Back to a second straight Sydney Monday...
Hopefully with less Taylor Swift though!
Welcome to the second night, of round 2 of Content Survey Live for 2024.
Last night, with Monday's news Adelaide got a 5.8/10, and a weather report with a snack. Tonight, Sydney has some ground to make up, if it wants to succeed at this game and go forward to potentially jointly top the table.
As we always do here: Let's take a look at the ground rules.
The Ground Rules:
Our focus, in Content Survey Live will be monitoring Ten’s five capital city news services (a benefit of technological change, now allowing us to watch interstate bulletins on delay), using the same criteria we used in the “Great Local News Study” from Kuttsy's Pitch XI in August, 2019.
-Locally sourced stories: that is stories reported by local journos. Really big local market stories with national impacts, also fit here. Voiced over local stories are counted separately.
-Live crosses: stuff that is used to embellish a story.
-Weather is not counted.
-Sport is not counted if it’s done by obviously freelance journos, or voiced over pieces: you gotta have dedicated reporters there, with their mug on air reporting a sports story for it to count.
-And finally: Some special rules will apply to certain events, e.g. Monday Night's "Hometown Rule" (where the city listed first, is obliged to be surveyed first), Brisbane's GC content count, something we ran last Monday: analysis of story order from Sydney bulletin's after the local window, and whether it is different from Brisbane's story order in the same time period.
Now, let's hear the tale of the tape from last week's Sydney survey.
Sydney's first outing in the Content Survey Live game for 2024 was a victorious one, besting it's hybrid partner Brisbane quite convincingly. Monday's news was openly expected to lead with some story about the end of the Taylor Swift stadium tour of Australia: in front of another 80k audience at Accor Stadium Homebush. Let us hope the transport plan holds up like it has done for the last three nights. However significant developments in a Sydney double murder have become a far bigger story as the week has rolled on,
We will also give you a total number of mentions of "Taylor Swift" or "Swifties" in tonights bulletin at the end of the Sydney survey in something we are calling the "Swiftemeter".
Let us begin Sydney's second Monday night survey straight.
We begin tonight's (i.e. Monday) news with a huge chunk of the opening window dedicated to the Sydney double murder, including a at-desk live cross. Meanwhile, 10 could have cut heavily on the big story to potentially make some of these voiced over stories standalone pieces, such as a brawl at the Ivy pool club, arrests in a North Parramatta kidnap attempt, a daylight firebombing at a NSW state MP's electorate office (Holsworthy), a fire at Rydalmere (using NSW fire service supplied footage) and a update on a notable ICAC appeal. We also get another full story, this time on renewables segueing into potential firefighters industrial action: but we have a unfortunate graphics error in this story at one point:
This is not obviously NSW parliament.
In fact, the graphics errors kept rolling on, albeit of a spelling nature:
This foulup was unholy!
And, then ultimately we ended up with one spelling error so bad...
It would leave you with a giant headache.
Sport tonight: Good luck if you were looking for news concerning Roosters, Rabbitohs and Sea Eagles preparations for Las Vegas's doubleheader: 10 chose one damn angle: Broncos, with two live crosses to boot. however, the strongest piece tonight was that of the Sydney Kings.
Weather: Josh Holt wishes he was in Adelaide getting fed pork on-air during a weather cross.
Overall, Sydney's news was too topheavy on the big story with little elsewhere. At least two of the voiced over pieces tonight would have been fantastic padded out: the Holsworthy MP's office firebombing, and the Ivy pool club brawl.
The scores:
Two local stories: one duplicated with the lead (three less than Adelaide tonight).
Four live crosses: inc. two to LA and one to Accor: (two more than Adelaide tonight)
Five voiced over pieces (four more than Adelaide tonight: but a couple of those Sydney V/O'd pieces needed to be fleshed out)
One sports story (and no attempt to get Sydneysiders interested in the NRL's Las Vegas experiment: with a Brisbane-aimed focus.)
Last week: Sydney scored a 5/10.
Tonight, Sydney scored... a 3.5/10
A result deserved for the overemphasis on one big local story in comparison to several others, especially as the competition was also focused on said big local story.
Incidentally: there were ten different mentions of Taylor Swift in tonight's bulletin.
We can now announce the winner of the second round's first fixture:
Adelaide: 5.8/10
Sydney: 3.5/10.
The winner of this fixture, and headed into their April bye undefeated in summer: is Adelaide, and is being awarded two points as a result of their victory. Perth is also being awarded two points due to their bye this week.
The current ladder will be revealed on Veritas on KW on Sunday over at Patreon on Sunday morning once the Melbourne/Brisbane fixture winner has been decided.
