Thursday, April 2, 2009

7.30 Report or Entertainment Tonight?

I am slightly concerned about the direction being taken by The 7.30 Report in recent times.

Are we having some slow news days? Perhaps the team needs some story suggestions? This is what I would like to see.

Red Kez skewering The Ruddster over poorly publicised chats with senior Chinese officials.

Or perhaps asking Stephen "I am the epitome of 'unrepresentative swill'" Fielding about his very existence.

How about trying to explain what the fuck is going to happen with the world's economy or why we have had three 30 degree days in a row, in Melbourne, in April?

By the way, I pray on every warm day that the air conditioning has broken down in Andrew Bolt's office. Getting warmer is it Bolts? Melt you bastard, melt. Sorry somewhat tangential there.

What have I been getting instead? Puff pieces with actors and comics. Ricky Gervais, Bill Nighy, Dylan Moran.

I'll admit that I have watched and enjoyed them all but this Kerry O'Brien, Red Kez, the man we all look to when we feel the need to watch a senior politician squirm on national television. We need him doing what he does best.

Why was Wayne Swan on Lateline with Tony Jones admitting that Treasury had cocked up their forecasts? Even for a news junkie like me that is on too late. How about doing it in prime time when the nation is watching with one of our most respected journalists?

What would I know? I am only a second year journalism student. Perhaps they teach us that in third year?

3 comments:

Penthe said...

It's because Maxine McKew has gone to the darkside, and Red Kez has no one yapping at his heels, threatening his job security.

Someone should be making Wayne Swan cry.

Man O'Sand said...

I think it will be Tony Jones.

He was on JJJ one day and I texted in and got them to ask if there was some sort of Kirribilli-type agreement between him and RK but he denied it.

We will find out in due course if RK doesn't retire soon. Quentin Dempster will probably pop up and say that he was at the meeting and has notes on the back of beer coaster.

Old Man Monkey said...

Yes, it's a bit embarrassing watching Red Kez blush during his flirt pieces with intellectuals.