ABC’s coverage on the NT’s 7PM news was a bit misleading. They kept on saying it in a way that means it hit directly in Darwin, but it hit in the middle of the ocean in Indonesia.
Darwin didn’t feel the full 7.2 magnitude, it was just a bit of trauma.
If the epicentre of today’s 7.2 magnitude earthquake really was Darwin, surely there would’ve been significant damage and sadly, possibly even major injuries or deaths (which thankfully did not happen today, as far as I’m aware)?
But aside from that observation, I personally wonder how Nine News Darwin covered the story tonight. The quake happened just before midday local time, so surely that would’ve been long enough before 6pm for the QTQ-based regional newsroom to think about the possibility of having live coverage in Darwin or having their local windows presented live (yes, I know Darwin doesn’t actually see live Nine News at 6pm anymore due to the 30 minute time difference)?
There was a package right before the news windows.
Coverage of the launch today of the unmanned Indian mission to the Moon.
Faruk Orman is set to become the first to be released from jail because of the Lawyer X scandal.
Victoria’s Court of Appeal has quashed Mr Orman’s conviction and ordered he be immediately released because of a “substantial miscarriage of justice” caused by his double-agent lawyer Nicola Gobbo.
Justice Chris Maxwell: “Gobbo’s conduct was a fundamental breach… she subverted Mr Orman’s right to a fair trial and the very foundations of a criminal trial.”
Both Seven and Nine in Perth will have live coverage of the state funeral for Graham ‘Polly’ Farmer on Monday morning.
Seven - Graham ‘Polly’ Farmer State Funeral 10:30am-12:30pm
Live telecast of today’s state funeral for WA football legend Graham “Polly” Farmer, from Optus Stadium in Perth.
Nine News Special -
Join the team for the State Memorial Service for Graham ‘Polly’ Farmer, WA Footy legend, live from Optus Stadium, Perth.
Bridge collapse in Taiwan.
It still has to pass the UK parliament. The Northern Ireland DUP will not vote for it.
https://twitter.com/BloombergTV/status/1184789048050798593?s=19
According to the Herald Sun, WIN News said at the time that the accused Ben Wardlaw was on bail at the time of the offence. While it was true, it had not been heard by the jurors in court.
Since then the trial had to be restarted another three times before Wardlaw was yesterday found guilty of murdering grandmother Karen Ashcroft by the fourth jury after two days of deliberations. Wardlaw will be sentenced next year.
Expect coverage of NSW bushfires. Hearing reports of deaths & property loss on RFS radio.
Thought this would be the best place to discuss a report about reporting by commercial news organisations.
More than 8 in 10 Australian adults are concerned about large advertisers influencing the news, according to new research from the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).
The research was released today in conjunction with an ACMA discussion paper, ‘Impartiality and commercial influence in broadcast news’.
ACMA Chair Nerida O’Loughlin said the ACMA is looking at how the commercial broadcast news industry had changed due to digital disruption and whether current regulatory arrangements are fit for purpose.
“There is ongoing debate about the credibility of news delivered online. But TV and radio remain an important source of news for the majority of Australians. If audiences have concerns about the credibility of news on TV and radio, then these need to be addressed by industry,” Ms O’Loughlin said.
The ACMA research highlights a range of concerns from Australians about the impartiality of, and commercial influence in, news:
- 88 per cent are concerned news is made more dramatic or sensational to attract more readers or viewers.
- 85 per cent are concerned news is reported from a particular point of view rather than being balanced or impartial.
- 79 per cent were concerned that there was difficulty in telling when a journalist is expressing an opinion rather than reporting the facts.
- 77 per cent are concerned about commercial businesses paying to have their products or services featured in the news, but not disclosing the payment.
- 97 per cent reported noticing commercial influence in at least one news source.
- 58 per cent consider that there is now more commercial influence in Australian news today, compared with three years ago.
“As Australia’s broadcasting regulator, we want to make sure that current regulatory arrangements still do the job they were designed to do in the contemporary broadcasting news environment. For example, we are interested in whether the move from half-hour news bulletins towards hour-long hybrid news and current affairs programs has impacted the impartiality of news reporting,” Ms O’Loughlin said.
“It’s also an opportunity to look at principles relating to impartiality and commercial influence that might usefully apply to the delivery of news on online platforms.”
The ACMA is seeking comments on the discussion paper from industry stakeholders and news audiences by Friday 28 February.
