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Thread ID: 63246	2005-11-02 23:26:00	TV Salaries	Peterj116 (6762)	PC World Chat

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401565	2005-11-04 05:25:00	Toni is the only reason I watch the weather, call me shallow, but that is one fine bit of eye candy, And yes ladies that is the only reason your husbands/partners watch 3 weather... As for Wood's, I don't begrudge anyone for earning a high salary and definitly wouldn't complain myself, so I say good on her, what I don't like is the whining from her Short term contract=lots of money long term contract= lots but not the same as short term	plod (107)
401566	2005-11-04 05:43:00	Some good points in this thread but to go back to 'earning their pay' - IMO the amount of work produced is inversely related to the persons salary - those that do the most work are the lowest paid and those that make the biggest demands do the least work. This business of having to offer an internationally comptitive salary is absolute tripe - there would be hundreds of people nationwide with the right skills who would do the job (much better) for considerably less. It's a an exclusive 'jobs for the boys' club - it's always the same old faces of incompetent people who get the big salary jobs....a petty hate of mine (can you tell?). Don't get me started on the boards of directors of public companies.... As far as Paul Holmes' having "moments of brilliance" (I think that's what you referred to Winston, excuse me if I'm wrong) but were you aware he is wired into up to half a dozen 'advisors' who provide him with comments (e.g. one witty, one empathetic, one cutting, one probing etc.) and whilst he appears to be intensely listening to his interviewee, he is merely filtering the options he is being given in his earpiece, only to select the comment he thinks is most appropriate at that time. Yes I agree, that requires skill (or just practice maybe?) but it's hardly worth a big salary. As for the news - Prime is on to it. It's all over in 15 minutes (including international news) and it starts at 5.30. None of this 'cat stuck up a tree' (isn't that sad?) so-called *news* we get on the other channels. As for the weather - who wants to see what happened with the weather on TV after the event? Just look out the window..... And when will NZ stop treating news readers and weather presenters like *stars*. It just goes to show how lame our entertainment industry is....no offence intended personthingy (I don't mean the muso's) A	andrew93 (249)
401567	2005-11-04 11:58:00	Why don't they just can the crap and have a good British comedy on between 7 & 7:30 PM new or repeat, Then at long last there would be some quality broadcasting on free to air TV between 7 & 7:30 PM.	Eric (378)
401568	2005-11-04 23:32:00	Above a medium level, "remuneration" is not earned. It has no relation to the work done, or the value of the "work" to society. The recent row about pay for executives of power companies brought a comment from one of the board members. He said that they are competing on an international market (that word again) in a "limited pool of talent". It's nonsense, of course ... any of them has a secretary (or "PA") who can do their work and is paid much less, and probably does most of their work, anyway. (In the power companies, the pool is limited by the loss of those who have gone to jail in the US). Enron certainly had it's tenticles everywhere. Susan Wood has certainly gone down in my estimation having tantrums over getting a salary of $350,000. It is like so many of them, when they have been there too long they think they are indespensible. It has been shown that Paul Holmes wasn't as invaluable as he thought( and other idiots).	mikebartnz (21)
401569	2005-11-05 15:28:00	Susan Wood was a trained journalist with several years experience before she began fronting, so is certainly not just a "TV personality," who reads what others wrote. The quick exchanges in those interviews done live on air show that the choice of questions is her own. I consider her a good interviewer at such times - bearing in mind that's a far harder task than doing an interview which you can edit tidily later. I've had personal experience of both kinds. Comments like:"How hard can it be? Anyone could do it.." are easily made by people who've never considered the pressures involved in knowing that your face & your every word are beaming out to an enormous unseen & possibly critical audience. Frankly, it's scary. Practice usually overcomes that, but only for some people. Others can never do it - just as some people will never perform on a stage or make a public speech. (Many years ago, we put a reviewer who'd criticised the standard of studio interviewing on the local news into the interviewer's seat. He was the first to admit that he fell apart with nerves because he kept thinking of all the people he knew were watching) As for research help - I'd certainly expect anyone to get that for a prime time programme on which TVNZ sets so much store. I have no idea how many hours a day she works, but would be surprised if it wasn't a full week by normal standards.	Laura (43)