Sydney's first outing in the Content Survey Live game for 2024 was a victorious one, besting it's hybrid partner Brisbane quite convincingly. Monday's news was openly expected to lead with some story about the end of the Taylor Swift stadium tour of Australia: in front of another 80k audience at Accor Stadium Homebush. Let us hope the transport plan holds up like it has done for the last three nights. However significant developments in a Sydney double murder have become a far bigger story as the week has rolled on,
We will also give you a total number of mentions of "Taylor Swift" or "Swifties" in tonights bulletin at the end of the Sydney survey in something we are calling the "Swiftemeter".
Let us begin Sydney's second Monday night survey straight.
We begin tonight's (i.e. Monday) news with a huge chunk of the opening window dedicated to the Sydney double murder, including a at-desk live cross. Meanwhile, 10 could have cut heavily on the big story to potentially make some of these voiced over stories standalone pieces, such as a brawl at the Ivy pool club, arrests in a North Parramatta kidnap attempt, a daylight firebombing at a NSW state MP's electorate office (Holsworthy), a fire at Rydalmere (using NSW fire service supplied footage) and a update on a notable ICAC appeal. We also get another full story, this time on renewables segueing into potential firefighters industrial action: but we have a unfortunate graphics error in this story at one point:
In fact, the graphics errors kept rolling on, albeit of a spelling nature:
And, then ultimately we ended up with one spelling error so bad...
Sport tonight: Good luck if you were looking for news concerning Roosters, Rabbitohs and Sea Eagles preparations for Las Vegas's doubleheader: 10 chose one damn angle: Broncos, with two live crosses to boot. however, the strongest piece tonight was that of the Sydney Kings.
Weather: Josh Holt wishes he was in Adelaide getting fed pork on-air during a weather cross.
Overall, Sydney's news was too topheavy on the big story with little elsewhere. At least two of the voiced over pieces tonight would have been fantastic padded out: the Holsworthy MP's office firebombing, and the Ivy pool club brawl.
The scores:
Two local stories: one duplicated with the lead (three less than Adelaide tonight).
Four live crosses: inc. two to LA and one to Accor: (two more than Adelaide tonight)
Five voiced over pieces (four more than Adelaide tonight: but a couple of those Sydney V/O'd pieces needed to be fleshed out)
One sports story (and no attempt to get Sydneysiders interested in the NRL's Las Vegas experiment: with a Brisbane-aimed focus.)
Last week: Sydney scored a 5/10.
Tonight, Sydney scored... a 3.5/10
A result deserved for the overemphasis on one big local story in comparison to several others, especially as the competition was also focused on said big local story.
Incidentally: there were ten different mentions of Taylor Swift in tonight's bulletin.
We can now announce the winner of the second round's first fixture:
Adelaide: 5.8/10
Sydney: 3.5/10.
The winner of this fixture, and headed into their April bye undefeated in summer: is Adelaide, and is being awarded two points as a result of their victory. Perth is also being awarded two points due to their bye this week.
The current ladder will be revealed on Veritas on KW on Sunday over at Patreon on Sunday morning once the Melbourne/Brisbane fixture winner has been decided.
A Flood Of Memories: 1974 Revisited.
(thanks to some Brisbane Telegraph and Sunday Sun microfiche over at SLQ)
Tonight, we are revisiting three days worth of news: February 26, February 27 and February 28 1974.
Tonight, we are revisiting three days worth of news: February 26, February 27 and February 28 1974.
The last three days of a summer, many would remember, begins with the big story of February 26: a investigation into crime on Brisbane's shipping wharves, triggered by the previous week's discovery of a body of a dock worker in the river at Pinkenba (something to catch up on in last Thursday's finale), and the shock of Tony Mundine (the father of Anthony Mundine, rugby league player, and later trod the path his father did: as a professional boxer) getting a KO in his latest boxing match in Paris.
(Telegraph front page 26/2/1974)
We then look at another flood looting court case where three people got a $75 fine (1974 dollars, in today's money $785, thanks to inflation), after bringing in mid-flood a $36 wine keg (1974 dollars, in today's money $377, thanks to inflation) from outside McWilliams Wine's Brisbane warehouse on Stanley St, and fifteen tyres worth $375 (1974 dollars, in today's money, $3926, thanks to yep, inflation) that had floated out of Tyremasters on Grey Street. The goods were ultimately found in a Norman Park flat, with the keg used as a seat, and the tyres hidden away.
(Flood looting court case story 26/2/1974.)
