Just something I found when trying to tidy up my review of literature. I was actually looking for a citation and information on Australian cycling fandom when I found this…
Rowe, D. (2005). Fourth estate or fan club? Sports journalism engages the popular. In S. Allan (Ed.), Journalism: critical issues, Issues in Cultural and Media Studies Series (pp. 125-135). Sydney: McGraw-Hill International.
That’s worth reading to better understand some of the media back story regarding how Australian sport journalism works. It puts some things like #dickileaks, Joel Monaghan, the Melbourne Storm controversy into much better context in terms of the media coverage.
