Some caps of Nine News Sydney at 4pm from yesterday afternoon:
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Nine News Adelaide just cut over to ânetwork coverageâ for Schapelle Corby updates
Not sure where its coming from, Sydney?
Edit: yes, they have cut over to Sydney.
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I took this pic from Nine New Sydney during the 6pm newsâŚ
It had a âliveâ breakout shot from Bali on the right (as seen below) for much of the bulletin.
A bit of overkill if you ask me.
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For rolling coverage, I think it is appropriate. During the standard 6pm News which has little relevance to Sydney viewers, yes, itâs OTT.
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Graphics fail from the Sports segment on tonightâs Nine News Sydney, showing the Parramatta Eels in 9th and 16th spot on the NRL ladder! 
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Thatâs because the Newcastle Knights have been going so badly over the last 3 years or so, that theyâve sacked their entire first grade squad (rather than just the coach as usually happens) and in their place, theyâve recruited the Eels NSW Cup teamâŚ
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In the lead-up to State Of Origin Game 1 on Wednesday night, Nine News Sydney, Queensland and Gold Coast have again changed the colours of their social media display pictures to support the home team!
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Special edition of Queenslandâs Nine Morning News extended to cover yesterdayâs police shooting near Gatton with gunman shot dead this morning (finished at 12:10pm).
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Ugh. Youâre supposed to be news organisations not cheerleaders.
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Oh ok
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Not everything has to be doom and gloom lol
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They are media organisations that should be expected to hold people to account/ask difficult questions when needed. While it may just be sport, nailing your colours to the mast in a show of parochialism endangers your ability to do that with credibility and integrity imo.
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Yes they are media organisations, however they are also out there with their communities. With lots of their viewers avid rugby league fanatics. I also believe that modifying the colour scheme in their logo would not damage their credibility, however in saying that, if they were to add someone with a footy into the logo - that would probably be cause for concern.
And like I said, it doesnât have to all be doom and gloom.
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In general, Sports coverage on Australiaâs TV news bulletins (especially local bulletins) has long been very parochial and local favourites/home team-centric.
To some extent, the networks have also long held a preference towards the sports they have the broadcast rights to in their coverage of sports news. Especially in this day and age when the TV networks pay North of $1 Billion to have the broadcast rights for football, itâs totally understandable that theyâd want to get heavily involved with their investment.
If Nine News promoted themselves on-air as âSydneyâs Official NRL Newsâ or something, that would probably be worrying. But a slight recolouring of the logo (especially the sky blue Sydney version which is only subtly different to the normal version) probably isnât going to damage their credibility much, especially if itâs only used on social media.
In any case, Iâd personally be much more concerned if one of the TV networks played favourites in something serious like their political coverage, rather than showing their support for the local team in the State Of Origin or a football grand final where thereâs a local & interstate team.
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If anything, it shows that they are in touch with their local audience.
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Itâs sport. It is patriotic. It isnât a court story or crime scene.
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Fans are patriotic. Players are patriotic. Coaches are patriotic. Media organisations should hold themselves to slightly higher standards. Itâs not as âseriousâ as a murder story (and is âjust a gameâ), but some journalistic/media standards should be upheld.
Having said that, itâs nowhere near as bad as FM radio sports news which has an intolerable usage of âour boysâ when referring to a local sports story.
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