George negus


The quality journalism project: the trusted man with the mo, George Negus

George Negus has written a pile of books, interviewed world leaders and pop stars and hosted a swag of shows — including 6.30 with George Negus. But what does he like to read and watch?

Essential: we trust Negus and Oakes, but who’s Andrew Bolt?

We trust Laurie Oakes and George Negus to bring us the news. But not Alan Jones and Andrew Bolt, an Essential Research poll found.

6:30PM With George Negus – What’s the point?

6PM with George Negus has been moved to 6:30PM - a decision that completely erodes Channel 10’s news programming strategy, says Dan Barrett.

Paul Barry: Ten paces at dawn

With Lachlan Murdoch in charge at Ten, what’s next for George Negus and the network’s news-and-current-affairs experiment?

6pm at 10:30pm? That doesn’t make sense

Ten have debuted an encore airing of 6pm at 10:30pm every evening. It is obviously a move to get new eyeballs to discover the low-rating show but it’s unlikely to work, writes Dan Barrett.

Packer ‘hedging his bets’ … but what of Ten’s news upgrade?

The Packer family’s unauthorized biographer, journalist Paul Barry, was so surprised by the news of Jamie’s move on Channel Ten that he was still wanting confirmation that it was true before he believed it this morning. But then, he said, the younger Packer has always been an impulsive person. A few years ago he was […]

Gerard Henderson's Media Watch Dog: Arise Beatrix Campbell, OBE

John Westacott in “No Apology” zone; (Alleged) Felineicide in Double Bay; Nancy’s “Send ‘The Boys’ to Mecca” campaign continues, and more in this week’s edition of Gerard Henderson’s Media Watch Dog.

Gerard Henderson's Media Watch Dog: In which George Negus sucks up to Lord Stern

Negus does the full fawn; Leigh Sales on Martin Luther’s Doubt and more in this week’s Gerard Henderson’s Media Watch Dog

Media briefs and TV ratings

Nine gives up on ratings battle … Negus the defender … Exit, pursued by a dancing bear? … Last night’s TV ratings.