Sydney Morning Herald

The Coverage: Thursday Briefing

Welcome back, sports media consumers, to your favourite weekly column on the good and the bad that the sports media world has to offer here in Australia and abroad. In this week’s column, one sports media website travels back to 2016, the NRL goes global for 2028, the Australian Financial Review reveals the most valuable […]

By Josh Mercer

November 6, 2026November 6, 2026

Sports Media

The Coverage: Wednesday Briefing

It’s been a long week, sports media consumers, but lucky for you, you’ve made it to one of the most important days of the week: briefing day! Sports media really is the gift that keeps on giving. Whether it’s a former front rower saying that a former teammate is better than one of the best […]

By Josh Mercer

September 24, 2026September 24, 2026

Sports Media

The Coverage: Wednesday Briefing

Hello, sports media consumers, and welcome to the first official Wednesday Briefing. What you got last week with The Coverage’s Better Late Than Never Column is a little bit of what you may get later in the week. But this is the main column. So, let’s get stuck into what’s happening in the world of […]

By Josh Mercer

August 26, 2026August 26, 2026

Pop Culture

Why Chad Powers should be your next binge watch

At 11 pm on Christmas night, I wasn’t ready to go to sleep, so I aimlessly searched Disney+ for something to watch. What I didn’t know before I started my search was that I would come across one of the most enjoyable shows I’ve seen for a while. Who is Chad Powers? Penn State University […]

By Josh Mercer

January 23, 2026January 23, 2026