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Sydney Morning Herald
2 days ago
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
‘Not a mainstream sport': Stokes-owned WA media gives State of Origin sex ad snub
He referred to a lack of league coverage on the WA Today website – owned by Nine Entertainment, publisher of this masthead. There were two rugby league stories on its home page when checked in the afternoon. 'Mate, the obsession with how The West covers league is ludicrous,' Dore said. 'No one outside of rugby league writers in Sydney cares. If you have any doubts about that, check out your own local website WA Today right now. See how you go finding Origin or Bears yarns. The point is rugby league is simply not a mainstream sport in this town. 'Just the facts. Good on them for having a crack here. We have nothing against the game despite the carry-on from [Peter] V'landys acolytes in the Sydney media about our coverage. It's just not remotely main game and never will be. Mate, I edited the Tele (The Daily Telegraph) and the Courier-Mail – I'm a Queenslander. 'If we had a league readership here, we would be covering it. In the paper today. Do you think a game of rugby league between two interstate teams is more relevant to WA readers than what we placed in the valuable space available in our sport section?' The lack of coverage in WA newspapers is in stark contrast to the attention State of Origin received in Perth on its previous two ventures into Western Australia. In 2022, the local newspaper rallied behind the game and even included a photo of the Blues' win on the front page of the paper the day after the match. In the lead-up to the first Origin game in Perth in 2019, the newspaper ran a story headlined: 'Why the time is right for rugby league to plant a flag and start a new NRL team in Perth'. The mood around rugby league in Perth has since changed as Stokes has come to terms with the threat the code poses to the AFL – the sporting product his media company invests so heavily in. Of the 60,000 fans expected at Optus Stadium, 47,000 of them are locals, with an estimated 13,000 fans having travelled interstate for the game. This columnist has been in Perth since Monday and has observed strong support from the locals towards the Bears and rugby league. Australian cricket legend Mitchell Johnson, who lives in Perth, spoke strongly about the local interest in rugby league when chatting off-air before he appeared on Freddie and the Eighth on Tuesday. You wouldn't know it judging by the local newspaper or Channel Seven, who recently ordered Perth Bears CEO Anthony De Ceglie to be cut out of shots at the announcement of Mal Meninga as the inaugural coach. The Seven West Media snub comes after The West Australian ran the front-page headline 'Bad News Bears' on the morning of the team's official announcement last month. The bad blood between the AFL-aligned Seven West Media and the NRL has been exacerbated by Australian Rugby League Commission chairman Peter V'landys' decision to poach the company's national news director De Ceglie as the Bears CEO. Loading De Ceglie has declined to get into a slanging match with his previous bosses at Seven West Media, where he worked for both Channel Seven and The West Australian. 'The Perth Bears are looking forward to earning the respect of WA sports lovers and earning our right to be in the sports pages of The West Australian alongside the AFL teams,' he said on Wednesday. 'If we're winning on the park and off the park, if fans are turning up to our games and we've created a club that stands for strong values then the newspaper hopefully has to cover us. If we're doing these things and they're still not covering us, then the only people missing out will be the readers. 'It's not that Perth is an AFL state. Perth is a sports state. West Australians love sport. They love Aussie rules, tennis, basketball and NRL. They show up to all sports and are passionate about all sports. There's no rule that says you can't barrack for an AFL team and an NRL team.'
The Age
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Age
‘Not a mainstream sport': Stokes-owned WA media gives State of Origin sex ad snub
He referred to a lack of league coverage on the WA Today website – owned by Nine Entertainment, publisher of this masthead. There were two rugby league stories on its home page when checked in the afternoon. 'Mate, the obsession with how The West covers league is ludicrous,' Dore said. 'No one outside of rugby league writers in Sydney cares. If you have any doubts about that, check out your own local website WA Today right now. See how you go finding Origin or Bears yarns. The point is rugby league is simply not a mainstream sport in this town. 'Just the facts. Good on them for having a crack here. We have nothing against the game despite the carry-on from [Peter] V'landys acolytes in the Sydney media about our coverage. It's just not remotely main game and never will be. Mate, I edited the Tele (The Daily Telegraph) and the Courier-Mail – I'm a Queenslander. 