I think that Channel 10 is taking a risk with this new nationwide news strategy. 90 minutes seems a bit long for the weekend. I also don’t know if people would miss having local news. The weirdest thing would be how they are dealing with the Perth time difference. I think it was good that 6pm with George Negus is on air. I think that it brings back some of the journalism that was lost on channel 7 and 9.
I find that Australians have a history of putting sports before anything else. I find it extremely annoying when a sports story appears in the first 15 minutes of the evening news. It should be left to the sports section. On the weekend there is not even an hourly news report on the radio, it becomes an hourly sports update. I suppose it is some kind of cost cutting. On an episode of the sketch TV show “Full Frontal”, the reporter of a satirical news sketch says “The winners of the AFL grand final were given a parade along Swanston Street with thousands of fans cheering from the sides. In other news, the scientist who discovered a cure for cancer gets a letter from his mother”.
This sport focus is unfortunate for other areas of importance such as the arts and science. There needs to be more shows on television for arts and science. There also needs to be a change in perception of what art is. Many see it as something for the rich or the older generation. I also think the ABC is thinking more business like then it used to. Therefore it is thinking about how to get more people to watch, rather how it promotes culture.
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