“I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore!,” yelled Howard Beale in the 1976 film Network. That’s the feeling Australian basketball supporters should have at the moment as they search for news on the National Basketball League. With the exception of the Adelaide Advertiser’s Boti Nagy, most mainstream media outlets [...]
Scrutinising the Fourth Estate: A review of the AFL media in season 2009
As the AFL finals draw closer, let’s have a look at how some of the media outlets have performed this season…. The addition of Leigh Matthews has improved Seven’s telecast, as has the end of its ridiculous half-time switcheroo in the commentary box. Global Financial Crisis not withstanding, a massive pay rise should also be [...]
Super SEABL not so Crazy after all
Australia’s summer basketball league may be tarnished by negative headlines, but its premier winter competition, the South East Australian Basketball League, is experiencing no such problems. In fact, a recent trip to Geelong to watch the Supercats play the Mount Gambier Pioneers showed how the NBL could learn a few things from its semi-professional [...]
