Analysis of article biased against motorcyclists

[Silver Penguin]

The Los Angeles Times featured an article about a motorcyclist who caused a fatal accident. The writing was controversial.

https://moonrider.journalspace.com/

The link is to an analysis of accident reporting, on autos vs. motorcycling. It's long, and a bit heavy going but interesting. At the end is a link to the LA Times report.

 

[HaulinAshe]

It would be interesting to see what one of my seasoned newsroom people would have to say about this analysis. I think I'll share with someone tomorrow.

 

[Silver Penguin]

It would be interesting to see what one of my seasoned newsroom people would have to say about this analysis. I think I'll share with someone tomorrow.

Interested to hear their opinion of both the analysis and of the original article.

 

[dhalen32]

Wendy Moon writes for MCN and maintains the above referenced blog on journalspace. After reading her analysis I concluded that if her facts are straight I think she is right about the reporter's bias. I wrote to him and his editor expressing a similar opinion to his article perspective. He has politely responded that he is sticking to his version of things based upon his conversation with the detective and the belief that excessive speed caused the accident rather than the motorist turning left in front of the motorcyclist. Feel free to write to him if you feel the need to vent after reading Wendy's thoughts on his ethics and skills as a journalist. It's possible that if enough motorcyclists respond as Wendy did then perhaps he'll pause before he does another hatchet job on a motorcyclist post mortem.

 

[keithaba]

Makes my blood boil.

A grim realization about how easy it is to mislead the public, and how obsviously biased an article can be by omitting and including certain bits of informaiton.

I love reporters who say "An unbiased look." "An unbiased report...."

There is no such thing. The only unbiased event is one which no one sees or hears.

 

[Rogue]

Wendy Moon writes for MCN and maintains the above referenced blog on journalspace. After reading her analysis I concluded that if her facts are straight I think she is right about the reporter's bias. I wrote to him and his editor expressing a similar opinion to his article perspective. He has politely responded that he is sticking to his version of things based upon his conversation with the detective and the belief that excessive speed caused the accident rather than the motorist turning left in front of the motorcyclist. Feel free to write to him if you feel the need to vent after reading Wendy's thoughts on his ethics and skills as a journalist. It's possible that if enough motorcyclists respond as Wendy did then perhaps he'll pause before he does another hatchet job on a motorcyclist post mortem.

I have lived in the LA area for almost 30 years and learned long ago that the LA Slimes articles rarely have any thing to do with facts and they could care less about complaints. When I get calls to subscribe I tell them "No thanks, my dog is already house trained".

They don't understand why their circulation keeps dropping. :blink: