Chris Spyrou

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The Briefing · Gov's gambling reforms a ‘betrayal’ + Unpacking the 'disastrous' Swans coverage · 18 Aug 2026 podcast

I don't want to jinx voice-verified

There's a story dominating the news and socials right now that we're gonna come at a little differently in this deep dive. voice-verified

Several Sydney Swans players are at the center of a police investigation in Melbourne into an alleged sexual assault. voice-verified

But there's a second story running right alongside it, and it's about the coverage itself. voice-verified

Because if you've been following it, you'll have noticed how it sounds. voice-verified

The careful language, the word incident doing a lot of heavy lifting, some voice-verified

Some outlets have been naming, others haven't, and pretty quickly the conversation has slid into what this could all mean for Sydney's finals run, something survivor activists and media commentators have been quick to call out. voice-verified

So we've brought in someone who's covered stories like this in the past and continues to work in the space. voice-verified

Lavender Bai is a journalist and sports creator who joins me now. voice-verified

Lavender, welcome to the briefing when a story. voice-verified

like this breaks what actually happens inside a newsroom in those first few hours. voice-verified

Yeah. voice-verified

And also we know that especially if a newsroom has a s dedicated sports general or a sports team, they're hitting the phones immediately, hopping onto club reps and things like that and getting information coming through that will then filter out throughout a bunch of different outlets. voice-verified

You've referred to the coverage thus far as a disaster on all fronts. voice-verified

Can you talk us through why that is? voice-verified

Yeah, well, there's no doubt that lessons are going to be learned from this particular event. voice-verified

Now, I want to talk about a little bit longer that idea, the the focus on the finals and the fact that the Sydney Swans at the moment are sitting second on the table. voice-verified

I've heard that in a lot of coverage. voice-verified

I've read that in a lot of coverage, but you can kind of tell when it is the story and when it's part of the story. voice-verified

And what I mean by that is some outlets are covering that fact that I've just said, the fact that they're second. voice-verified

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