'If we had a league readership here, we would be covering it. In the paper today. Do you think a game of rugby league between two interstate teams is more relevant to WA readers than what we placed in the valuable space available in our sport section?' The lack of coverage in WA newspapers is in stark contrast to the attention State of Origin received in Perth on its previous two ventures into Western Australia. In 2022, the local newspaper rallied behind the game and even included a photo of the Blues' win on the front page of the paper the day after the match. In the lead-up to the first Origin game in Perth in 2019, the newspaper ran a story headlined: 'Why the time is right for rugby league to plant a flag and start a new NRL team in Perth'. The mood around rugby league in Perth has since changed as Stokes has come to terms with the threat the code poses to the AFL – the sporting product his media company invests so heavily in. Of the 60,000 fans expected at Optus Stadium, 47,000 of them are locals, with an estimated 13,000 fans having travelled interstate for the game. This columnist has been in Perth since Monday and has observed strong support from the locals towards the Bears and rugby league. Australian cricket legend Mitchell Johnson, who lives in Perth, spoke strongly about the local interest in rugby league when chatting off-air before he appeared on Freddie and the Eighth on Tuesday. You wouldn't know it judging by the local newspaper or Channel Seven, who recently ordered Perth Bears CEO Anthony De Ceglie to be cut out of shots at the announcement of Mal Meninga as the inaugural coach. The Seven West Media snub comes after The West Australian ran the front-page headline 'Bad News Bears' on the morning of the team's official announcement last month. The bad blood between the AFL-aligned Seven West Media and the NRL has been exacerbated by Australian Rugby League Commission chairman Peter V'landys' decision to poach the company's national news director De Ceglie as the Bears CEO. Loading De Ceglie has declined to get into a slanging match with his previous bosses at Seven West Media, where he worked for both Channel Seven and The West Australian. 'The Perth Bears are looking forward to earning the respect of WA sports lovers and earning our right to be in the sports pages of The West Australian alongside the AFL teams,' he said on Wednesday. 'If we're winning on the park and off the park, if fans are turning up to our games and we've created a club that stands for strong values then the newspaper hopefully has to cover us. If we're doing these things and they're still not covering us, then the only people missing out will be the readers. 'It's not that Perth is an AFL state. Perth is a sports state. West Australians love sport. They love Aussie rules, tennis, basketball and NRL. They show up to all sports and are passionate about all sports. There's no rule that says you can't barrack for an AFL team and an NRL team.'
The Age
4 days ago
- Sport
- The Age
Stokes-owned WA media gives State of Origin sex ad snub
The mood around rugby league in Perth has since changed as Stokes come to terms with the threat rugby league poses to the AFL - the sporting product his media company invests so heavily in. Of the 60,000 fans expected at Optus Stadium, 54,000 of them are locals with just 6000 fans travelling interstate for the game. This columnist has been in Perth since Monday and the support from the locals towards the Bears and rugby league has been an eye-opener. Australian Queensland cricket legend Mitchell Johnson, who now lives in Perth, spoke strongly about the interest in rugby league from the locals when chatting off-air before he appeared on Freddie and the Eighth on Tuesday. You wouldn't know it judging by the local newspaper or Channel Seven, who recently ordered Perth Bears CEO Anthony De Ceglie to be cut out of shots at the announcement of Mal Meninga as the inaugural coach. The Seven West Media snub comes after the 'Bad news Bears' headline they whacked on the front page of the newspaper on the morning of the team's official announcement last month. The bad blood between the AFL-aligned Seven West Media and the NRL has been exacerbated by Australian Rugby League Commission chairman Peter V'landys' decision to poach the company's national news director De Ceglie as the Bears CEO. De Ceglie has declined to get into a slanging match with his previous bosses at Seven West Media, where he worked for both Channel Seven and The West Australian newspaper. 'The Perth Bears are looking forward to earning the respect of WA sports lovers and earning our right to be in the sports pages of The West Australian alongside the AFL teams,' he said on Wednesday. 'If we're winning on the park and off the park, if fans are turning up to our games and we've created a club that stands for strong values then the newspaper hopefully has to cover us. If we're doing these things and they're still not covering us then the only people missing out will be the readers. 'It's not that Perth is an AFL state. Perth is a sports state. West Australians love sport. They love Aussie Rules, tennis, basketball and NRL. They show up to all sports and are passionate about all sports. There's no rule that says you can't barrack for an AFL team and an NRL team.' The West Australian newspaper editor Chris Dore did not respond to this masthead's attempts to contact him. In a recent statement sent to the ABC's Media Watch program, Dore rubbished suggestions that his publication was acting in the best interest of the AFL. Loading 'The idea that somehow our coverage at The West Australian is dictated, or even remotely influenced, by some fanciful proposition that a rugby league team in Perth would diminish the AFL and therefore somehow have a financial impact on the broadcaster is laughable,' Dore wrote. 'It also misses the point that the NRL are desperate for Seven to be a bidder for the free-to-air rights when they next come up – before the Bears play their first game.'
