed a new high rise window studio that I don’t think has been seen on air yet.

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I’m looking forward to seeing this one on-air. Really nice little space with some moveable panels.

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PM was the first interviewee



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Ahh I was wondering what that studio was. It’s a great view.

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Is that another studio? Great view.

Shame that Sydney doesn’t have an outstanding backdrop :wink: :crazy_face:

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Another view from the ABC article:

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese Opens ABC Parramatta Studios

ABC NEWS Channel’s Joe O’Brien interviews Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at ABC Parramatta (ABC/Stephanie Simcox).

The ABC has officially marked the opening of its new studios in Sydney’s Parramatta with Prime Minster Anthony Albanese unveiling a plaque and doing the first live, on-set TV interview from the new newsroom.

ABC Chair Kim Williams hosted the event, which was also attended by NSW Premier Chris Minns, Federal Minister for Communications Michelle Rowland and ABC Managing Director David Anderson.

Mr Albanese was shown the new promenade level**,** which includes a 220-square metre video studio with 100 square metres of LED screens, equipped with augmented reality capabilities, and live radio and audio studios.

ABC Radio Sydney has been working from ABC Parramatta since May last year, the NSW 7PM News moved there in December and ABC NEWS Channel did its first transmission from the new Studio 91 on Monday. Other ABC teams also use the facility.

Speaking to ABC NEWS Channel, the Prime Minister said it was important for major media outlets to be based in areas such as Greater Western Sydney.

“This is Sydney’s heartland here. And what we’re seeing is that Sydney is now looking out rather than just in,” he said. “And that’s really important for this great global city.”

Mr Albanese said the public broadcaster had an important role to play.

“The public broadcaster is so important. It’s a trusted news source,” he said. “Throughout its various platforms, whether it be TV, radio or online, the ABC is an important part of Australia’s democracy.”

ABC Chair Kim Williams said the move would improve the ABC’s connection with audiences in western Sydney.

“Today Greater Western Sydney is home to one in every ten Australians. And GWS residents come from more than 170 countries speaking over 100 different languages. The majority of new immigrants that come to Australia settle in Greater Western Sydney,” he said.

“So it is entirely fitting that Australia’s ABC is now prominently, substantially, indeed visibly located here, in the heart of Paramatta.

“This state-of-the art studio will be the template for all the ABC’s future production facilities.”

ABC Parramatta has been funded entirely by the sale of former ABC property in Artarmon and leasing out space in its Ultimo headquarters.

Also attending the launch were Senator Maria Kovacic, who represented Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton, NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey, Member for Parramatta Andrew Charlton, Member for Granville Julia Finn, Member for Mitchell Alex Hawke, City of Parramatta Lord Mayor Martin Zaiter, Cumberland Shire Lord Mayor Ola Hamed, Western Sydney University Vice Chancellor Professor George Williams, Committee for Sydney Chief Executive Eamon Waterford, Executive Director of Business Western Sydney David Borger and leaders from sports, arts and community organisations.

It is great that the ABC is tackling is issues with Sydney-centric-ness by making this investment in, um, Sydney. The uninspiring view out over random suburbs will look great on the national news channel.

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At least it’s an actual live view out of a window and not a massive screen showing a live video feed from a camera KMs away or a generic background.

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you make it sounds like that’s better? windows are nice to have in offices and houses, but for sets, they’re usually uninspiring.

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I agree. The view out of the window looks bad.

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Night and day when you consider the view KIIS1065 has in their new studio:

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