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Seven confirms newsroom redundancies

sevenNetwork Seven has this morning confirmed a number of staff redundancies in its Sydney newsroom and the consolidation of its investigation unit.

The restructure of the newsroom was announced to staff this morning by director of news Rob Raschke in an email which read: “There will be some changes in roles for staff working in the news investigative unit; and there will be a small number of roles which may become redundant as part of the re-allocation of resources within News and Public Affairs.”

It is thought the changes will lead to the loss of around 10 positions on the east coast, with most of the redundancies thought to be among the staff who previously worked on current affairs show Today Tonight, however the TV network also emphasised that it was expanding its coverage in the battleground states of Adelaide and Perth where Seven is facing renewed competition from Nine.

The move is another blow for TV news after Network Ten revealed last month is was slashing dozens of jobs in its news division to cut costs.

“Seven News and Public Affairs today announced that we will be directing more resources to our front line news gathering across the Network and increasing our local resources in Today Tonight in Adelaide and Perth.

“These new roles will be created across the Network which will be advertised in today’s jobs notice board,” wrote Raschke.

There will be a consultation process with the changes to be completed by the end of the month.

Nic Christensen 

Raschke’s email to staff 

Seven News and Public Affairs today announced that we will be directing more resources to our front line news gathering across the Network and increasing our local resources in Today Tonight in Adelaide and Perth.

We will be consolidating the news investigative unit in Sydney.  This unit, led by Max Uechtritz, will produce content for all  7News bulletins as well as Today Tonight.

There will be some changes in roles for staff working in the news investigative unit; and there will be a small number of roles which may become redundant as part of the re-allocation of resources within News and Public Affairs.

Consultation with staff will continue this week.  All changes will be completed by June 30, including the appointment of new roles.

These developments reflect our commitment to leadership in News and Public Affairs across the Seven Network.

Regards,

Rob Raschke

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