401570	2005-11-05 16:29:00	even at 40 hours a week, (doubtful) I'm sure it's pretty damn good pay .........oh there are worse tho.......as someone said the higher up you get the more pay the less work ,(what are your flunkies for after all?).....I sometimes wonder for example what EXACTLY does theresa gattung and others in her very high pay club do for their money ? (nearly $3million per year). Really how can the companies justify that ? It's extreme and ridiculous.	drcspy (146)
401571	2005-11-05 18:56:00	Why is it that journalists got big pay? What else did they do rather than filling reports and being tv anchors?...Damn but if a person become a PC Technician...I don't think they earn that much... :rolleyes:	Mr Wetzyl (362)
401572	2005-11-08 00:24:00	The quick exchanges in those interviews done live on air show that the choice of questions is her own . I consider her a good interviewer at such times - bearing in mind that's a far harder task than doing an interview which you can edit tidily later . I've had personal experience of both kinds . Comments like:"How hard can it be? Anyone could do it . . " are easily made by people who've never considered the pressures involved in knowing that your face & your every word are beaming out to an enormous unseen & possibly critical audience . Frankly, it's scary . Practice usually overcomes that, but only for some people . Others can never do it - just as some people will never perform on a stage or make a public speech . (Many years ago, we put a reviewer who'd criticised the standard of studio interviewing on the local news into the interviewer's seat . He was the first to admit that he fell apart with nerves because he kept thinking of all the people he knew were watching) As for research help - I'd certainly expect anyone to get that for a prime time programme on which TVNZ sets so much store . Good points Laura . And we mustn't be drawn into the politics of envy which unhappily thrives in NZ . Usually manifesting as tall poppy syndrome . I say good luck to Susan Wood - if she can fool TVOne into paying that sort of money then all power to her . If there is a fault it lies with the perception of upper management that anyone on TV in a small country like NZ is worth that sort of salary . Television interviewing is not an easy job, unlike newsreading . But the vast majority of journalists (print, radio,TV) earn about 10% - 15% of Susan's salary and personally I find it hard to see any extra brilliance or prowess in her . Look at the journalism in the Listener or North and South . Investigative and thought provoking .	Winston001 (3612)
401573	2005-11-08 00:40:00	I won't comment on this issue except to say this: Yeah, right. Well, I lasted this long. Such self-control. :D Thinking more about this brought me to this conclusion: When it comes to spending my tax dollars (see disclaimer below) what's important is how valuable the service provided is. For instance, if I got run over by a drunken yobbo, I'm quite happy for squillians of my tax dollars to go the talented medical team at the local hospital. But if I missed watching Closeup, I couldn't give a sh*t. It's the perception by these "personalities" of their worth to the rest of us mere mortals. That's why I think Closeup (and possibly Ms Wood) will be finished shortly. It happened to Hawkesby when he thought he was God's Gift *Yes, I know that TVNZ make a very nice profit & that the salaries are probably derived from that, but the fact that it's a Government (and therefore taxpayer) owned organisation that gives the feeling of tax dollars being spent.	Peterj116 (6762)
401574	2005-11-08 00:50:00	How does possesing the skill to do your job warrent an out of proportion pay packet? She can interview live on TV, Thank god for that, its in her job description afterall. Its not a black art, Granted not everybody can do it, But thats the same with any skillset, Wether your a plumber, Truck driver (lets see Susan Wood drive 40 tonne From Wellington to the top of the North island, The stress to most people would cause them to flip right out, Do we then pay a trucker $450 000, No, They get $11 per hour), anyhow, where was I...	Metla (12)
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