stupot wrote:
> Received a brief reply from David Newby...
>
> > You are absolutely right. It perhaps will not surprise you to learn that
> > "The Sunday Times" took a sentence or two out of context. They
> removed all
> > the comments about higher pollution in cars, etc. They did not use
> any of
> > our comments on particle traps, etc.
> > Our sponsors were the British Heart Foundation who certainly would not
> > influence what we said. Indeed, we and they would be keen to keep people
> > cycling as much as possible.
> > The trouble when dealing with journalists!
>
> So once again it looks like the OIL-CENTRIC press were making sure that the
> research was *on message* for the papers corporate sponsors - maybe.
Or more likely, what I wrote a couple of days ago:
> ... and just got picked up by some
> weasel journo with a chip on the shoulder about some smug and healthy
> cycling coworker ... or some such scenario.
Since you're corresponding with the original author, maybe it would
be worthwhile to suggest he himself write to the newspaper in question
and demand a right of reply. Get together with someone who is good
at dealing with fobbing-off tricks (possibly from the BHF), and get
shirty about being misrepresented if the paper wants to argue.
--
Nick Kew
