Ancient journo proverb (especially if you watched 7's 4pm news in QLD this arvo): don't screw up a story intro live on air, especially this close to Christmas.
Let's again go over the ground rules for Lexicon News:
The Ground Rules:
The ground rules, for the Lexicon News event, are taken from a promo, in 1987: that compared Seven's second attempt at 1hr news in Brisbane, with Nine's 1/2hr product that became dominant at the exact same time.
As it described:
"If you are watching a half-hour news, take out the weather, sport, opening music, hello's and goodbyes and the commercials, and you could only get about 12 minutes of real news each night."
Thus the ground rules for the Lexicon News challenge are for five nights:
-Time the length of the bulletin, from the moment the first story intro begins at 6, to the time the throw to sport begins, on both bulletins.
-Write down every story on the 1hr version, and compare with the half hour version to see how much content is removed.
-Subtract the BNE timing from the regional timing to get the amount of time lost to regional QLD viewers each night by simply trimming the BTQ news bulletin.
-Ultimately: add up all the figures, and come up with a final set of numbers at the end of the week.
In addition, we will be tracking how many coverups of live cross timings (usually seen as giant "LIVE" graphics superimposed) are made by Seven on the 10 minute edit during this period.
Tonight's tale...
Tonight's tale...
What aired in regional QLD, will be bolded and in red.
We open up a stormy Wednesday night's bulletin with... what else: SEQ storm coverage (no weather cross in the regional cut), more from the notable defamation case, a assault in a GC backyard arrives in court, Stephen Miles's convoy to Canberra (with no mention that half the mayors Stephen asked to come with him, missed the flight to Canberra on the regional cut of this story), upcoming closure of King George Square busway station for Metro-bus fitout works, the miraculous Indian tunnel rescue, a sentencing concerning a home attack on Toutai Kefu in August 2021 (which incidentally made the first night's news of Content Survey Live in 2021), Maternity ward changes are coming, a release of a dangerous prisoner being challenged by the victim's family, a quickie on inflation, a story on the impending end of the Gaza ceasefire, Jude Law spotting on a Tweed Coast beach, a viral clip of someone on the GC using a Lime bike as a bakfiets (with a kid in the basket, no helmets on the kid or rider), Toondah Harbour awaiting a federal decision, a car collision in Perth, Jimmy Barnes having pneumonia (and missing a concert on a cruise ship), a Melbourne vape shop arsonist almost setting himself on fire, impending knife sales ban for kids, political games of all kinds in Canberra, the trial of a police officer who taser on a senior citizen with dementia in Cooma, Telstra fined over 000 issues, a quickie on retirement balance predictions, the peak of the Kangaroo Pt footbridge passing under the Story Bridge, a national apology to thalidomide victims (which deserved to be a lot damn higher), people cutting their insurance costs to save money, 10,000 Krispy Kreme donuts getting stolen at a petrol station after the delivery truck is hijacked in Sydney, a Izuzu Ute recall, and a shortie about unclaimed Medicare benefits.
A separately edited cut of a story from a Canberra visit? Now that's a first by Lexicon Central, as we now approach the 1hr mark of lexiconed content this week.
Tomorrow night, is the second last night of this week's campaign, and a update on Monday night's bulletin's plug for a Heartkids fundraiser: their total is now almost $1200 raised.
And, finally another reminder: OneQueensland's "Big Q" is being launched wider: the link to the survey is available here.
A reminder, if you want to support us here at Kuttsywood's Couch, please visit our Patreon page: and become a paid supporter, and a reminder: to see you tomorrow night.
The timing in Brisbane added up tonight to 28mins 13secs.
The regional cut added up to 10mins even.
Seven lexiconed out of their news tonight for regional Queenslanders: 18mins 13secs.
The amount of lexiconed content this week so far by Seven: 54mins 37secs.
A separately edited cut of a story from a Canberra visit? Now that's a first by Lexicon Central, as we now approach the 1hr mark of lexiconed content this week.
Tomorrow night, is the second last night of this week's campaign, and a update on Monday night's bulletin's plug for a Heartkids fundraiser: their total is now almost $1200 raised.
And, finally another reminder: OneQueensland's "Big Q" is being launched wider: the link to the survey is available here.
A reminder, if you want to support us here at Kuttsywood's Couch, please visit our Patreon page: and become a paid supporter, and a reminder: to see you tomorrow night.
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