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Originally Posted by one five five
He’s stated before he’s a Supercars fan
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Being a fan does not mean somebody cannot be a good journalist.
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...recently claimed on a podcast to like being friends with everyone.
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Most of us prefer to be on goods terms with everybody, but any journalist is going to get people off side when writing stories involving them that some would prefer weren't written. I imagine Van Leeuwen is not flavour of the month with Barry Ryan at the moment.
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They prefer hanging out at race tracks with their Supercars mates every few weeks and don’t want to rock the boat rather than give us proper journalism
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The Kostecki story this week blows that theory out of the water. Speedcafe ran a story that forced Erebus into having to issue a partial denial. Whether the story was 100% accurate time will tell and when the dust settles, the journalist will either be either applauded or slaughtered.
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Where is the hard hitting journalism in Australian Motorsport we got in the 70s, 80s and 90s?
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What do you want, media outlets just to make up stuff to create conflict? Leave that to the National Enquirer or Women's Weekly.
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Those that have a relationship with the category.
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Yes Auto Action, Speedcafe, V8 Sleuth etc have media accreditation, and in some cases commercial relationships, but that doesn't mean they always just drink the kool-aid and only report what Supercars sees fit.
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One for instance has partners that are also sponsors involved in the championship & team sponsors.
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So potentially they may turn a blind eye if something unfavourable involves a team that they share a common relationship with, but that is the way of the world, they are unlikely to crap in their own nest.
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Another cops an earn from services they provide to Supercars.
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Presumably being in reference to V8 Sleuth publishing event programmes. Doesn't that comprise its editorial integrity?
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The AA approach is definitely different. They were very happy to write about Mr Edwards’ departure, the migration of the Tickford squad from 4 cars to 2, which impacted the 25 or so employees who were invited to seek employment elsewhere. Biggest news story of the year and the play Ossie Ostrich.
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Presumably AA felt confident enough that they could make those stories stand up. If one organisation publishes a scoop, the others usually remain quiet until there is something official to report on.