Sport
Fundamental defects of AFL’s in-house media arm laid bare – The Guardian
In gagging its journalists, the nation’s biggest sporting organisation has shone a light on an inherent conflict of interest
One of journalisms guiding principles to report on the story, not become part of it has been given a thorough workout in the past week, during which AFL Media stood down one of its reporters, and then reinstated him, for what can only be described as doing his job. In the process, the AFL has attracted unwanted attention and exposed the inescapable flaws of a major organisation that reports on itself.
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