# COVID-19: News Coverage šŸ˜· **URL:** \ **Category:** Coronavirus (COVID-19) Discussion\ **Created:** [March 6, 2020, 2:16am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/covid-19-news-coverage/13052 "2020-03-06T02:16:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Salty](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/salty/32/71_2.png) [@Salty](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Salty)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 5:05am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/covid-19-news-coverage/13052/70 "2020-03-12T05:05:00Z")
Lizzie Pearl, Natalia Cooper and Mark Burrows have also presented news updates on Today Extra this week. ---
**Author:** ![SydneyCityTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/sydneycitytv/32/66248_2.png) [@SydneyCityTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/SydneyCityTV)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 5:13am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/covid-19-news-coverage/13052/71 "2020-03-12T05:13:06Z")
Davina Smith is presenting Nine News Sydney at 4pm right now (TBH I was actually expecting to see a shared Sydney/Melbourne edition from GTV), so she may not have presented any news updates on Today Extra this week? ---
**Author:** ![Salty](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/salty/32/71_2.png) [@Salty](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Salty)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 5:14am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/covid-19-news-coverage/13052/72 "2020-03-12T05:14:37Z")
Davina was on Today Extra on Tuesday and this morning. ---
**Author:** ![cmo](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/d78d45/32.png) [@cmo](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/cmo)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 5:40am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/covid-19-news-coverage/13052/73 "2020-03-12T05:40:02Z")
Itā€™s a 4min address tonight on all networks. Sounds like a Morrison vanity project. God heā€™s terrible in crisis. ---
**Author:** ![JasonF](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/jasonf/32/349220_2.png) [@JasonF](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JasonF)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 5:42am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/covid-19-news-coverage/13052/75 "2020-03-12T05:42:41Z")
> **[Golden Plains Music Festival punter confirmed to have coronavirus](https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/6675504/golden-plains-music-festival-punter-confirmed-to-have-coronavirus/?src=rss)** > > There were approximately 12,000 people attend the festival. ---
**Author:** ![Petarkco](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/petarkco/32/220380_2.png) [@Petarkco](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Petarkco)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 5:43am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/covid-19-news-coverage/13052/76 "2020-03-12T05:43:35Z")
> ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 6:14am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/covid-19-news-coverage/13052/77 "2020-03-12T06:14:44Z")
Virus super ![image](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/1/7/172ebe2c7b787bb971c887c535017ccbf19d98bc.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![mubd](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@mubd](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/mubd)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 6:24am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/covid-19-news-coverage/13052/78 "2020-03-12T06:24:17Z")
Get rid of the umbrella and heā€™s Joel Wet ---
**Author:** ![killy06](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/killy06/32/366375_2.png) [@killy06](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/killy06)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 6:36am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/covid-19-news-coverage/13052/79 "2020-03-12T06:36:31Z")
10 broadcasting the address live > **[10 News First Queensland](https://www.facebook.com/117386068281442/posts/3037371692949517/?d=n)** > > Prime Minister Scott Morrison (ScoMo) will address the nation tonight at 6pm Queensland time. Watch here on our Facebook page and on Channel 10 as we bring this important address to you live. ---
**Author:** ![archtv](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/archtv/32/149551_2.png) [@archtv](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/archtv)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 8:00am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/covid-19-news-coverage/13052/80 "2020-03-12T08:00:43Z")
Scott Morrison about to address the nation ---
