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

["PADDY" <paddymoylan@dingoblue.net.au>]

Ok one example.

Chris Reason, seven news was on the spot as well.

Hope this helps'

Paddy


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Michael <mk@netstra.com.au> wrote in message
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> So you prefer 'Nine' to have priority over workers? We are talking about
> clearing the mess after a distaster, to get things back to normal, and as
> far as I'm concerned, stuff the media. If they want to broadcast from the
> scene, let them do it at the bottom of the hill out of harms way.
>
> You also need to take time to consider the fact that there were
fatalities,
> and to have a television station try to capitalise over such an issue is
> nothing short of morbid, in fact, disgusting.
>
> Regards
> Michael
>
> PADDY said on 03-Dec-1999 in <827754$d96$1@news1.mpx.com.au>:
>
> >It is not the time to bag nine now.
>
> >> 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???
> >
>
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