‘Let’s bloody well try something’: Seven news boss explains newsroom changes as new 7NEWS presenters revealed
The newly-announced Sydney 7NEWS line-up is the latest in a string of movement in Seven network’s newsroom, and according to Anthony De Ceglie, those changes are all about taking the company in a new direction.
As announced on Sunday, the flagship 6pm bulletin in Sydney will now be co-anchored by Mark Ferguson and Angela Cox from Sunday to Thursday every week.
It comes after the last few months has seen some big changes, including Hugh Whitfield taking on director of the 7NEWS national news desk, Sean Power as the of director of news for Seven Sydney, the recruitment of former ABC News presenter, Karina Carvalho, and most recently, Natalie Wolfe to the role of Editor of 7NEWS.com.au
Appearing on the latest episode of Mumbrella’s one-on-one podcast, De Ceglie – the director of news and current affairs and editor-in-chief at Seven West Media – admitted he likes to “move fast”.
How about dropping the stories that aren’t news or aren’t relevant. Often they are international stories that just don’t matter here. If there isn’t enough quality content for 60 minutes go back to a shorter show.
Not sure what Der Ceglie is actually doing ‘different’ or ‘ground-breaking’ with his fast-moving team, full of new ideas. Horoscopes and comedians have been used in the past during news programs on rival networks … and been chopped out. Maybe he’s hoping that today’s loyal-viewer generations are suffering dementia, and new viewers will be wowed.
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!
Because if you do, your audience will change channels!
De Ceglie is going in the right direction to find out the hard way!
I moved to Ch 7 because of 1 newsreader . Why have 2 who read 5 words each. And sorry Angela needs to take breathing lessons.
Deceglie has undone decades of reputation with some of his silly and childish segments in the news. And he’s lost the battle versus channel 9 for news ratings the first time in almost a decade. Quite surprised that mumbrella wouldn’t have questioned about that.
I have watched 7 news Brisbane all my life. I now watch 9. Enough said.
Channel 7 has lost the plot, the news has gone to sh*t. We are going to channel 10 as we and not happy with horoscopes and comedy nightmare on Friday night, the sacking of their most experienced news readers. It has gone from top to bottom real fast.
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Cut the bullsh*t and bring Mark Fergo and Angela back. Horoscopes and someone who is not funny
Please cut it out.
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De clegie stuffed the West Australian by nearly doubling the price for half the content what more could you expect from him at 7
Angela.needs.take.a.brake.but.Mark.back.it.was.4
I am completely disgusted when this was announced.
I’ve been watching 7NEWS since I was 12 years old (2018), and I always see Fergo presenting the programme, and I liked him a lot, especially through breaking news.
My routine has ruined with De Ceglie’s changes to the nightly news that I watch all the time, especially having Fergo ‘solo’ on a weeknight, which I’ve enjoyed the most, since I started watching back in 2018.
I literally prefer Fergo to present news the way he was, and not being touched by some kind of manic who also modified the network with horoscopes, and Mark Humphries for the 6:57pm news, and as well as sacking other staff that 7NEWS had lost (I would’ve broke silence if De Ceglie decided to sack Fergo).
This ongoing bloodbath must be stopped, and put things back to the way it was (in my opinion, I prefer Fergo, once again to present the news solo on weeknights, and Michael and Angela to present weekend editions).