Accessing Real Madrid's Inner Circle

About this episode

The episode discusses the influence of media and information control within Real Madrid, featuring insights from Jarod Hector and Sid R.

Jarod Hector and Sid R. discuss the world of influencers and how clubs 'launder influence' by finding people who need their sourcing or paying them to push their messaging. Florentino Perez maintains an iron grip around information around Real Madrid. We discuss how we intend on building sources near Real Madrid, and the inherent limitations of press credentials because they often only go out to people who ask 'approved' questions. What does getting real insider information in sports entail? Why is Real Madrid's narrative control so strong? Why hasn't Fabrizio Romano disclosed the payments he receives from football clubs to post things?

People in this episode

Host: Jarod Hector

Guest: Sid R.

Topics covered

• influencers
• sports journalism
• Real Madrid
• narrative control
• press credentials

Keywords

• influence
• Real Madrid
• Florentino Perez
• Fabrizio Romano
• sports journalism
• press credentials
• narrative control

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Real Madrid

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