A question of consistency

Fri, 22 Aug 1997, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

As a recent arrival in Jakarta I would like to make a comment
about the coverage of international sporting events by The
Jakarta Post. Having been in the city for more than one month now
(and as an occasional visitor to Jakarta in the past) I have
subscribed to your fine newspaper and I am an avid reader.

Whilst I believe the general standard of reporting and news
coverage is impressive, throughout the majority of the paper, the
sports coverage is somewhat lacking.

Being mindful that The Jakarta Post is the most widely read
journal among expatriates (English speaking) in Jakarta, I
believe the paper does not adequately cover worldwide sporting
events.

The paper certainly gives an extremely strong coverage to
golf, tennis, cricket tests, rugby tests and major sporting
events, such as the recent World Athletics Championships from
Greece.

However, the coverage of weekly sports, of interest to
expatriates from throughout the globe, is not consistently
covered. Sometimes result of events are given part-way through
the competition but not the final result. A recent example was
the cricket test between Sri Lanka and India.

I believe expatriates would be very happy to read the final
results alone in a classified form. A story does not necessarily
have to accompany a result.

The following are the world sporting events:

- United States: NBA Basketball, baseball, American football.
It seems that The Jakarta Post covers American sport fairly well
at the present moment.

- Canada: NHL Ice Hockey

- Australia: Australian Rugby League, Australian Rules
Football.

- New Zealand: Rugby Super 12's.

I believe, with the consistent and ongoing addition of these
sports every week, The Jakarta Post will reinforce its position
in Jakarta's expatriate community.