Paceline down? theories?

Originally Posted by limerickman

Good points.

Regarding cycling journalism, there are a few journos out there who call it as they see (as opposed to those who call it like they wish to see it).
Writers like Kimmage, Walsh, Graham Fife, Alisdair Fotheringham, our own Cyclingheroes, all come to their writing for the love of the sport.


Writers who write about their favourite team or favourite rider, or who write about a team/rider based solely on their sharing the same nationality, are not journalists.
They're bargain basement hacks.

Originally Posted by thoughtforfood

It is called "fark" and there is website dedicated to it http://www.fark.com/ .

Originally Posted by jimmypop

Huh? Fark's a community-based news aggregator of sorts, with a cult following and a history. The content is in the comments (and photoshop contests, of course).

If you want real asininity, look no further than digg and reddit.

Originally Posted by jimmypop

Huh? Fark's a community-based news aggregator of sorts, with a cult following and a history. The content is in the comments (and photoshop contests, of course).

If you want real asininity, look no further than digg and reddit.

Originally Posted by thoughtforfood

And if you read what I was referring to, your "Huh?" wouldn't be necessary.

Originally Posted by limerickman

Good points.

Regarding cycling journalism, there are a few journos out there who call it as they see (as opposed to those who call it like they wish to see it).
Writers like Kimmage, Walsh, Graham Fife, Alisdair Fotheringham, our own Cyclingheroes, all come to their writing for the love of the sport.


Writers who write about their favourite team or favourite rider, or who write about a team/rider based solely on their sharing the same nationality, are not journalists.
They're bargain basement hacks.

Originally Posted by Frigo's Luggage

... allowing people like Mehl to pass themselves off as journalists when they are really nothing more than biased PR hacks.

I presume that Helmet is still one of the journalists fighting the good fight.

Originally Posted by helmutRoole2

I've done both. Sometimes you have to just have to pay the light bill.

Fact, I'm changing professions. With my wife's blessing, I'm starting truck driving school on March 24th.

Originally Posted by nns1400

Following in wolfix's footsteps? (or tread marks)

Originally Posted by helmutRoole2

Yeah, actually. He's giving me some advice. I've always wanted to drive the big rigs.

Originally Posted by limerickman

Regarding cycling journalism, there are a few journos out there who call it as they see (as opposed to those who call it like they wish to see it).

Originally Posted by Bro Deal

I don't think there is much money in real news in the U.S. People barely read. They can tolerate thirty second new reports on the evening news, and that's about it. CNN could have been twenty-four hours of McNeil-Lehrer New Hour, where stories are given ten to fifteen minutes, or Frontline, which is an investigative journalism program that spends an hour on one subject. Instead it is just like the crappy evening news rerun every half hour all day.

Originally Posted by helmutRoole2

Yeah, but they're all over that Spitzer story 24/7. Every possible angle covered.

They need to hire that guy, what's his name, from the Howard Stern? Stuttering Bob? Some needs to ask the question if the sex was protected or unprotected. I think that's the only detail CNN hasn't uncovered.

Originally Posted by helmutRoole2

Yeah, but they're all over that Spitzer story 24/7. Every possible angle covered.

They need to hire that guy, what's his name, from the Howard Stern? Stuttering Bob? Some needs to ask the question if the sex was protected or unprotected. I think that's the only detail CNN hasn't uncovered.