I didn’t say they weren’t credible. I was just saying I wasn’t sure why extending the bulletin to one hour meant the axing of local morning news in some markets.
I don’t think it was a comment on Ann’s ability, more that, with a new slot and format, there is a higher likelihood Seven will see this as an opportunity to make that change with Ann. Seven hasn’t just pushed the bulletin back, they have extended it.
I don’t see, though, how it would automatically mean the end of the local news. The later it is, the easier it is to share resources with 4pm and 6pm, particularly for Adelaide.
Adelaide (definitely) and Perth (maybe) local morning news shows will probably run til December, go national for summer, then when midday starts never return. An excuse to cost cut/ reallocate resources.
Not sure about Perth but here the morning news is usually fairly light. Be nice to think they might use an Adelaide story or two in the national Midday news, but that all depends on how many car chases or whatever there are in Sydney.
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5-part special report Big Australia, hosted by Chris Reason, starts next Monday (November 18) and will be shown every weeknight during the 6pm news.
Saw a promo tonight.
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Is this just feeding into Dutton’s new agenda ahead of the federal election, based on Trump’s success?
Is it going to become a crisis like the youth crime crisis that has suddenly disappeared in Qld since the recent state election?
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This is a valid issue that should be reported. Nothing to do with political agendas.
Mmm I agree and I wonder what the basis is why they think her role is in jeopardy…. Because she’s not mid 30s and blonde right?
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It’s been reported that Ann’s contract is up at the end of the year and she is considering moving on.
Considering according to who? Just like the Late night show Seven was supposedly going to give Eddie ? 
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People have been pushed out by networks because they aren’t young enough. It’s the underlying implication beneath “too costly”, “too stale”, “need a refresh”.
It was also reported that her contract was up at the end of the year. So, given the recent changes, the likelihood it will be renewed is less likely than not.
Where are all getting that from? The closet I can find is an article from The Daily Telegraph which says that Ann may leave at the end of the year, but plans to do so “on her own accord”.
For TV veteran and much-loved journalist Ann Sanders, many believe this will be her last year with the network. “Management will absolutely let Ann leave on her terms."
Nothing about her contract ending this year or not being renewed
Read between the lines.
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I am - management would be stupid to remove another long-serving presenter after what happened in Brisbane.
They need less negative headlines about them - not more.
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If you say so!
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I never once said Seven should give her the flick.
All I have said is that reports suggest Ann will move on off her own accord at the end of the year. That is all.
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And I never meant to imply you said that - all I was doing was responding to your claim that I wasn’t reading between the lines of the article. That was all. Nothing else.
I mean it is a political issue - prob the biggest. And one that should be reported on
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The Unlucky Country? A must-watch 7NEWS investigation
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Looks like a political hit job. Do journalists think inflation isn’t an issue in every country right now? Idiotic lazy excuse for investigative journalism.
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