Mike Amor and Rebecca Maddern have a right to their views, I can’t believe that some people got upset at this. Mike and Rebecca are presenters, they should be neutral when presenting the bulletin that is there job. But this was outside of the bulletin when they were not on air, so I see no problem in sharing their view as they are humans. The people who are getting upset with this is because it is in line with their views. I think the bigger problem is who leak the video, and why did they leak the video.
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Who cares? Honestly, the vast majority of people in the country would probably share their views and this is clearly an off-air feed.
The only people who are upset by this are either anti-vax or hardline Serb nationalists playing the victim because they think it proves that the media is biased.
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Agreed. What they were talking about is a non issue, no different to you talking to family or work colleagues about it.
The only issue is that this was shared externally which media companies take even more seriously as it is a breach of a number of work policies as well as code of conduct when signing contracts.
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Despite Sevens public statements, they’ll be loving this.
Organic, unpaid advertising. Win win.
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As a media enthusiast I’ll be watching tonight. But, I hope there’s no overt acknowledgment of the leaked video, especially no apology because that would be unwarranted and a mistake.
But I’d love to see some subtle nod to the ‘scandal’ perhaps the use of one of their lines from the video used somehow in the script like “fair-minded people” or “whatever way you look at it” or just a look between the co-anchors.
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I agree 100%. I don’t want to see an apology… like you said, it’s not warranted. It would be nice touch to see them make a subtle joke about it (after sport) and move on.
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Seven seems to have stumbled on a new segment for the nightly news. Cut the finance report and have the presenters hang shit on the newsmaker of the day.
“Tonight on “Vent” Ange and Musher let rip on the Boy Premier Perottet who let Covid rip and destroyed the economy and health care system with his stupid decisions”.
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I really don’t see how they could apologise without making it worse. Every single person I know agrees with what they said. It’d probably offend more of their audience to retract/back down from what they said.
At most, they could say that “an illegally recorded private conversation between us was leaked overnight. Channel 7 is aware of the leak and has launched an investigation into who is responsible for it… blah blah…”
but if they apologise, it would probably do more harm than good. Just acknowledge it and move on.
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Don’t do a long drawn out Matt Doran apology.
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It didn’t go to air, no need to apologise. Of the language they used went to air at 6pm like that, intended or not then apologise.
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There is 71 post and Not one comment when does Media Watch start back and what would they say about it.
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Mike and Bec are fools to speak so openly about Djokovic when they are surrounded by mics and cameras. The language used by Mike was disgraceful. Whether you agree with what he’s saying or not, it’s disappointing that a news anchor would speak that way at work before the bulletin. You’d never hear Peter Hitchener swear like that.
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Agree I think that language that was used was bad and wouldn’t been said by the likes of Peter Hitchener.
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Good opinion piece from Fiona Byrne in the Herald Sun. Ch7 Melb seems like an awful place to work, whether it’s sending rude emails, emails being leaked, colleagues not being allowed 50m or something like that between each other in the newsroom, or leaked videos of presenters talking on set.
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I think that was the leaked video highlights is the bigger problem at Channel 7 in Melbourne is the culture.
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There is a culture probably at 7 and there has been for the last 10 years.
However making this out to be a disgrace etc. is ridiculous.
It wasn’t broadcast and was obtained illegally and In breach of the employees contract. It’s nothing more.
The person who did it needs to be dealt with. The end.
Go shove your pitchforks into something else, honestly.
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Fuck me. Lol. The takes on this are amazing. Inappropriate language? They’re not on air, and they’re not teaching at a school.
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FYI: Most people have conversations at work like those two did. If you don’t think so, you don’t get out much.
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I know. But what I’m saying is that they should avoid speaking that way on the actual news set when there are cameras and mics that could pick up anything. No problem speaking like that in the newsroom away from the set.
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