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Tag Archives: Inflammatory Journalism
Fractional Reporting and Innuendo
When you’re a cyclist, it’s difficult not to notice reports of cycling deaths. Even when such reports come from obscure newspapers, the story warrants attention. A story of this sort caught my eye the other day. It was about a … Continue reading
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Tagged Alchol And Cycling, Cycling Recklessly, Cyclist's Death, Inflammatory Journalism
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Justifying Journalistic Road Rage Against Cyclists
Many cyclists have asked themselves the question: Why do journalists fuel the anti-bicycle backlash? Hatred of cyclists has been proposed, as has the desire to maintain a car-centric society. There is no right answer. Each journalist has his or … Continue reading
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Tagged Aggressive Driving, Anti-Cycling Views, Bike Rage, Cars Sharing The Road With Bicycles, Cyclist Rights, Inflammatory Journalism, Motorist Hostility Towards Bicyclists, Road Rage
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Stone Age Representations of Two-Wheeled Transportation
Today an international team of archeologists announced the discovery of the earliest known Palaeolithic painting of what appears to be a two-wheeled transportation vehicle (see photo above). This crude representation of a two-wheeled vehicle is the first evidence of … Continue reading
The Cyclist’s Voice
Who speaks for cyclists? Not the media. Not the government. Not even the bicycling advocacy groups. No one speaks for cyclists and, to date, cyclists have found no way to speak for themselves. As cities and towns slowly move … Continue reading
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Tagged Bicycling Advocacy, Cyclist Rights, Cyclist's Point Of View, Inflammatory Journalism
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Silence Isn’t a Solution
With the increase in cycling infrastructure in American cities and towns there has been an increase in resistance to this infrastructure in the form of ridicule. Cyclists were never popular with motorists and have grown increasingly unpopular among pedestrians. … Continue reading
Cyclists, Inflammatory Journalism and Post-Prejudice Societies
Once a profession, Journalism has become a breeding ground for narrow-minded intolerance and personal bias conveyed in the guise of impartial observation. For example, journalists who launch into screeds against bicyclists present themselves as morally superior to those they … Continue reading
