ABC News Presenters and Reporters

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Sunday 20 September to Tuesday 22 September-

Mary Gearin is presenting in Victoria filling in for Tamara.

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Stan Grant joins ABC NEWS as International Affairs Analyst

Stan Grant has joined ABC NEWS in a new multiplatform role as International Affairs Analyst.

Grant will provide stories and analysis for ABC Online, 7.30 , Four Corners , audio current affairs and TV news. This will include contributing to a new regular China segment on The World each Thursday night, produced by the News Channel and the Asia Pacific Newsroom team.

“The world is at a critical period,” Grant said. “Coronavirus has laid waste to our economies and revealed our fragility at the same time as democracy is in retreat and a more authoritarian China is reshaping global power.

“I’m really looking forward to drawing on my three decades as a reporter covering the big conflicts and stories of our time and joining the dots of that for Australians.”

Director, News Gaven Morris said the story of China and its complex relationships around the world, including with Australia, was one of the most important of our time.

“Covering the China story is a priority, and we’re actively examining a range of options for how ABC NEWS will continue to provide Australians with the most complete and authoritative reporting and analysis,” he said.

“Stan Grant is one of Australia’s most knowledgeable and respected journalists, with extensive direct China experience, and it’s terrific to have him as part of the ABC NEWS team.”

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Wednesday 23 September-

Tamara Oudyn is back presenting in Victoria tonight.

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Former ABC journalist Emma Alberici is joining insurance comparison website Compare the Market as chief strategy government relations and communications officer.

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After the ABC, Alberici is off to tame the meerkats

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Thursday 24 September -
Tamara Oudyn also read the weather in Victoria with Paul Higgins absent.

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Lovely tweet from Kumi acknowledging the contribution people behind the scenes also leaving the ABC have made.

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Sunday 27 September to Tuesday 29 September-

Mary Gearin is presenting in Victoria filling in for Tamara again this week.

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Dominique Schwartz is also leaving after a long career at the ABC in various roles.

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Tam returned tonight.

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Media Watch (ABCmediawatch)

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And a sincere apology from Elias

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And some reality from Tamara Oudyn

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Jane Norman had an issue just before 5pm waiting for end titles to roll eyes rolled back and threw her head back. Looked to be in exasperation after the RC breaking news, didn’t manage to record it.

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Some ABC personalities seem to be taking that clip personally. Not sure why, and not sure why Media Watch couldn’t highlight it. Odd.

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This tweet yesterday from 7 news political reporter Jennifer Bechwati was spot on!

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Again, why?

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I don’t quite get the outrage either.

Wasn’t it also Media Watch on Twitter who highlighted the Natasha Exelby gaffe in 2017? It might come as a surprise to some people here and within the industry, but Media Watch has been highlighting stuff like this for over 30 years - even if the highlighting of bloopers and similarly weird moments is largely done online these days as the main program on TV has shifted its focus somewhat to more serious media analysis.

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Reporters have the right to screw up a prerecord. But there’s a responsibility to check the tape for the right take.

Whoever didn’t has screwed up. Plain and simple. Lumps taken, carry on.

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Where’s Joe O’Brien been? Haven’t seen him on the Morning News for a while now.