Mr Invisible
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It's no joke that the past week has been tough for Bulldogs fans. From the smallest, most insignificant of incidents, they clubs lost sponsors, players their privacy, and fans felt as if a personal attack had been taken out against them.
But let's rewind to that day for just a moment, and focus on one specific thing.
If the media were never there, would any of this happened?
The NRL talk about the game being brought into disrepute, but if a player nudes up INSIDE the hotel, or the hotel toilets, would that bring the game into disrepute as well?
NOT AT ALL.
The only people who have brought the game into disrepute, are News Limited. Without the photos, without the report, it's business as usual.
But how do we learn from this? Well the answer is pretty simple I'd have thought.
THE NRL NEED TO INTRODUCE A MEDIA POLICY.
"But they intruded privacy, how will this work" I hear you ask.
This policy would be granular and allow both the NRL and clubs the power to control media access.
Punishments for breaching the policy could include:
- Reporter based restrictions from club or NRL events for any period of time.
- Photographer based restrictions from club or NRL events for any period of time.
- Photographer being stripped of NRL accreditation (if accredited) for any period of time.
- Report being stripped of NRL accrediation (if accredited) for any period of time.
- Entire publication being blocked from access to NRL Clubs / Events for any period of time.
Well lets set the example of Mad Monday.
Paper: News Limited
Reporter: Jack Houghton
Photographer: Toby Zerna
Victim: Adam Elliott
Victims Club: Bulldogs.
The Bulldogs would issue News Limited an NRL Media Policy Breach Notice. This notice would state that the above people have breached the NRLs acceptable media policy, and will now be subjected to NRL media restrictions.
As the club impacted is the Bulldogs, and the damage cost the club a sponsor, then club would be allowed (under NRL Media Policy Rules), to enforce tough action.
The Bulldogs club along with the breach notice state that due to the damage done to the club, all News Limited and associated publications will be banned from media access with any player, official, or coach within the club, for a period of one season (to be reviewed at seasons end).
The NRL can then additionally breach the publication for bringing the game into disrepute. The NRL issue News Limited a breach, stating that they (and all associated publications), will be banned from media access with ANY club OR NRL event, or NRL employee, for the first 5 rounds of the NRL Championship.
....
The NRL need to pull their fingers out. With paper media dieing, the game widely known, and so many more media outlets reporting on the game, they do NOT need News Limited publications to promote or encourage growth in the game, if anything they are damaging it by constantly reporting shit.
...
The balls in your court Greenberg. Instead of touching yourself whilst thinking about how much to fine a club, instead look at the bigger picture, get your hand off your cock, and realise that the easiest way to ensure this sort of "problem" never happens again, is to punish the media outlets accordingly.
When a few of them find themselves with blank pages, and reporters twiddling their thumbs (or out of work), then perhaps THEY will think twice before bringing the game into disrepute, AND the game will flourish as a result (and with the ensuing positivity).
and Todd... if you can't get it done, step down and I'll happily make up the policies and bring the game back to where it SHOULD be... it's hardly rocket science as everyone does your job for you.
But let's rewind to that day for just a moment, and focus on one specific thing.
If the media were never there, would any of this happened?
The NRL talk about the game being brought into disrepute, but if a player nudes up INSIDE the hotel, or the hotel toilets, would that bring the game into disrepute as well?
NOT AT ALL.
The only people who have brought the game into disrepute, are News Limited. Without the photos, without the report, it's business as usual.
But how do we learn from this? Well the answer is pretty simple I'd have thought.
THE NRL NEED TO INTRODUCE A MEDIA POLICY.
"But they intruded privacy, how will this work" I hear you ask.
This policy would be granular and allow both the NRL and clubs the power to control media access.
Punishments for breaching the policy could include:
- Reporter based restrictions from club or NRL events for any period of time.
- Photographer based restrictions from club or NRL events for any period of time.
- Photographer being stripped of NRL accreditation (if accredited) for any period of time.
- Report being stripped of NRL accrediation (if accredited) for any period of time.
- Entire publication being blocked from access to NRL Clubs / Events for any period of time.
Well lets set the example of Mad Monday.
Paper: News Limited
Reporter: Jack Houghton
Photographer: Toby Zerna
Victim: Adam Elliott
Victims Club: Bulldogs.
The Bulldogs would issue News Limited an NRL Media Policy Breach Notice. This notice would state that the above people have breached the NRLs acceptable media policy, and will now be subjected to NRL media restrictions.
As the club impacted is the Bulldogs, and the damage cost the club a sponsor, then club would be allowed (under NRL Media Policy Rules), to enforce tough action.
The Bulldogs club along with the breach notice state that due to the damage done to the club, all News Limited and associated publications will be banned from media access with any player, official, or coach within the club, for a period of one season (to be reviewed at seasons end).
The NRL can then additionally breach the publication for bringing the game into disrepute. The NRL issue News Limited a breach, stating that they (and all associated publications), will be banned from media access with ANY club OR NRL event, or NRL employee, for the first 5 rounds of the NRL Championship.
....
The NRL need to pull their fingers out. With paper media dieing, the game widely known, and so many more media outlets reporting on the game, they do NOT need News Limited publications to promote or encourage growth in the game, if anything they are damaging it by constantly reporting shit.
...
The balls in your court Greenberg. Instead of touching yourself whilst thinking about how much to fine a club, instead look at the bigger picture, get your hand off your cock, and realise that the easiest way to ensure this sort of "problem" never happens again, is to punish the media outlets accordingly.
When a few of them find themselves with blank pages, and reporters twiddling their thumbs (or out of work), then perhaps THEY will think twice before bringing the game into disrepute, AND the game will flourish as a result (and with the ensuing positivity).
and Todd... if you can't get it done, step down and I'll happily make up the policies and bring the game back to where it SHOULD be... it's hardly rocket science as everyone does your job for you.