They felt that they were doing all the work while the senior reporters were getting all the glory. It was a blow to their enthusiasm for journalism. Eventually, this well-intentioned system was converted into one in which senior reporters simply receive salary increases.
採訪中心主任羅國俊指出，線上記者往往反映，「每天跑新聞，鋒頭卻由你出，覺得士氣受到打擊」，這項立意甚好的制度，後來幾乎變成調整薪水的方式。