Phone interviews are dead, aren’t they?

It’s late 2023 and we’re all familiar now with video calls from meetings with work mates or catch-ups with mum. So it’d be natural to assume that video has become the new ‘normal’ for remote media interviews, too, and that phone calls are almost a thing of the past. But that’s not the case in high-performance sport. So, what’s going on?

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What do athletes think of Blinder?

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While Blinder’s technology is driven by communications managers, the thoughts of athletes have heavily-shaped what we’ve created.

Here David Pocock, Will Genia, Reece Hodge and Michael Hooper – from the Australian national rugby team – share their thoughts on what Blinder does for them and the Qantas Wallabies.

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Athletes and the media: We need to talk

Naomi Osaka’s decision to skip press conferences at the French Open – and ultimately skip the tournament itself – put a spotlight on the pressures both athletes and the media are under. When powerful stories are shared through the media, it’s a win for all of us. But those stories rarely emerge from press conferences. So, why have so many sporting organisations persisted with them?

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Another trophy for the mantel!

Emirates Team New Zealand wins the 36th America's Cup

When we launched our start-up Blinder, one of the first emails I wrote was to Emirates Team New Zealand. I didn’t know how they’d respond – or even if. I didn’t know anyone there. They certainly didn’t know me.

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