We rant and rave about inaccurate bike reporting...

**Lucy** · 20th March 2009, 22:38

(Close up item tonight for example) but we rant and rave about other things we read in the papers and see on tv and take them as gospel. Does it ever occur to anyone else here, that the other stories we rant and rave about might be just as inaccurate as the ones about bikes?

**Winston001** · 20th March 2009, 22:53

Are you serious??

I mean, this is an extraction of the weewater riiiight...?

Anything, and I mean anything, which in the remotest way casts aspersions on our chosen obsession gets the full weight of KB scorn and anger. And since we are all primal 1%ers anyway, the soft mamby-pamby media had better lock their padded doors.

Naturally their other stories are shallow and our rightous task is to set things right. Which we do - forthrightly and without fear or favour. Not even the Spanish Inquisition can silence our maunderings.......

**cs363** · 20th March 2009, 22:57

If you're referring to stories reported in the media, then yes - I take everything with a grain of salt! Almost everything has a slant or twist to it, whether it stems from politics, corporate meddling or even the reporters bias.
The sad thing is that a lot of people out there believe everything that they read or see in the media and on websites etc.....

**Katman** · 20th March 2009, 22:59

Trouble is, nobody likes any slice of the truth - no matter how small the slice is.

**Shadows** · 20th March 2009, 23:01

Originally Posted by Lucy

(Close up item tonight for example) but we rant and rave about other things we read in the papers and see on tv and take them as gospel. Does it ever occur to anyone else here, that the other stories we rant and rave about might be just as inaccurate as the ones about bikes?

Yes. Just about all of them.

**Lucy** · 20th March 2009, 23:03

Originally Posted by Shadows

Yes. Just about all of them.

Good. As you were.

**naphazoline** · 21st March 2009, 05:40

Media is FULL of shit.Every encounter anyone i know has had with the media,all say the same thing.

In a few words,it's a "cut and paste" fest,to suit their needs.

**CookMySock** · 21st March 2009, 06:41

Originally Posted by cs363

Almost everything has a slant or twist to it, whether it stems from politics, corporate meddling or even the reporters bias.
The sad thing is that a lot of people out there believe everything that they read or see in the media and on websites etc.....

Haha yeah, its all designed to drag us into something that is not related to us, and get us wound up about it. The whole idea is have people believe what they say to be the truth. Like this ;

Originally Posted by Katman

Trouble is, nobody likes any slice of the truth - no matter how small the slice is.

But its not the truth. It's just another wind-up.

Reading the newspaper or watching the news does absolutely nothing for me, except leave me feeling angry. So I don't read the newspaper or watch the news, and I am better for it.

Steve

**awayatc** · 21st March 2009, 07:26

got to agree with Steve.....

Been fishing in Cook straight and hear on the radio that there is it is a calm sea and 5 kts breeze....
While we are hanging on for dear life!

And listening to storm and heavy seas warning when there is not a ripple to be spotted.

They only had to look out of their office window to get it right!
So no i don't believe much in accurate reporting and therefor ignore it alltogether...

**cowpoos** · 21st March 2009, 07:39

Originally Posted by Lucy

Does it ever occur to anyone else here, that the other stories we rant and rave about might be just as inaccurate as the ones about bikes?

Yes it occurs to me all the time....these days Jounros are making news...not reporting it...and opening with alarmist titles/headings. and frankly its a joke.

I reckon part of its because we have hour long news reels...and frankly NZ doesn't have that much interesting news to fill a whole hour...and I can't stand that wendy petrie...she talks so condisendingly [is that a word?? mind sp*]...and the comments in regard to some issuse by news people...the All you need to know one...thats stupid...not to mention some of these experts they get...the fricken international enviromental scientist they had on the other day...Dr Shoumak or some shit...he's qualifications are in physics specilising in plasma something or rathers...ain't shit to do with the enviroment...DICKS!!

**jrandom** · 21st March 2009, 07:44

Originally Posted by Winston001

since we are all primal 1%ers anyway...

Awesome. I think I just wet myself.

"Kiwi Biker: A haven for spotty geeks, mildly depressed family men trying to escape from reality, and grumpy grandads in sheds since 2002!"

**Maha** · 21st March 2009, 07:51

Originally Posted by Winston001

Are you serious??

I mean, this is an extraction of the weewater riiiight...?

Anything, and I mean anything, which in the remotest way casts aspersions on our chosen obsession gets the full weight of KB scorn and anger. And since we are all primal 1%ers anyway, the soft mamby-pamby media had better lock their padded doors.

Naturally their other stories are shallow and our rightous task is to set things right. Which we do - forthrightly and without fear or favour. Not even the Spanish Inquisition can silence our maunderings.......

Bang on!!
The norm also is to take one, maybe two points of an overalll article and concerntrate mainly on that, rather than be objective about the whole story, however it came across.

**AllanB** · 21st March 2009, 08:08

Originally Posted by jrandom

"Kiwi Biker: A haven for spotty geeks, mildly depressed family men trying to escape from reality, and grumpy grandads in sheds since 2002!"

Now I'd purchase that T-shirt - PRINT IT.

**Ms Piggy** · 21st March 2009, 08:13

Originally Posted by Lucy

(Close up item tonight for example) but we rant and rave about other things we read in the papers and see on tv and take them as gospel. Does it ever occur to anyone else here, that the other stories we rant and rave about might be just as inaccurate as the ones about bikes?

Too right! I didn't see the Close Up news item but heard about it.

We're all guilty (okay, well I know I am) of taking sides and wanting our opinion to be portrayed in the best light. When I look at some of the social issues and the way they are portrayed in the media it pisses me off.

There is always more to any story than is presented in the media, they spin how they want the public to hear it.