Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Media Watch

No, “Drunk Walking” Is Not Causing the Rise in Pedestrian Deaths

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 6, 2018 | 146 Comments

A new report from PBS News Hour violates the most basic precepts of good journalism in a pathetic attempt to pin the rise in pedestrian fatalities on people who drink and walk.

Wait til Keith Crain sees Slow Roll. Photo: Russ/Flickr

Global Business Press Impresario Keith Crain Pens Epic Anti-Bike Screed

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 19, 2018 | 10 Comments

Keith Crain, chief executive of Crain Communications, saw some bike lanes and wants you to know that he's very mad.

How Coverage of Pedestrian Fatalities Dehumanizes Victims and Absolves Drivers

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 28, 2018 | 51 Comments

An analysis of news headlines in Canada identified rhetorical patterns that deflect culpability from drivers.

Hey, whatever you've gotta tell yourself to get through the day. Via PragerU/YouTube

This “War on Cars” Video Will Defend America From Transit-Riding Infidels

By Stephen Miller | Aug 3, 2017 | 41 Comments

PragerU's latest video, released this week, is about a fundamental American value: driving big, gas-guzzling cars and not using other modes of transportation, because freedom.

Self-Driving Cars Should Accommodate People, Not the Other Way Around

By Stephen Miller | Jul 25, 2017 | 20 Comments

You think victim-blaming is bad now? Making everyone walk or bike with a "don't hit me" device would further penalize the most vulnerable.

Suburban El Paso County, Texas, is getting sidewalks -- and people are happy about it. Image: KFOX-TV

El Paso’s Suburbs Are Getting Sidewalks and Local TV News Talked to Pedestrians About It

By Stephen Miller | May 31, 2017 | 1 Comment

A refreshing change from the typical NIMBY-centric coverage of "controversial" sidewalks.

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