Comments on: Bad Newspaper Articles on Cyclists http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/6069/cycling/bad-newspaper-articles-on-cyclists/ Cycling info - advice and tips Fri, 20 Dec 2013 10:22:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8 By: anthony roberts http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/6069/cycling/bad-newspaper-articles-on-cyclists/comment-page-1/#comment-109328 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 20:03:02 +0000 http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/?p=6069#comment-109328 The news rags these days are all creaking at the amount of paper they cannot use, there days are over when they are selling for twenty p or less ,they look for any scape goat to sell paper after all most of them more than likely have interests in paper mills and forests, as for the massive surge in cycling due to the price of fuel ,and popularity of a healthier uk , lifestyle ,
All the fat cat news barons will go to a place were they will feel a little warmer !!!!!

]]> By: martyn http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/6069/cycling/bad-newspaper-articles-on-cyclists/comment-page-1/#comment-106868 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 12:45:49 +0000 http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/?p=6069#comment-106868 “Perhaps newspapers get more money when they receive 200 comments plus”

That’s sort of it. Online articles are more profitable when they generate more page views, since you also view the ads on the page. “controversial” (read: terrible) articles that generate negative attention are good money-making tools.

Essentially, it’s formalised trolling.

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