Comments on: Nine News axes European correspondent

By: Alexandra

Alexandra — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:05:58 +0000

James Talia,

I need to have you touch base with me please or anyone associated with the situation regarding Britt (Back packer).

I have read your articles and believe the same, there are to many ties undone.

Things are not right, it is up to the media to push this through, being in the media myself, I see that the links have not been put together.

James, if you read this please contact me, I believe I have some keys for the family, that you need to share with them.

I also agree with Britt’s father, there is something larger here, this is just the beginning of the “News” .

I urge all of you over there or people here to keep persuing this and do not stop until the answers come.

By: Ianblair23

Ianblair23 — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 05:10:40 +0000

I agree with you Matt. I thought James did an superb job as Nine’s European corespondent. Very well done James.

By: Richard H

Richard H — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 05:39:31 +0000

I agree the state of news offered by the BIG 3 is a joke. They all pander to celeraties these days. Like Nicole comes home with baby sunday. Who cares about that. How about some interesting, informative journalism which is what you are paid for.

Oh sorry wrong century. Journalism is dead, most presenters and networks make the stuff up or go with fluff pieces they totaly treat the viewer with disrespect and think we have no intelligence.

By: Richard

Richard — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 03:34:10 +0000

Australian news is one of the worst in the world. We are heading up our own bums like the US now.

There is little to no international news on the full commercial networks anymore. A story about Stephanie Rice promoting undies would get preferance over the threat of World War III if it ever happened…

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:08:34 +0000

Seven’s news coverage is equally as weak as Nine’s (especially in Queensland) but it appears the almighty dollar will contiunue to dumb down what is presented as news and a current affairs for a long time to come.

By: Ryano

Ryano — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:15:10 +0000

Don’t worry you dont catch many Australians watching news on that weak excuse for a network anyway.

By: John

John — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:02:43 +0000

“In speaking to the weekly television podcast, Boxcutters, Talia said Nine had opted to go down the same road as Channel Seven in deciding to run without a European correspondent.”
There is one thing you learn from TV networks: monkey see, monkey do.

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 09:33:21 +0000

So David,
Nine Melbourne will Use James as another reporter, locally, after he comes back?
I thought he did an excellent job as a European corespondent.

By: Zambora

Zambora — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 09:27:29 +0000

Little wonder that folks like me turned off the NINE news ages ago.
The DOTS used to be the leader in all thingsnews, now the are alsorans.

But they(9) probably dont get that, as I have never seen a people meter or known anyone that has one (and most of the folks I know avoid NIne news like the plague.

Gimme 10, SBS or ABC.

By: David Knox

David Knox — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 09:19:29 +0000

Don’t agree at all.

By: FangerA101

FangerA101 — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 08:58:33 +0000

I understand that the have axed Nightline and Sunday, but its strange as I watch the news at around 11pm every night and then last Sunday Morning I was watching the hews and Laurie Oaks has a pretty lengthy Political Segment, its not really so much an axing more just ‘we don’t call those shows by those names no mo’, but its still pretty much the same thing.

By: Andy

Andy — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 08:14:03 +0000

hmmm…not terribly happy with the descriptions there, David.

‘big 3 networks’

i guess you mean 7, 9, 10.

But the ABC is #2 for news…and is almost elvel with 10 for viewers in primetime.

I know what you mean, but it just seems odd.

I don’t know why anyone would watch commercial news, anyway.

By: Nick

Nick — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 08:01:32 +0000

What about Nuala Hafner on 7. She does reports on sunrise and lives in London, wouldn’t she be a European correspondent