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Last updated on March 5th, 2018 at 01:44 pm
Sydney Morning Herald editor-in-chief Mark Scott claimed the moral high ground following last month’s John Brogdengrope/slur/sleaze/suicide bid debacle:
“These are difficult stories to cover. When John Brogden confessed to our reporter on Sunday night, confirming on the record his behaviour at that Australian Hotels Association party and his racial slur, it was clearly a major political story,” Mr Scott said.
“We gave it full page one coverage and also covered the press conference and fall-out from his resignation in comprehensive detail.
“Yesterday, however, our focus moved to the crisis facing the state Liberal Party and the leadership battle. We had only one reporter doing a follow-up in Mr Brogden’s electorate, talking to voters on their reaction to events.
“We were chasing the political story not the personal story.”
So what story is the Sydney Morning Herald chasing today?
Britain’s tabloids claim to have uncovered England’s secret weapon in the Ashes series – a woman who kept Shane Warne up all night during the fourth Test.
Julia Reynolds has told The Sun and Daily Mirror newspapers she left Warne exhausted after an all-night sex session the day before he was dismissed for a golden duck in the first innings of the Trent Bridge Test.
“Shane said he bluffed it but I’d arranged to be with him again that night and it was good sex again, though the night before had taken its toll. He was really up for it in room 811 and cricket was the last thing on his mind. He ordered a bottle of champagne with one glass, thinking that might put Ponting off the scent … “
Warne’s wife Simone recently left him after a string of affairs, many allegedly involving text messages.
And all of them reported by the SMH, which has different rules for politicians and sportsmen.
UPDATE. Alan R.M. Jones has more on media double standards.
- Posted by benson swears a lot on 2005 09 22 at 12:47 PM • permalink
Us – Warney’s shagged out cos he’s been up all night – ahem – shagging. What a champ!
Them – Kevin Pietersen is out all night imbibing a few apple ciders after their big win and is spotted coming out of a London club appearing to have wet himself.
Say no more.
Posted by James Waterton on 2005 09 22 at 01:13 PM • permalink
Are you typing from the monastery?
Warne’s wife Simone recently left him after a string of affairs, many allegedly involving text messages.
OK- What a perve-he’s having affairs with text messages-this is below doing it with the duck in my estimation.
Posted by madawaskan on 2005 09 22 at 01:54 PM • permalink
The shape of a zero, the score Warne made, irresistibly reminded the Victorians of a duck’s egg. He was out the first ball he faced (leg before wicket, but we won’t go there—`leg over before wicket’ was one headline for the story, `Warnie tries out his googlies’ another), which is a golden duck on the Olympic model (out for 0 second ball is a silver duck).
“Well, we don’t have to offer him the duck.., we could just, you know, put it in the room, and if he’s interested…” — James Clavell, Shogun
Posted by richard mcenroe on 2005 09 22 at 07:40 PM • permalink
Well, we don’t have to offer him the duck.., we could just, you know, put it in the room, and if he’s interested…” -James Carville, Primary Colors
Posted by madawaskan on 2005 09 22 at 07:43 PM • permalink
- I like Warnie more and more each day. He is obviously doing his best to emulate the great Keith Miller.
As for media double standards – its not just the journalists/editors who are at it. Check out the SMH polls sometime.
When Brogden and Justin Harrison made racially offensive remarks the Herald readers wanted them sacked. Sartor? Last time I looked it was running 50:50.
Chatterers can rationalise any issue. Their morals are that fluid.
The shape of a zero, the score Warne made, irresistibly reminded the Victorians of a duck’s egg. He was out the first ball he faced (leg before wicket, but we won’t go there—`leg over before wicket’ was one headline for the story, `Warnie tries out his googlies’ another), which is a golden duck on the Olympic model (out for 0 second ball is a silver duck).
Oh, well, that clears it right up.
`Duck’, short for `duck’s egg’. `Pair’, short for `pair of spectacles’ (two ducks). `Maiden’, short for `maiden over’. Surely American English sometimes uses the first word of a familiar phrase to stand for the phrase.
Oh, sure. In American football, a touchdown is worth 6 points (7 after the PAT). A 6 looks like an upside-down apostrophe, so it’s called an “upside.” Two sixes look like a Route 66 sign, so a two-touchdown game is a “route.” Three touchdowns (an exceptional performance,) or 666, is the Mark of the Beast, so it’s a “mark.” A player is happy to get an upside, thrilled to get a route, and ecstatic about a mark.
The whole team is credited likewise, so for example, the Falcons could defeat the Bears two routes and a redneck* to an upside, or 17-7.
*redneck, from “redneck grin”, or a field goal.
I loved Alan Jones’s designation of Latham as “the anti-Howard.” It should be immortalised.
Posted by Susan Norton on 2005 09 23 at 01:25 AM • permalink
When the media shows a prurient interest in the sex lives of politicans, the chance to cause political embarassment is the principal motivation. But when the scandal involves sportsmen, the purpose is to provdie readers with pure titillation. This is because most sportsmen are young, fit, in peak athletic condition and usually good-looking. Nobody puts themselves in the place of a middle-aged, balding, overweight politican shagging some dolly all night; but when a footballer does it, we’re full of admiration and envy. There but for the spite of God, etc.
When Matty Johns mentioned on the Sydney
Footy Showrecently, the size of RL player, Jason Ryles’ dick, a frisson of excitement went through the studio audience. We all want to know our sporting heros are well-hung. But mention Mark Latham’s shrivelled member, and the reaction is one of disgust. That’s the way it goes.
Even when they get stuck into Warney and other celebs over extra-curricular activities, it is with a self-righteous head-tilt to the poor wife.
And then they splash this – as if poor Mrs W hasn’t suffered enough!
Posted by Flying Giraffe on 2005 09 23 at 07:59 AM • permalink
Right you are, sir – I originally typed “two upsides and a redneck” and thought, “How silly, two upsides are a route”, then botched the edit.
You would, of course, say “two routes” rather than “a yachtrace” only if one or more of the tarpapers was muffed or they went for deuce instead. It would be silly otherwise.
Come on Dave, you should know all the founding fathers were into cricket in a big way.
I believe John Adams even used it to make an analogy about the Constitution.
Of course, said analogy was, “Hey, none of us understands Cricket, but we still love it, right?”
Posted by Quentin George on 2005 09 23 at 08:10 PM • permalink
#19, slammer, is that spelling intentional? I nearly wet myself laughing!
ROFL! I’ve got a spare melways if you need assistance.
Posted by Nilknarf Arbed on 2005 09 24 at 09:27 AM • permalink
Melways is the ultimate Melbourne street directory. You can have your UBD or your Gregory’s, but when you are down here, you want Melways.
The best thing about it is that it’s in scale.
And I have a 2005 one.
I love my melways.
Posted by Nilknarf Arbed on 2005 09 24 at 10:00 AM • permalink
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Oh, come on! I know cricket jargon is the goofiest in the world, but you’re just making shit up now.