Category Archives: The Business of Sport
Changing nature of media production and consumption in sport
As I revisit stumblings by high profile Australian athletes around the micro-blogging social media platform Twitter for the purposes of my current research, I look with fresh eyes at the Faggot Tweet: Sponsors Speak scandal of last year. Refreshingly, my position on the relevance of context and content remains unchanged. If anything, I would further jump up and down on my
Read moreWhy football wants to ban Twittering…
Why football wants to ban Twittering…
Read moreSports journalism at its best
This is why I love corporate media, PR-driven businesses and professional sport. The entertainment value is second to none. Feeling relaxed, yet re-energized after my morning manipulations with Svetlana the former Ukrainian weightlifter come new age massage therapist, I half choked on my raisin toast when I read SportsDay – The Sydney Morning Herald’s sports pages. According to Manly Rugby
Read moreHypocrisy or Hype?
Nixon is a name historically shrouded in scandal but here in Oz our leading man – Ricky Nixon – has as much charisma as the Toxic Avenger. Personal taste and attributes aside, I’m sorry, but I’m just not buying the latest PR-ladden ‘personal issues and in need of rehab’ plead. Sorry Ricky, Tiger already rolled with that one and while
Read moreAustralia Day @ The Australian Open
Well it’s that time of the year again – when every Australian births a desire to be a pro tennis player…and I am no exception. The Australian Open is one of the best tournaments in the world. Don’t believe me? Ask the players. However, experience tells me my shining WTP star has already started waning – it’s semi-finals time –
Read moreSt Kilda & The Privacy Act
The St Kilda Football nude photo scandal was destined to happen. I’m just surprised it took as long as it did, afterall, social media has been around for nearly five years. So far however, I can’t see there is anything illegal in the player’s behaviour, which therefore begs the question: Why the national news coverage? Probably because they’re professional footballers
Read moreA reminder why I have this blog…
It has been a long-time since I played phone-tag with an athlete for an interview, and yet I remain tied to this business called sport. By birth (and not through any exceptional athletic prowess of my own) I am intimately woven into the fabric of professional sport. Not only the public performance part, but the otherside – the ‘support’ network.
Read moreThe power of creation
I love this. Ever since my original viewing, it haunts me. That’s the humble power of storytelling done well: art. This Business Called Sport…: This is Storytelling…
Read moreIf you love good sport, the code shouldn’t matter
I hate cricket, but when I see a great catch, or someone caught behind I love the art of it. As a valued cultural product, sport irrespective of the type or title, when performed by experts is nothing short of art in motion. Sport creates a universe all of its own. A world with it’s own language, model citizens, groups
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