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Prime newsreader: “What you see, is what you get”

Prime newsreader Doug Hogan has responded to criticism this week that his presentation style is too relaxed, and too ocker.

Prime newsreader Doug Hogan has responded to (anonymous) criticism this week that his presentation style is too relaxed, and too ocker.

An excerpt in the Daily Advertiser follows:

Crikey mates, what’s all the fuss about? A real stink about nothing.

The simple fact of this matter is that I love what I do. I have a great passion for communicating and I am absolutely dedicated to supporting individuals, groups and entire communities across the South West and Riverina, I believe like nobody else in what the local media does.

Critical to that is making sure people understand what I say and do. What you see is what you get and what you get is a bloke who uses everyday, down-to-earth, street-level Aussie “strine”. Big deal.

I love using the language of our community. There is not one word I use, including “cops”, “clicks”, and “bucks” that I do not hear people use every day.

You can read the rest at the Daily Advertiser.

10 Responses

  1. ok last comment didnt get posted…so i will say this..I have spoken to several people who have worked with him in the last 10years or so and they say he wont change…and that they never wrote their stories the way they went to air but Doug , changed their stories, or language used, as is his right as the COS or producer, to a language that he deemed the locals will understand or wanted…further research suggest they do have another news service produced by WIN TV, and Prime outrate the WIN service by about 2 to 1 on most nights, meaning the people of Wagga must like it…so makes it intriging where the anonymous people came from, who made the complaint in the first place…as he says..he uses a language that appeals to the locals…thankful i dont live in this community if this guy is a representation of the community…..

  2. How is this even an issue in 2010? I thought the days of judging someone based on their speech were a thing of the past. It’s really nothing more than blatant classism. The complaints are obviously coming from a tiny minority of privately educated snobs who can’t help but spit out their dinner when they hear the ghastly sound of an everyday Australian speaking.

  3. How is this even an issue in 2010? I thought the days of judging someone based on their speech were a thing of the past. It’s really nothing more than blatant classism. The complaints are obviously coming from a tiny minority of privately educated snobs who can’t help but spit out their dinner when they hear the ghastly sound of an everyday Australian speaking.

  4. A professional newsreader will give gravitas to the news being read, not referring to police, fire fighters etc. informally as coppers or firies, or researching the correct pronunciation of towns. Just because people speak a certain way in front of others at a pub, doesn’t mean that it would be suitable at a funeral for example. It’s certainly a poor example for youngsters in terms of formal speeches or presentations.

  5. Another sad example of slipping standards. Not a huge crime in itself but another slice in the death of a thousand cuts.
    Newsreaders should (at any rate used to) read the news articulately and with dispassion. They should set the example for their viewers while allowing them to make up their own minds about the story.
    They shouldn’t give their views or comment on stories, they should not show emotion or otherwise add anything to the presentation other than clear diction.
    Newsreaders are not the news, the news is the news.

    Won’t be long before even ABC newsreaders start introducing reporters by their nicknames and then shaking their heads while clucking with moral outrage after each piece.

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