BROADSHEETS GOOD FRIDAY MATCHES COVERAGE ZERO

[ATLANTISMAN]

I know that our coverage in the broadsheets (Times/Telegraph/Guardian) has shrunk over the last few years however having gone online this morning seems that todays coverage is ZERO:(

2 matches yesterday with crowds of over 20000 and nearly 25000 it seems that we have sunk to a new low.

Back in the day the likes of John Huxley and Andy Whitlam had excellent contacts with the London desks and the RFL even arranged an annual London press dinner at the Ivy every year.

OK I realise that we are now in the digital age however a good presence in the nations flagship broadsheets is still extremely important.

Is any effort being made or have we just given up?

Paul

 

[Tommygilf]

What's their audience? 

What's our audience? 

[ATLANTISMAN]

8 minutes ago, Tommygilf said:

What's their audience? 

What's our audience? 

Disagree many RL fans amongst broadsheet readers

[Damien]

Unfortunately I'm not surprised. 

[Tommygilf]

16 minutes ago, ATLANTISMAN said:

Disagree many RL fans amongst broadsheet readers

Evidently not enough 

[Dunbar]

16 minutes ago, ATLANTISMAN said:

Disagree many RL fans amongst broadsheet readers

What is your theory on why they are not serving content up that these many readers want?

[ATLANTISMAN]

1 minute ago, Dunbar said:

What is your theory on why they are not serving content up that these many readers want?

Total lack of engagement from the powers to be 

[Tommygilf]

10 minutes ago, ATLANTISMAN said:

Total lack of engagement from the powers to be 

Who?

[Jughead]

Who reads physical newspapers these days? No disrespect to those who do and those who do who are rugby league fans but they’re not the crowd we’re looking to convert or attract to the sport moving forwards. 

[bratman]

16 minutes ago, Jughead said:

Who reads physical newspapers these days? No disrespect to those who do and those who do who are rugby league fans but they’re not the crowd we’re looking to convert or attract to the sport moving forwards. 

Good point, social media presence is much more important these days.

[Blithbury Wire]

The Guardian has a report on Wigan v Saints and an piece on the start of the WSL.

[Griff]

47 minutes ago, Jughead said:

Who reads physical newspapers these days? No disrespect to those who do and those who do who are rugby league fans but they’re not the crowd we’re looking to convert or attract to the sport moving forwards. 

Broadsheets hurt my arms. But they do have websites. The term "broadsheet" does persist, though, even though your screen is no wider.

[ATLANTISMAN]

5 minutes ago, Blithbury Wire said:

The Guardian has a report on Wigan v Saints and an piece on the start of the WSL.

Strange as i have been online today and cannot see a thing (Maybe as looking at the global edition) 

[Jughead]

3 minutes ago, Griff said:

Broadsheets hurt my arms. But they do have websites. The term "broadsheet" does persist, though, even though your screen is no wider.

And the age range of people who are likely to have a paid subscription to a broadsheet newspaper online are likely to be within the age range we’re not really targeting (or should be targeting) as the audience we’d like. 

[gingerjon]

1 minute ago, ATLANTISMAN said:

Strange as i have been online today and cannot see a thing (Maybe as looking at the global edition) 

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/apr/07/wigan-st-helens-super-league-rugby-league-match-report

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/apr/08/womens-rugby-league-looks-to-future-as-leeds-and-york-open-super-league

[ATLANTISMAN]

4 minutes ago, gingerjon said:

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/apr/07/wigan-st-helens-super-league-rugby-league-match-report

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/apr/08/womens-rugby-league-looks-to-future-as-leeds-and-york-open-super-league

Thank you:)

[Eddie]

The Daily Telegraph can’t get enough of rugby league 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-league/

[Oxford]

21 hours ago, ATLANTISMAN said:

it seems that we have sunk to a new low.

No, not true, we haven't sunk anywhere the legacy media have and continue to do so.

Not only have they long ago given up on the idea that England is one country they buried the truth alongside any pretention they had to a conscience.

Sadly they're bedfellows sports have to have, happily they're not long for this world even in a virtual format.

RL is just colateral damage here.

 

[The Daddy]

How can we expect to get national coverage when RL is a regional sport? And many RL supporters are happy for it to remain a regional sport. 

You can't have things your own way, you want national coverage then steps must be taken to become a nationwide sport. 

Unfortunately this is karma and it's only going to get worse in the years to come due to the small minded nature of people running clubs lukd Keighley and Featherstone 

Edited April 9, 2023 by The Daddy

[RigbyLuger]

It's funny how some journalists moan when evening games kick off late for the paper deadlines, when these were done much earlier!

[Gomersall]

1 hour ago, RigbyLuger said:

It's funny how some journalists moan when evening games kick off late for the paper deadlines, when these were done much earlier!

Yet the same newspapers can publish a report on an evening kick off soccer match that goes into extra time!

[Oxford]

1 hour ago, The Daddy said:

How can we expect to get national coverage when RL is a regional sport? And many RL supporters are happy for it to remain a regional sport. 

There is something in that argument TD but mostly it's the argument that only sports deemed certain things are worth covering.

TGG isn't ignored because it's regional that's essentially an excuse for bias. The bias doesn't only affect RL it influences all aspects of life. The simple fact is that if RL was played in public schools the something like 90% of journalists and editors who come from that minute section of the public would cover it. To blame RL for being regional it ignore the history of everything.

[Oxford]

1 hour ago, RigbyLuger said:

It's funny how some journalists moan when evening games kick off late for the paper deadlines, when these were done much earlier!

 

50 minutes ago, Gomersall said:

Yet the same newspapers can publish a report on an evening kick off soccer match that goes into extra time!

Because their coverage of RL is based on their prejudices not anything real.

[Cheadle Leyther]

On a more optimistic note both the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday digital editions had match reports and live action pictures of all four Superleague matches on Friday and Saturday. Additionally an full page article on Lewis Dodd on Friday’s Mail preview of the Wigan/Saints derby.

[Futtocks]

47 minutes ago, Cheadle Leyther said:

On a more optimistic note both the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday digital editions had match reports and live action pictures of all four Superleague matches on Friday and Saturday. Additionally an full page article on Lewis Dodd on Friday’s Mail preview of the Wigan/Saints derby.

The Mail take their position as the top UK online newspaper seriously, which is why you find all sorts of content on the website that wouldn't get within a mile of the print edition.