Regional media shutdowns are a partnership opportunity
Media transformation is an opportunity for Charles Sturt to pioneer a new model of news production.
https://news.csu.edu.au/opinion/regional-media-shutdowns-are-a-partnership-opportunity
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Of all the unis, they would actually be the best placed to do some sort of partnership with a commercial outlet. CSU Bathurst used to work with the old CBN-8 Orange back the day IIRC, and maybe with Prime in their early days? (Happy to be corrected, but that’s what I was told).
The only issue here is that CSU needs to make sure they are fairly compensated for their efforts, both the university AND the students. The students are doing what would otherwise be paid work that the likes of WIN can not, or are not, willing to pay. Prime, Nine, SCA and WIN would be rubbing their hands at glee at the thought of cheap labour.
There are issues with the use of uni students for unpaid internships, and that what this could turn into if it isn’t monitored. CSU have to be very, VERY careful about this. The idea is sound, but these commercial mongrels are not to be trusted.
Note: I am a CSU alumni, although not a media graduate.
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Hey everyone, I am doing the issue of regional news cuts for an oral presentation in my Year 12 English task. I was looking for some information/articles that you might know about about the latest WIN news cuts to newsrooms and that, if you have any useful links I could benefit from, could you please let me know either here or you can email them to me edwardtremethick@gmail.com
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And I think there would be “duty of care” issues eg. what happens if a Uni student is involved in a car accident under the direction of the TV station and they are unpaid?
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The University of Southern Queensland is also making huge leaps in practical education for future radio and TV producers and presenters.
And that’s all well and good.
What I am getting at is if CSU offers themselves to WIN to reopen a Central West newsroom based at CSU Bathurst, they need to make sure that
A - the university is well compensated
B - the students are well compensated
C - it is not used as cheap labour by WIN, or anyone else for that matter.
I’m all for industry links in education, but the way CSU presented themselves, it sounded like a prostitute on a street corner.
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So as we should all know by now, the final editions of WIN News in the Central West, Riverina, Albury & Wide Bay regions will go to air tonight.
Anyone in these markets (or with access to the VAST Regional News channels, presuming that the final bulletins will make it on there) planning to record these last bulletins to see if/how they farewell the audience?
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I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s no real farewell at all.
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argee, Win News does not acknowledge if they make a mistake in previous night program
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And then the VAST Regional News channels for those regions start airing Celebrity Name Game or nothing at all since the base system hasn’t been updated since 2010 (even the card on (VAST) LCN 4!).
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This probably won’t happen, but it’d be a good idea to show the Central West, Riverina, Border/North East and Wide Bay editions of Nine News (as a replacement for the defunct editions of WIN News) on the VAST Regional News channels after tonight.
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“We’ll see you again on Monday with a news update”?.
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Mackay and Mildura have Rip and Read Bulletins
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Let’s get those Historic Last Central West, Riverina, Border North East and Wide Bay Bulletins recording and posted on this Page Tonight.
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No, Mackay does not.
As I’ve said on here many times, Mackay has no bulletin and no news updates at all. It’s a full relay of Ten Brisbane except for WINs morning schedule adjustments.
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Goodbye.
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At least it was acknowledged. You could definitely hear the sincerity in Geoff’s voice 
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Neither does Western Australia, but 90 Second Local Updates Are Important To ACMA Standards.
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Presenter photos have been removed from the social media display pictures of the axed bulletins:
Possibly a sign that WIN will continue to produce updates for all four regions? The reason I ask is because WIN News Northern NSW/Gold Coast (obviously an update-only market) doesn’t feature any presenters in their social media DP.
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