Australian TV networks tear up schedules to cover London terror attacks
Broadcasters in Australia have ripped up their normal program schedules to cover this morning’s London attack.
In what authorities have labelled a probable terrorist attack, a van drove into pedestrians before members of the public were stabbed.
7 News coverage of the London terror attack continues on @Channel7. https://t.co/XJ73K5lCCq #sun7 pic.twitter.com/TMq1l9lgUb
— Sunrise (@sunriseon7) June 4, 2017
Channel Nine and Seven extended Weekend Today and Weekend Sunrise to move onto rolling news coverage of the incident in London as it unfolded while the shows were on air.
Nine dropped Sports Sunday and The Sunday Footy Show from its Sunday schedule before returning to its normal programming at 1pm eastern.
Seven extended Weekend Sunrise until midday and dropped the Morning Show and its scheduled replay of House Rules, to hand over to a rolling Seven News special.
Sky News Australia numoed its political commentary program Outsiders over to the Sky News Business channel to air Sky News UK’s coverage of the unfolding attack.
One of the first journalists whose tweets were reposted on websites globally was Fairfax Media’s Latika Bourke, who was near the scene as it unfolded.
Several people being treated on the footpath of Southwark Street. Just down from London Bridge. Area being evacuated. pic.twitter.com/fpOjUXgXfv
— Latika M Bourke (@latikambourke) June 3, 2017
Abigail Dawson was Mumbrella's senior content journalist covering event content. She left Mumbrella to move into an agency role in 2020.
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The more publicity we give these events the more publicity we give these nut jobs and the more likely there is to be more attacks.
Well done stupid networks for playing into the extremists hands.
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