If an experienced presenter didn’t do a simple job of reading a script without messing up, they shouldn’t be in the job. It’s not like the autocue failed or a story fell over. She did the right thing by just reading what was in front of her, then looking down and playing with her scripts while waiting to hear what was to happen next. But it’s actually no big deal at all. No confusion, no major ad-libbing required.
The director and / or producer being in a presenter’s ear happens all through a newscast under all sorts of scenarios. Presenters just have to deal with it.
Anyway my comments were mainly prompted by the absurd comment that Nine should grab her based on being able to handle a simple on-air issue.
Remember the trend “put your bloopers out” where everyone got behind Natasha Exelby stuffing up on the ABC? There are plenty of “experienced presenters” who’ve been caught in very similar situations, things going wrong, and they haven’t handled it well. Hence why it’s a blooper.
Everyone is allowed to have a bad day at work and not be told “they shouldn’t in the job”.
This is true, but it’s not normally a possible panic inducing problem.
Anyway, my comments were prompted by the absurd notion that someone can’t express a compliment and suggestion for a recently made redundant presenter’s next role.
I would even suggest choosing just one market. Say PER or ADL, a little Lower risk and Lower profile (the way fast food chains always test new products in Newcastle) and give it a shot at 9 or 930 for 8 weeks with some decent promo and marketing muscle
After 8 weeks crunch the numbers. I’m almost certain 10 News at 9.30 Sunday - Friday would average better viewership after 8 weeks than all the forgettable US dramas and repeats
I dunno about local - but maybe the cheapest way to do it would be to use the Perth 6pm as the basis of a national late news, using the same techniques they would be using to make the Brisbane and Sydney news at the same time.
You could get an almost free extra bulletin to air.
It sounds a bit counterintuitive with advertising falling through the floor, but surely the time to have tried this would’ve been during the initial nationwide lockdown.
Everyone’s home. Bill it as a special thing (like the Gulf War bulletins back in the day). If it doesn’t rate too well, you can yank it after 2 weeks or whatever and say things are under control. If it goes well keep it.
Cheap, as opposed to say…a moderately resources television news department.
Look at the 7 and 9 website. Almost all stories driven by the television service. Just a little rewrite or a script or press release and put some raw video on the article. The additional cost to run a website in addition to a television news service would be next to nothing. The amount of staff 7 and 9 have to run their websites is minimal.
The lack of a decent, coherent online presence from Ten (definitely for their news, but to some extent overall) has been a problem for many years now.
By contrast, I’d say that the ABC & Nine have had strong online news presences for at least 20 years (by now, I’m sure almost everyone in the country with an internet connection uses or is at least aware of their sites) while Seven & SBS have are at least doing OK in that sphere these days.
10 News has for sure missed the boat in having an online news op. But every year that goes by their news operation becomes more irrelevant by not having one. As the youngest skewing network - they stand to lose the most.
Really, if you don’t have the strategy or capital to have your news operation online in 2020 - it says a lot.
Jennifer Keyte interrupted programming around 1.08pm (at least on 10 Melbourne) to take the Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s press conference in Canberra. Around 1.35pm they switched over to the Gold Coast to take Gillon McLachlan’s announcement of the location of the 2020 AFL Grand Final. Jennifer wrapped things up just before 2 and then 10 went back to regular programming.
