How the spread of coverage sits across the political spectrum, left → right. Each column below groups outlets by their typical lean so you can compare framing side by side.
5 attributed voices. Heavy reliance on official/elite sources — government, police, military, corporate, think-tanks — is a core propaganda-model signal of channelled coverage.
How each outlet frames the same event, side by side — ordered left → right by lean.
| Outlet | Slant | Who's the actor (agency) | Emotive language |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9NewsCentre | neutral | AFL as actor | — |
| AAP NewswireCentre | neutral | AFL as subject | — |
| ABC News (AU)Centre | critical of AFL's wait-and-see approach | AFL and Swans as actors | serious breach, tougher approach |
| 7NEWSCentre-right | critical of Swans and AFL | AFL as passive recipient of plea; Swans as criticized | glossing over, heat intensifies, scathing, grilling |
| news.com.auCentre-right | sympathetic to alleged victims | Coach as actor reminding players | scandal, alleged victims |
Sydney Swans Club Afl Media
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Isaac Smith and James Hird speculate on how the Sydney playing group must be feeling amid an investigation into alleged sexual assault.…
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'Completely unacceptable': Albanese lashes AFL over response to Swans scandal
The Prime Minister has called on the AFL to "do better" in response to the Sydney Swans scandal engulfing the league.…
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AFL policy is to wait while police investigate. The Swans may not
Fresh statements from the AFL and Sydney Swans responding to an alleged hotel incident signalling a tough approach and imminent sanctions have been welcomed by advocates, but the delay raises questions about the league's…
Read in dashboard →“prompting experts to question whether the AFL's policy of waiting for a criminal investigation to take place if police are involved is a strong enough position”
'Anger' and 'guilt': Smith, Hird unpack Swans scandal
Isaac Smith and James Hird speculate on how the Sydney playing group must be feeling amid an investigation into alleged sexual assault.…
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Woman central to Swans scandal speaks out
A woman at the centre of the alleged sexual assault involving five Sydney Swans players has revealed she “fears for her lives” after being identified online.Channel 7 are reporting they contacted the woman who took the P…
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Governor-General should stay out of Swans scandal
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Swans scandal is cultural lesson for business from the CEO down
Cultures change when leaders make decisions that certain conduct is incompatible with membership of the organisation – and back those decisions with consequences.…
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Should ‘lame duck’ Sydney be removed from AFL finals after hotel scandal?
The Swans are at ‘the bottom of the ocean’ as the scandal continues to send shockwaves through the entire industry.…
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Coverage of Swans hotel scandal exposes ‘cultural’ ignorance amid gender-based violence ‘epidemic’
Australia has an ugly issue that was clear in plain sight when the police investigation began.…
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AFL stand-down policy plea as heat intensifies on Sydney Swans
‘Organisations can’t be seen to be getting on as if it’s business as usual.’…
Read in dashboard →“Organisations can’t be seen to be getting on as if it’s business as usual when the gravity of (potential) charges are so serious”
Afl Coach Reminds Players Of Expectations Under People Lens In Wake Of Sydney Swans Scandal
Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell has told his team the alleged victims of the Sydney scandal needed to be thought of first as he reminded his players of what is expected of them.The Swans stood down Isaac Heeney, James Jordon…
Read in dashboard →“We put the people lens, first and foremost, and the people involved, the alleged victims, that’s sort of where our thinking goes.”