Insight (Australian TV program)
{{short description|Australian TV series}}
{{Use Australian English|date=November 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Insight (Australian TV Show) Logo.png
| genre = Current affairs
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| runtime = Approximately 60 minutes
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| presenter = Kumi Taguchi
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| country = Australia
| language = English
| network = SBS TV / SBS Viceland
| first_aired = {{start date|1995}}
| last_aired = present
| num_seasons = 21
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Insight is a current affairs television programme with a live participating audience, broadcast on the SBS network. Each programme covers a single issue and has studio guests participating in the discussion.
History
Debuting in 1995, Insight started out as a national domestic current affairs program dealing primarily with Australian issues, while Dateline covered international ones. It was hosted from 1999 until 2001 by Gael Jennings. After that, Jenny Brockie, coming from the ABC, began to host the programme.
Soon thereafter, the format was transformed to "a discussion forum focusing on a single issue with the participation of a studio audience". In the course of the programme, there are sometimes live satellite links to experts from around the globe, but the main focus in recent times ({{as of |2019|lc=yes}}) is on the studio guests who talk about their personal experience of various issues, with contributions by selected audience members. Recent episodes have focused on more personal issues and challenges faced by ordinary people. Topics have included Indigenous issues, endometriosis, school bullying, ME/CFS, and transgender issues.{{cite web | title=Insight Current Affairs SBS | website=Insight | url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/insight/ | access-date=10 November 2020}}
Jenny Brockie quit the programme in October 2020, with no immediate announcement of a new host for 2021, although it has been stated that the show will continue.{{cite web | last=Carmody | first=Broede | title=SBS presenter Jenny Brockie quits Insight | website=The Sydney Morning Herald | date=1 October 2020 | url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/sbs-presenter-jenny-brockie-steps-down-from-insight-20201001-p5612i.html | access-date=10 November 2020}}{{cite web | title=Jenny Brockie to step down as Insight host after two decades | website=Special Broadcasting Service| date=1 October 2020 | url=https://www.sbs.com.au/aboutus/jenny-brockie-to-step-down-as-insight-host-after-two-decades | access-date=10 November 2020}} In November 2020, Kumi Taguchi was named as the new host of Insight.{{Cite web|last=Carmody|first=Broede|date=22 November 2020|title=SBS unveils new Insight host after Jenny Brockie steps down|url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/sbs-unveils-new-insight-host-after-jenny-brockie-steps-down-20201123-p56gzh.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123034737/https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/sbs-unveils-new-insight-host-after-jenny-brockie-steps-down-20201123-p56gzh.html|archive-date=23 November 2020|access-date=23 November 2020|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en}}
Janice Peterson, Marc Fennell, Alice Matthews and Anton Enus are fill-in presenters.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{official website|https://www.sbs.com.au/news/insight/}}
{{SBS Television programming}}
{{News & Current Affairs in Australia}}
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Category:Australian television news shows
Category:Special Broadcasting Service original programming
Category:1995 Australian television series debuts