Media Watch: Stage 5 of TdG Did Not Happen
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Media Watch: Stage 5 of TdG Did Not Happen
Today's Sunday New York Times national print edition: Nothing.
Today's Spartanburg Herald Journal Online: Nothing
Today's Greenville News Online (Hincapie's hometown paper): Nothing
All three are full of the usual diet of detailed stories about a baseball player's groin injury (he's day-to-day), a basketball player's opinion about an upcoming playoff game (he thinks they have to give '110 percent'), etc.
Same story with soccer: The average American sports editor is unfamiliar with and therefore uncomfortable about a sport and therefore assumes everyone else is and thus ignores it...
Point: If the same is true in your area, write a Letter-to-the-Editor.....
[Of course, I consider Stage 5 to have been especially news-worthy because I WAS THERE! )
Today's Spartanburg Herald Journal Online: Nothing
Today's Greenville News Online (Hincapie's hometown paper): Nothing
All three are full of the usual diet of detailed stories about a baseball player's groin injury (he's day-to-day), a basketball player's opinion about an upcoming playoff game (he thinks they have to give '110 percent'), etc.
Same story with soccer: The average American sports editor is unfamiliar with and therefore uncomfortable about a sport and therefore assumes everyone else is and thus ignores it...
Point: If the same is true in your area, write a Letter-to-the-Editor.....
[Of course, I consider Stage 5 to have been especially news-worthy because I WAS THERE! )
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I have recently sent an email to the NYTimes regarding their lack of racing coverage. I would encourage more to do the same.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has been covering it (nice photos, I might add) but as a news story – not a sports story. They gave it more space last year because of Lance but still seemed to be lost – their sports people just don’t understand cycling.
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Originally Posted by FastFreddy
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has been covering it (nice photos, I might add) but as a news story – not a sports story. They gave it more space last year because of Lance but still seemed to be lost – their sports people just don’t understand cycling.
I think to many armchair athletes, cycling isn't even considered a sport.
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Originally Posted by Ostuni
Today's Sunday New York Times national print edition: Nothing.
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/spor...=1&oref=slogin
They’re not a sports publication and – most of you don’t want to hear this – cycling is a minor sport here in the U.S. So I don’t think an e-mail campaign is likely to have much effect.
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Um, what gets covered is what's popular and what gets read. Stop being so whiny and arrogant. Just because you or I like it doesn't mean the same for everyone else. Cycling and soccer just isn't as popular here as updates on baseball or basketball. People, me included, read about that stuff and newspapers dedicate what they covered on the basis of popularity and how many people want to read about it? They get plenty of public opinion, but for every one letter from us asking for more cycling, they get 100 letters asking for more coverage on baseball or football. What do you expect them to do? They're are only that many writers on a newspaper, and only that many pages that get published.
One day if cycling or soccer or ping-pong gets that popular in the US, you'll get plenty of articles on this cyclist's groin injury or bad knees "I'm day to day." "I'll give it 110% in the TdG."
It's supply and demand, cycling just isn't popular enough here. I would like it to be, I love cycling, but that's just how it is. We're the minority, deal with it.
One day if cycling or soccer or ping-pong gets that popular in the US, you'll get plenty of articles on this cyclist's groin injury or bad knees "I'm day to day." "I'll give it 110% in the TdG."
It's supply and demand, cycling just isn't popular enough here. I would like it to be, I love cycling, but that's just how it is. We're the minority, deal with it.
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Does anyone other than me actually kind of like it this way? I mean, there are plenty of places to find professional news and features, especially online. There are always plenty of amateur events and races to attend. And there are forums like this one to discuss the subject. All without the overexposure of "major" sports. To say you're into cycling (especially racing) still solicits an "oh, really? Tell me more," rather than baseball, which gets you a "well, of course. Who cares?" It's also very unlikely to become a commercial licensing abomination (i.e. nascar).
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Originally Posted by FastFreddy
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has been covering it (nice photos, I might add)...
Originally Posted by FastFreddy
In fairness to the Times.....They’re not a sports publication...
Originally Posted by thatguy
Does anyone other than me actually kind of like it this way? I mean, there are plenty of places to find professional news and features, especially online. There are always plenty of amateur events and races to attend. And there are forums like this one to discuss the subject. All without the overexposure of "major" sports. To say you're into cycling (especially racing) still solicits an "oh, really? Tell me more," rather than baseball, which gets you a "well, of course. Who cares?" It's also very unlikely to become a commercial licensing abomination (i.e. nascar)..
just will hate to see another great cycling event - one that has the potential to become an american 'grand tour' - die on the vine partly due to poor promotion and exposure and therefore lose its sponsorship money...
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Originally Posted by Ostuni
Today's Spartanburg Herald Journal Online: Nothing
Today's Greenville News Online (Hincapie's hometown paper): Nothing
All three are full of the usual diet of detailed stories about a baseball player's groin injury (he's day-to-day), a basketball player's opinion about an upcoming playoff game (he thinks they have to give '110 percent'), etc.
Today's Greenville News Online (Hincapie's hometown paper): Nothing
All three are full of the usual diet of detailed stories about a baseball player's groin injury (he's day-to-day), a basketball player's opinion about an upcoming playoff game (he thinks they have to give '110 percent'), etc.
What, no NASCAR stories? What the heck is going on in those thar SC hills!!!???
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Originally Posted by merlin70
What, no NASCAR stories? What the heck is going on in those thar SC hills!!!???
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Hower the Wall Street Journal Weekend Edition had an article about the proliferation of Bike Races in the U.S. and States using them as economic development tools.
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Originally Posted by Ostuni
Today's Sunday New York Times national print edition: Nothing.
Today's Spartanburg Herald Journal Online: Nothing
Today's Greenville News Online (Hincapie's hometown paper): Nothing
All three are full of the usual diet of detailed stories about a baseball player's groin injury (he's day-to-day), a basketball player's opinion about an upcoming playoff game (he thinks they have to give '110 percent'), etc.
Same story with soccer: The average American sports editor is unfamiliar with and therefore uncomfortable about a sport and therefore assumes everyone else is and thus ignores it...
Point: If the same is true in your area, write a Letter-to-the-Editor.....
[Of course, I consider Stage 5 to have been especially news-worthy because I WAS THERE! )
Today's Spartanburg Herald Journal Online: Nothing
Today's Greenville News Online (Hincapie's hometown paper): Nothing
All three are full of the usual diet of detailed stories about a baseball player's groin injury (he's day-to-day), a basketball player's opinion about an upcoming playoff game (he thinks they have to give '110 percent'), etc.
Same story with soccer: The average American sports editor is unfamiliar with and therefore uncomfortable about a sport and therefore assumes everyone else is and thus ignores it...
Point: If the same is true in your area, write a Letter-to-the-Editor.....
[Of course, I consider Stage 5 to have been especially news-worthy because I WAS THERE! )
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Originally Posted by merlin70
What, no NASCAR stories? What the heck is going on in those thar SC hills!!!???
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Umm, what's a "newspaper"? Oh yeah, it's that tubular shaped thing they litter into my yard and then I throw in the recycle bin...
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Originally Posted by merlinextraligh
Hower the Wall Street Journal Weekend Edition had an article about the proliferation of Bike Races in the U.S. and States using them as economic development tools.