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

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

Not the best time to be spouting crap conspiracies.

It is not the time to bag nine now.

Paddy


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carrington <consultancy@REMOVEcarringtonct.com.au> wrote in message
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> 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