**Author:** ![marquisite](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/marquisite/32/28963_2.png) [@marquisite](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/marquisite)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 8:02am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/covid-19-news-coverage/13052/81 "2020-03-12T08:02:33Z")
7 News Adelaide is showing the address live (6:30 pm local time) ---
**Author:** ![cmo](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/d78d45/32.png) [@cmo](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/cmo)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 8:04am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/covid-19-news-coverage/13052/82 "2020-03-12T08:04:18Z")
Itā€™s so hard to watch. Whatā€™s with the smug grin, awful posture, poor camera angle, bad back drop. His voice is woeful and heā€™s inflections are on the wrong words and ofc heā€™s being condescending. Not a leader. ---
**Author:** ![mubd](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@mubd](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/mubd)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 8:05am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/covid-19-news-coverage/13052/83 "2020-03-12T08:05:37Z")
![Screenshot_20200312-040341](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/0/9/0918230dd1da03195925c65173f654e78e80545d.jpeg) ā€œCaromavirusā€ - transmitted thru toilet seats ---
**Author:** ![foxyrover](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/foxyrover/32/272518_2.png) [@foxyrover](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/foxyrover)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 8:10am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/covid-19-news-coverage/13052/84 "2020-03-12T08:10:35Z")
![image](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/e/5/e5d95c45073248823e7281717ebe8d1ac710d3f4.jpeg) ![image](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/f/4/f4b3b6f2fd792a136b15297671b5d6775e2eebe1.jpeg) ![image](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/6/b/6bbe5d4e6eb9310c3cf7f9fee89f8050b23d56bc.jpeg) ![image](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/1/7/17b53e72327d9d0d8a00ea0901d5d9f46e6bd5ef.jpeg) ![image](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/a/2/a2e55e677597fbac8b77a490f9e7d35d11c61cdf.jpeg) ![image](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/d/4/d4822648a25c5dca00aadd58508b589504e5085b.jpeg) ABC News taken from YouTube, others from relevant streaming platforms (Melbourne/Victorian Stream). ---
**Author:** ![SamSamTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/samsamtv/32/27247_2.png) [@SamSamTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/SamSamTV)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 8:14am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/covid-19-news-coverage/13052/85 "2020-03-12T08:14:58Z")
ACA: ![vlcsnap-2020-03-12-19h05m27s802](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/4/9/4974fe406c3696c57ffe9dac66c77f3fd837d9d7.png) ![vlcsnap-2020-03-12-19h14m07s181](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/2/b/2b50c4ab5b51ee874ec5b8cc63d3ce26e8c64078.png) ![vlcsnap-2020-03-12-19h05m32s685](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/c/b/cb00989d4a73905d078ece21c90f35c1aa0b2269.png) ![vlcsnap-2020-03-12-19h05m35s202](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/d/0/d043916112f65447e17cb4d3bcfdaf772703aad7.png) ![vlcsnap-2020-03-12-19h11m55s040](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/7/a/7a5e702bb89c727aee75b281e9993dd08a68583c.png) ![vlcsnap-2020-03-12-19h12m32s198](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/a/4/a46e649216170d2cdb70362ab8639f25ab8dd4b3.png) The Project: ![vlcsnap-2020-03-12-19h18m27s640](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/0/8/08d93a0844ff548195f9551d380b75cce66996b8.png) ![vlcsnap-2020-03-12-19h18m37s608](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/8/a/8aabe1f795d5238136a24e90f349d20f19e90b8f.png) ![vlcsnap-2020-03-12-19h18m41s045](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/1/6/163980e0511cdde0f298595ad1d11fdd2491fb5a.png) ![vlcsnap-2020-03-12-19h18m54s990](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/6/b/6ba0431b24c38b211fade91ff3df2ba37eee0fe1.png) ![vlcsnap-2020-03-12-19h19m08s441](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/c/6/c6c03cd64af29162527775ef135e1f002b3697f1.png) ![vlcsnap-2020-03-12-19h19m13s951](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/d/4/d48f0c9b7aee5a6cec6c58d473080ed15604f460.png) Seven Queensland: ![vlcsnap-2020-03-12-19h25m35s004](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/1/9/190d53a17eb179a324324d17c88979292e5a6720.png) ![vlcsnap-2020-03-12-19h25m36s483](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/d/e/dee2cc8c457bf467fd49ddf3f78bc785de9eaa2d.png) ![vlcsnap-2020-03-12-19h25m42s766](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/b/b/bb97c813c6a69279f6eb37107aecf6fcc52c3410.png) ![vlcsnap-2020-03-12-19h25m58s000](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/f/4/f4de552081dad94123b5110037c91070deaba6d2.png) ![vlcsnap-2020-03-12-19h26m02s526](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/1/e/1ec65a36d60e1907f093d6b66b0cfbc2ec8c76a7.png) ![vlcsnap-2020-03-12-19h26m27s144](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/4/9/49e76dc98b5236e833870aed19bbeb9b1351b54b.png) ![vlcsnap-2020-03-12-19h26m29s666](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/4/e/4e8caaa803e2266908c4d8261b9582f16f5586fe.png) ![vlcsnap-2020-03-12-19h26m57s470](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/7/7/77684e19fc511d4418b8b5eb459eaad86ab0546b.png) ![vlcsnap-2020-03-12-19h27m52s339](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/7/d/7d5f5c2c36ad65718d98df39a180acf271937f52.png) ![vlcsnap-2020-03-12-19h27m55s861](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/3/6/360836cac6f83d30b2445a6c9236046208f65e6f.png) ![vlcsnap-2020-03-12-19h28m05s411](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/0/f/0f3d683ee0a4817e4d723d9d029aa4594ff1ce4d.png) ![vlcsnap-2020-03-12-19h28m27s661](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/a/d/ad2536431627eca30b49aa85ca7c8456547d0a31.png) ---
**Author:** ![Abesty](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/abesty/32/81015_2.png) [@Abesty](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Abesty)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 8:22am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/covid-19-news-coverage/13052/86 "2020-03-12T08:22:11Z")
SBS: ![03_12_2020_19_15_21](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/9/5/95c645d7157699799d786bef66bbefb90177ca67.jpeg) ![03_12_2020_19_15_33](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/1/0/10e1abd1cf15615353158525b2d5b7263e6a3e6d.jpeg) ![03_12_2020_19_15_41](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/d/2/d22713ba8df53000976ad8bce5abfd5ae93bc378.jpeg) ![03_12_2020_19_16_12](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/9/e/9eaebbea782414c73e9c08d19fa41147feee25bb.jpeg) ![03_12_2020_19_16_33](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/1/0/10bb29e7ce969d0e23752b52ad473c865fa6f463.jpeg) Seven: ![03_12_2020_19_18_06](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/c/0/c00c11f58126a8c9309270068a762f63cf2a537e.jpeg) ![03_12_2020_19_18_15](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/9/6/96166578f68822969f5fd87165ed38a99caef339.jpeg) ![03_12_2020_19_18_23](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/9/5/9548de8d4890c161b11ce818dbf880fc010ca852.jpeg) ![03_12_2020_19_18_40](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/6/d/6d5f6db2454fe97dc0f85cb9d4f6ce6f2bd7efc5.jpeg) ![03_12_2020_19_18_52](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/1/6/16284107a4cbbf51525237aea0b0cbbadca3b248.jpeg) ![03_12_2020_19_19_05](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/4/9/490b9f4054be6a13f1c8980f014da6108bd03c4b.jpeg) ![03_12_2020_19_19_24](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/2/a/2aa61ba35566915b0c428f82ba11ff1f17d0fcab.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/jbar/32/151177_2.png) [@JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JBar)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 8:22am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/covid-19-news-coverage/13052/87 "2020-03-12T08:22:35Z")
> [@cmo](#): > > Whatā€™s with the smug grin Canā€™t help it. He has a resting smug face. ---
**Author:** ![bacco007](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/bacco007/32/99038_2.png) [@bacco007](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/bacco007)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 8:35am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/covid-19-news-coverage/13052/88 "2020-03-12T08:35:38Z")
are we going to talk about the books in the background? I spent more time looking at what was on the shelf then looking at Scotty from Marketing ---
**Author:** ![Super\_SC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/35a633/32.png) [@Super\_SC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Super_SC)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 8:38am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/covid-19-news-coverage/13052/89 "2020-03-12T08:38:06Z")
![image](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/0/5/0591aeb7b499ae0f6dbb011efabb6363481acab6.jpeg) 7 News and Nine news Perth broke the news with Scott Morrisonā€™s important message on coronavirus. ---
**Author:** ![SA\_TV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/sa_tv/32/12686_2.png) [@SA\_TV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/SA_TV)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 8:56am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/covid-19-news-coverage/13052/90 "2020-03-12T08:56:23Z")
> [@SydneyCityTV](#): > > perhaps even a majority of staff at TCN. what? no. [Previous page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/covid-19-news-coverage/13052.md?page=3) [Next page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/covid-19-news-coverage/13052.md?page=5)