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News Bulletin Cuts 'Canary in the Coal Mine' for Regional Journalism
WIN will pre-record weeknight bulletins and replace weekend local news with Sydney-based Nine News, cutting regional coverage by half.
- WIN Network announced sweeping changes this week following its acquisition of NBN News, axing weekend bulletins and reducing weeknight coverage to a 30-minute pre-recorded format starting June 27.
- The changes follow WIN's finalization of a deal to acquire NBN Television from Nine Entertainment Co, ending decades where the broadcaster maintained an hour-long, live bulletin from Newcastle since the early 1970s.
- Despite NBN News Sunday being the highest-rated bulletin in the Hunter and northern NSW for decades, management will assess resources over the next three weeks as weeknight bulletins shift to 5:30pm.
- Wallsend MP Sonia Horney described the decision as a "blow to regional news, local communities and democracy itself," while television industry commentator Rob McKnight warned job losses were inevitable.
- Former Seven Network executive Laurie Patton attributed the cuts to a 2017 Coalition decision lifting the 75 per cent national audience reach rule, which enabled city networks to acquire regional stations.
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'Sad day for journalism': NBN News bulletins slashed, staff fear job cuts
NBN News Newcastle staff fear for jobs with WIN TV acquisition completed. Weekend bulletins cut, 6pm news halved. Discover how this affects Hunter coverage.
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WIN TV must guarantee jobs and coverage in NBN takeover - NSW Nationals
Federal Nationals Member for Lyne, Alison Penfold, has called on WIN Television to immediately rule out staff redundancies and guarantee there will be no reductions in local news crews across the Hunter, Mid North Coast, and Northern NSW following reports of significant cuts to NBN News. Reports indicate weekday local news coverage will be reduced… The post WIN TV must guarantee jobs and coverage in NBN takeover appeared first on NSW Nationals.
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