Logistically, the idea of flying in freelance journalists and crews to run an entire newsroom is completely unrealistic and would never happen.
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Well I’ve worked in Australian TV newsrooms who have done just that. Maybe not entire newsrooms but freelancers.
I guess it just comes down to the fact it’s a quiet time of year, their competition not giving two poops and Seven being tight.
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Sure, I have also worked in newsrooms where a freelancer will come in and help out for the day. They have a network of people around them to show them the ropes if they become stuck and are almost always handed a story (usually an easy one that doesn’t require having contacts). That however is totally different to having a bunch of freelancers staff and oversee an entire newsroom that has gone into isolation. Again, that will never happen.
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I know from experience at my work, Even if we did get freelancers there are still roles we wouldn’t be able to fill as the roles just don’t have freelance staff for as they don’t exist, and some departments just cannot work from home due to specialized gear that is isolated from the remote network
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It’s completely impractical to a) pay for and put up interstate freelancers for a 20min bulletin, and b) have a group of newbies compile a network bulletin. And that’s just the journos, you’re forgetting editors and camera operators who are also based out of these newsrooms.
Not sure how much “kit” they should have to be able to compile a full bulletin remotely at the last minute. 9 News Sydney couldn’t even do that when they were hacked.
Seven may look at being more remote-capable in the future, but there’s no way they’re there now.
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Sunshine Coast reporter Sarah Cawte did news updates and weather (just VO no finger pointing at the map) this week. I believe it’s her first time. She was not bad. Rob solo in all regions.
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Well, it’s good to see Jo back after her holiday break.
(EDIT) By the way, given the major floods along the Maryborough and the Wide Bay, live feed headed to that region on Monday.
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I think with the number of COVID cases in the Brisbane newsroom, the need to keep him down there as a reporter, but also lessen exposure risk at Maroochydore.
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A friend in Townsville posted on Facebook that they got a noodle update on Seven for Bundaberg/Wide Bay this afternoon
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News update?
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That’s what a noodle update is
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Rob back from leave tonight. Ben Murphy only ended up co-reading on 9 of the 20 days over summer.
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Does anyone know the history of STN7 prior to 7 buying the station? Have they always been based out of Maroochydore?
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Originated as WBQ8-1-5 in Maryborough and Wide Bay in the 1960s (maybe 1965?) . Studios were in Maryborough and a sales office in Bundaberg.
They became SEQ 8-1-5-10 when Sunshine Coast was added in the late 1970s. They later became known as Sunshine Television (there’s some indents on YouTube.)
Were affiliated with Channel O in Brisbane at one stage, before changing to 7.
When Qld regional stations went through aggregation in the early 1990s they joined with MVQ6 Mackay and became known as the Sunshine Television Network and based in Maroochydore.
That’s my recollection.
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I’ll add these here but happy for them to be moved to a better location…
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Great info!
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Sounds very similar to “Love You Darwin” from NTD-8
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Studios in Maryborough (Granville) have had a few renovations since.
https://www.commercialrealestate.com.au/property/187-cambridge-street-granville-qld-4650-2014153574
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It began as Love You Brisbane… but that’s a whole story in itself…
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