Re: Channel 9 Exclusive Access Rights to Glenbrook Rail Tragedy Site???

["Dave Proctor" <daproc@sd5.mailbank.com>]

(cross-post added - a lot of replies already)

carrington wrote in message ...
>Fri 3/12/99 Ch.9 Today program had Steve Leibmann (sp?) broadcasting
>live from the site of yesterday's rail tragedy nr Glenbrok in the Blue
>Mountains, NSW
>
>Later in the morning, I was listening to ABC Sydney radio (2BL 702)
>and John Morrison, the roving outside reporter was "commenting" that
>other media had only been just let back near the site because of a
>live TV  broadcast during the morning.
>
>He commented that no other media had been allowed near the site, and
>the even crane drivers - who had arrived about 8.15am - were asked
>whether they had had breakfast, anyting to eat, anything to drink,
>etc, i.e.whether there was anything they could do for a little while,
>the strong inference being that even repair crews were not allowed on
>site while the broadcast was in progress. The crane drivers were
>admiited to the site about 9.05, 5 minutes after the scheduled time
>for the Today program to end.
>
>Personnel were kept away from the site by State Rail security.
>
>If the implications of this are true. State Rail have a lot to answer
>for - why was one particular media outlet given apparently exclusive
>rights to an incident of certainly regional importance, if not
>national interest???
>
>
>Carrington
>ICQ 35512824