In Melbourne we had News Flash with Chris Reason at about 3.30pm who crossed to Sharyn and Katrina who were still awaiting verdict, at 4pm we went to Afternoon News.
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Never heard of this case before, not sure why we are getting live coverage here in Sydney/NSW. We donāt get coverage like this for big cases here, so why am I getting it for a case in QLD Iāve never heard of. 7 has ended, 9 continuing.
Can I also reinterate my hated for the big globe national backdrop!
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Really? Itās been in the headlines for two years. Iām in NSW and there has been plenty of interest from the people around me in the verdict, many expressing an opinion on his guilt or innocence based on what theyāve been exposed to in the media. The case is getting wide coverage in New Zealand, the victimās homeland, and Iāve seen interest via social media from people in the US. Iād say the link to Tinder would be enough to garner attention from many.
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To be honest, today is the first Iāve heard of it.
I really do not think it requires live coverage.
I think the Gable Tostee case has only really started to receive prominent mentions on Sydney/national bulletins in recent days, at least from what Iāve seen.
I think itās certainly gained more interest nationally in the past few months. Either way Iām sure 7 and 9 will publicise it as much as possible before Sunday Night or 60 Mins scores the exclusive interview!
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Seven Brisbane started running these promos fairly soon after the verdict - how many firsts can you fit in one promoā¦ If Seven was first, not sure what was being shown on Nine.
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No freakinā idea why it is the top story on Melbourneās bulletin tonight! Gahhhhh!
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Satellite link?
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Backhaul / satellite feedā¦
Work gets it for stories from 7
Iām all for promoting your news when it is genuine but these clowns are forever claiming first on things that simply arenāt true. 9 was on air while the verdict went down.
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I live in NSW and have followed the case since day 1. Itās no different to the coverage of the Stephanie Scott and Jill Meagher case being covered in other states. The attraction, for want of a better word, with Tosteeās case was the high probability of him being found not guilty when he was such a dodgy character.
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I stand by my view that in NSW, we did not need live coverage of the verdict. We didnāt get that for Stephanie Scott, Jamie Gao and other NSW murder cases. Just a report in the news at 6 would suffice.
No one needs it. Itās just the world we live in. Media makes a big deal out of anything inconsequential like this.
The radio promos were saying 7 was āfirst to airā with the verdict
When two networks show the same event live and one of them claims they were first to show it, is beyond ridiculous.
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Because at the end of the day the viewers donāt care ā¦ itās just about network egos.
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Did anyone realise that on Seven News in Sydney tonight there was a different voiceover for Michael Usher compared to Mark Ferguson, Chris Reason etc (which sounds terrible btw)?
Yep, for whatever reason they have been using a national voiceover for Mush rather than a local one.
The voiceovers have been wildly inconsistent in recent months with various people filling in.
On a different note, how much better does the desk look with white across the front (image from Angieās twitter, though they are still using the usual blue on air from what Iāve seen):
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