BIKE: Angry cyclists; deceased driver

[rcbaker]

On 24 Apr 2004 at 10:50, Jeremy Elliott wrote:

> Okay.
> 
> Without condoning at all the actions of these two
> at-large cyclists, I do have to admit that Claire
> Osborn's accounting on the front page of Friday's AAS
> of this incident does seem particularly slanted
> against bicyclists in general.
> 
> http://www.statesman.com/news/content/auto/epaper/editions/friday/news
> _0488fb3dd24eb1350080.html
> 

The Statesman is an editor-led newspaper and not a reporter-led 
newspaper by its nature capable of uncovering the real truth. It is 
controlled by the corporate Cox chain, which is a cable/media empire 
that publishes a few papers on the side. 

Probably some higher-up told the reporter to do the story. Who knows?  
If there is one thing our media is obviously not, its a democracy.

It does seem to me that the Stateman is trying to make the point that 
bikers can cause problems. Sort of a man-bites-dog story.  Call the 
reporter and ask who suggested the story, and tell us about it here.

-- Roger

 
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