TV3 has responded to Ruth O’Neill’s Xposé comments

"You have to work long hours and put in the effort."

A source at TV3 has responded to presenter Ruth O'Neill's comments about working on Xposé. She left the programme recently and was somewhat critical of it. “For how much work you do, the pay is not equal to the work,” she said. She also spoke about working long hours and six-day weeks and having to look after her own wardrobe and makeup for the show. Now an insider at the station has told the Independent that TV3 can't afford to pay its staff more than it does.

"We don't have any licence fee revenue and it's all commercially driven. It's more about getting your foot on the ladder and getting some TV experience."

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The source also said that that any reporter should know working in the media is different to other  jobs.

"You have to work long hours and put in the effort and of course you have to travel, particularly for a show like Xposé," they said. "You can't take on a job like that and not expect to have to travel.