Comments on: Herald Sun recycles cycle news

By: Treadly and Me

Treadly and Me — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 20:10:17 +0000

Crowlie is right on the money: by definition news is what is novel and different. Things that are common and everyday (e.g. people being permanently disabled in car collisions) do not usually qualify as newsworthy.

However, I suspect that what Chris appears to be suggesting would make it into the news. In fact, even just saying something like that could land him in the pages of the Herald Sun, as some folks over at BV forums discovered (it's worth reading the source material to see exactly how out of context these quotes are taken). I think I've said before that Herald Sun journos seem to have trouble with the concept of irony.

By: Chris L

Chris L — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 10:34:50 +0000

Rope, tree, journalist.

Some assembly required.

(Not sure it works so well without the little graphic).

By: Crowlie

Crowlie — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 22:52:06 +0000

The other night on Insight on SBS there was a discussion about news and fear etc. One expert said he routinely told people not to worry about things that were in the news, since news by definition was stuff that rarely happened. So don’t worry about terrorism or maniac cyclists, instead focus your concern on stuff like consumption, global warming and so on. Good for a laugh.

By: Treadly and Me

Treadly and Me — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 01:42:08 +0000

What the hell is going on with that story? Was the attitude, "He's only a cyclist, so there's no need to investigate properly"?

By: eccles

eccles — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 22:11:24 +0000

Wonder if this will get the same level of attention:

The curious case of a cyclist's life destroyed