(A warning: the next two front pages contain pictures of people who have likely have since passed away)
The next day's front page talks about a police operation on the Gold Coast, that had caught a wanted criminal from the US, who had fled the country after a robbery. When located, a extradition push was made. Meanwhile, assistant secretary, in the federal Department of Aboriginal Affairs, Charles Perkins had been suspended with pay, with a image of him mowing his lawn plastered all over the front page of the Telegraph for commuters to see.
(Telegraph front page, 27/2/1974)
Which now brings us, to February 28, 1974: the last day of summer, and the highlight of a abbreviated royal visit (due to events happening in England, which will be explained in Friday's edition of this series), the opening of Australian parliament by the Queen, amidst protests by indigenous... supported by the suspended Charles Perkins.
Meanwhile in Brisbane, a attempted murder case from August 1973 comes to a close, with a $200 fine (1974 dollars, $2094 in today's money thanks to inflation) issued to a painter/docker, who attempted to murder another: with no relation to recent events on the Brisbane docks.
(Telegraph front page 28/2/1974)
On Thursday, February 29 (Content Survey Live picked a doozy of a year for a February season), we will be looking back at some items we've found from the 74 flood onward to late February '74 in the microfiche vaults.
Advertising aimed at flood victims, A preview of the concert that got cancelled: thanks to 10 feet of water inside the centre court of the Milton Tennis Centre, the Sunday Sun front page that got Queenslanders opening their wallets, and items being sold that would be classed as write-offs today. A comprehensive guide to spotting a flooded motor vehicle, and the print advertisements that confirmed the inevitable for clients of some flooded businesses.
That is that, for tonight's edition, the first fixture of the second round of Content Survey Live. On Thursday, Brisbane is up to the plate to potentially get itself off the bottom of the ladder.
We hope to join you once again then.
A reminder: if you enjoyed this, follow us on Patreon (and perhaps become one of our patrons: helping us build our way to a dynamic future), or our socials: on X, Bluesky, and Mastodon, as well as our official Facebook page.
(Telegraph front page 26/2/1974)
We then look at another flood looting court case where three people got a $75 fine (1974 dollars, in today's money $785, thanks to inflation), after bringing in mid-flood a $36 wine keg (1974 dollars, in today's money $377, thanks to inflation) from outside McWilliams Wine's Brisbane warehouse on Stanley St, and fifteen tyres worth $375 (1974 dollars, in today's money, $3926, thanks to yep, inflation) that had floated out of Tyremasters on Grey Street. The goods were ultimately found in a Norman Park flat, with the keg used as a seat, and the tyres hidden away.
(Flood looting court case story 26/2/1974.)
(A warning: the next two front pages contain pictures of people who have likely have since passed away)
The next day's front page talks about a police operation on the Gold Coast, that had caught a wanted criminal from the US, who had fled the country after a robbery. When located, a extradition push was made. Meanwhile, assistant secretary, in the federal Department of Aboriginal Affairs, Charles Perkins had been suspended with pay, with a image of him mowing his lawn plastered all over the front page of the Telegraph for commuters to see.
(Telegraph front page, 27/2/1974)
Which now brings us, to February 28, 1974: the last day of summer, and the highlight of a abbreviated royal visit (due to events happening in England, which will be explained in Friday's edition of this series), the opening of Australian parliament by the Queen, amidst protests by indigenous... supported by the suspended Charles Perkins.
Meanwhile in Brisbane, a attempted murder case from August 1973 comes to a close, with a $200 fine (1974 dollars, $2094 in today's money thanks to inflation) issued to a painter/docker, who attempted to murder another: with no relation to recent events on the Brisbane docks.
(Telegraph front page 28/2/1974)
On Thursday, February 29 (Content Survey Live picked a doozy of a year for a February season), we will be looking back at some items we've found from the 74 flood onward to late February '74 in the microfiche vaults.
Advertising aimed at flood victims, A preview of the concert that got cancelled: thanks to 10 feet of water inside the centre court of the Milton Tennis Centre, the Sunday Sun front page that got Queenslanders opening their wallets, and items being sold that would be classed as write-offs today. A comprehensive guide to spotting a flooded motor vehicle, and the print advertisements that confirmed the inevitable for clients of some flooded businesses.
That is that, for tonight's edition, the first fixture of the second round of Content Survey Live. On Thursday, Brisbane is up to the plate to potentially get itself off the bottom of the ladder.
We hope to join you once again then.
A reminder: if you enjoyed this, follow us on Patreon (and perhaps become one of our patrons: helping us build our way to a dynamic future), or our socials: on X, Bluesky, and Mastodon, as well as our official Facebook page.
