T. Kenji Sugahara

While unscientific, they sometimes point to their polls in their news
programs.

This does have some impact on perceptions.

Remember the key in all of this- how things are "perceived" not
necessarily how they are in reality.

T. Kenji Sugahara
Executive Director
Oregon Bicycle Racing Association
503-302-4935

On Jun 9, 2008, at 3:16 PM, shane.young@comcast.net wrote:

> This also may something to the type of person that watches or reads
> KOIN. I have done some personal experimentation with the different
> news channels during high and low news times. I have found KOIN to
> be overly dramatic about their stories with the intent of polarizing
> their viewers. Less facts more emotion, if they do have facts it is
> usually one side of the story. Usually they are pro car, pro
> business, if you?re not with us your against us mentality.
>
>
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: "Kevin Hedahl"
>> I find the difference in wording between the two polls very
>> interesting:
>>
>> KOIN - "Does Oregon need a new Vehicular Homicide law to protect
>> bicyclists?"
>> vs.
>> KATU - "Should Oregon adopt a vehicular homicide law targeting
>> negligent
>> drivers?"
>>
>> I'm not sure how many people in OBRA-land have been to the KATU
>> poll, but
>> most people were voting "yes" vs most people originally voting "no"
>> on the
>> KOIN poll. This might be a valid way to look at selling the law to
>> the
>> public. If the law is sold as protecting bicyclists, it could be
>> defeated.
>> If the law is sold as punishing negligent drivers, it might pass
>> easier.
>> Since very few people consider themselves negligent drivers, they
>> won't see
>> this law as affecting them. Since fewer people statewide ride
>> bikes, they
>> likely see no reason for a law to protect bicyclists.
>>
>> Kevin Hedahl
>>
>> 2008/6/9 :
>>
>>> If you're not all polled out, KATU has the same thing going on.
>>>
>>>
>>> -------------- Original message --------------
>>> From: "Team Sales Cycling"
>>>
>>>> http://www.koin.com/content/hotlinks/default.aspx
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-
>>>> bounces@list.obra.org] On
>>>> Behalf Of Rick Johnson
>>>> Sent: 06/09/2008 12:29 PM
>>>> To: cmurray@obra.org
>>>> Cc: obra @list. obra.org
>>>> Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] KOIN Survey
>>>>
>>>> Perhaps a link to the poll would help get more people to respond...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Candi Murray wrote:
>>>>> There is an online poll on koin.com asking if you think that there
>>> should
>>>> be
>>>>> a vehicular homicide to protect bicyclist. The poll is failing
>>>>> rather
>>>> badly,
>>>>> maybe we should skew that statistic?
>>>>>
>>>>> Candi
>>>>>
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