A 1980s historical drama which includes Michelle Grattan and Barrie Cassidy is a pretty good summary of what's wrong with Australian journalism, where people who were reaching the peaks of their careers 35 years ago are still hanging around like bad smells today.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-03/the-newsreader-season-3-fact-check/104877666
An industry this small can't undergo generational refresh unless the people at the top move on, and I feel like I've been hearing the same names and same opinions for my entire adult life. There is probably a vast population of up-and-comers better than Grattan and Cassidy who we've never heard of because they were in the way.
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@NewtonMark I like Barry Cassidy and Michelle Grattan (and Queen Laura).
I think the problem is that the people being groomed to replace them are not very good - Patricia Karvelas, Walid Ali, David Spears, all get tasks that are above their ability.
Sadly the very awesome Katherine Murphy joined Albo's team, rather than staying with the good guys who could hold him to account.
If the future turns out to be Charles Brice and Arianna Levy I'm gonna self-immolate in the ABC HQ.
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@DrFriendless @NewtonMark PK was promising on Radio National Breakfast. For about 4 days. She couldn't get close to what Fran Kelly could easily do. And that's ignoring the problems of Kelly herself who peaked a long time ago.
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