Sydney Morning Herald
4 days ago
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
Stokes-owned WA media gives State of Origin sex ad snub
The mood around rugby league in Perth has since changed as Stokes come to terms with the threat rugby league poses to the AFL - the sporting product his media company invests so heavily in. Of the 60,000 fans expected at Optus Stadium, 54,000 of them are locals with just 6000 fans travelling interstate for the game. This columnist has been in Perth since Monday and the support from the locals towards the Bears and rugby league has been an eye-opener. Australian Queensland cricket legend Mitchell Johnson, who now lives in Perth, spoke strongly about the interest in rugby league from the locals when chatting off-air before he appeared on Freddie and the Eighth on Tuesday. You wouldn't know it judging by the local newspaper or Channel Seven, who recently ordered Perth Bears CEO Anthony De Ceglie to be cut out of shots at the announcement of Mal Meninga as the inaugural coach. The Seven West Media snub comes after the 'Bad news Bears' headline they whacked on the front page of the newspaper on the morning of the team's official announcement last month. The bad blood between the AFL-aligned Seven West Media and the NRL has been exacerbated by Australian Rugby League Commission chairman Peter V'landys' decision to poach the company's national news director De Ceglie as the Bears CEO. De Ceglie has declined to get into a slanging match with his previous bosses at Seven West Media, where he worked for both Channel Seven and The West Australian newspaper. 'The Perth Bears are looking forward to earning the respect of WA sports lovers and earning our right to be in the sports pages of The West Australian alongside the AFL teams,' he said on Wednesday. 'If we're winning on the park and off the park, if fans are turning up to our games and we've created a club that stands for strong values then the newspaper hopefully has to cover us. If we're doing these things and they're still not covering us then the only people missing out will be the readers. 'It's not that Perth is an AFL state. Perth is a sports state. West Australians love sport. They love Aussie Rules, tennis, basketball and NRL. They show up to all sports and are passionate about all sports. There's no rule that says you can't barrack for an AFL team and an NRL team.' The West Australian newspaper editor Chris Dore did not respond to this masthead's attempts to contact him. In a recent statement sent to the ABC's Media Watch program, Dore rubbished suggestions that his publication was acting in the best interest of the AFL. Loading 'The idea that somehow our coverage at The West Australian is dictated, or even remotely influenced, by some fanciful proposition that a rugby league team in Perth would diminish the AFL and therefore somehow have a financial impact on the broadcaster is laughable,' Dore wrote. 'It also misses the point that the NRL are desperate for Seven to be a bidder for the free-to-air rights when they next come up – before the Bears play their first game.'
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
‘We are getting cut off at the knees': Trump's cuts hit US archaeologists
Here's one hazard the would-be Indiana Joneses of U.S. archaeology probably didn't see coming: Plummeting federal support that's canceled field work, shelved ongoing projects and gutted the agencies that support such efforts. One place it's been the most visible? Last month's annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, a 7,000-member group, whose conclave usually boasts more than 1,000 presentations, according to The New York Times. But a 'considerable number' of government archaeologists skipped the meeting, the newspaper reported, with some putting it down to the fact that the presentations touched on matters concerning diversity, equity and inclusion. The Republican Trump administration has spent its first months trying to purge DEI, as it's known, from the federal bureaucracy. 'It is ironic that on the eve of the 250th anniversary of the United States, we are choosing to sacrifice our history and the nonrenewable archaeological sites that provide that history,' Christopher Dore, the society's president, said of the lost opportunities. Dore told The Times that he fears rollbacks in staffing will hurt efforts to supervise and control public use of federal areas. Looting, visitor damage, and even cattle grazing pose threats to such sensitive sites as tribal lands, he said. 'Archaeological resources are not renewable,' Dore told the Times. 'Unlike some natural resources, they don't grow back. Once destroyed, sites and the information they hold are gone forever.' While the exact total of the cuts has yet to be worked out, experts told The Times they will hurt at a time when "fresh investment and support" are badly needed. "We are getting cut off at the knees,' William Taylor, the curator of archaeology at the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, told the newspaper. One such example: In January, under the former Biden administration, the National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $350,000 grant to Archeaeology Southwest, a nonprofit group in Tuscon, Arizona. Six weeks later, the new Trump administration clawed back the cash earmarked for an effort to document plant and animal species in the Sonoran Desert — especially those that are important to local tribes. The now Trump controlled agency justified the action, arguing that it ''no longer effectuates the agency's needs and priorities.' It marked the first time in the nonprofit's 35-year history that such an action had taken place, according to The Times. 'The real termination is of trust in the federal government to follow its own laws and regulations,' Steve Nash, the organization's president and chief executive, told The Times. Veterans cemetery in Agawam draws families honoring Memorial Day tradition Attendee bashes 'Walmart steak' served at Trump's dinner for $Trump crypto holders World Affairs Council hosts expert on global trade Betting trends suggest grim political changes for Trump and MAGA in 2028 Mass. Rep. Trahan's 'Les Miz' moment on Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' | Bay State Briefing Read the original article on MassLive.
