Shame on CTV Kitchener = imply traffic snarl caused by cyclist (who was injured)

[Keith PeckParticipant]

CTV has an article titled:

“Bicycle crash hampers commute in downtown Kitchener”

http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/bicycle-crash-hampers-commute-in-downtown-kitchener-1.3111654

Give -your- head a shake: Warren Letson, CTV Kitchener
Published Wednesday, October 12, 2016 9:18AM EDT
Last Updated Wednesday, October 12, 2016 12:44PM EDT

A day later CBC provides a title that more accurately describes the circumstances:

“Kitchener cyclist hit by car from behind, rushed to hospital”

The cyclist was the innocent victim of being hit by a careless motorist…

…but then (Brian St. Denis or someone on his behalf at CBC) gets sloppy with their journalism with a poorly chosen URL for that could imply blame on the victim for her injuries:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/kitchener-cyclist-no-helmet-car-duke-victoria-1.3803083

Read the article and it is clear that being hit hard enough by a car to be thrown across an intersection will result in a visit to the hospital. Helmet, or no helmet!

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Wishing a full and speedy recovery to an un-named 25-year-old Kitchener woman!

[jwoottonParticipant]

I witnessed this awful accident that was completely the driver’s fault. I agree that it is shameful that the news has narrowed in on a helmet as an important part of this story.

[bdoberstParticipant]

The Record, CTV and CBC could all learn something from this article: http://www.bicycling.com/culture/advocacy/five-cyclist-blaming-headlines-and-how-reframe-them

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