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Originally Posted by Delta Flyer
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After hearing so many of these hybrid-bashing articles, my question is why so many of them are written? People that think you can race and save fuel at the same time? Lazy journalism? Encouragement from a Detroit automaker to write such stuff?
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I suspect there are multiple reasons:
1) fact-checking is hard work - it takes time to check the facts especially if your 'fact checker' is already overloaded. Many of these writers are not technically astute but they can sling English. They have to depend upon others to feed them and if their source has a problem with the facts, they will echo a false story.
2) Detroit bias - when "CNW Marketing" recently claimed a Chevy Aveo is the hybrid replacement, several 'red flags' jumped out. "CNW Marketing" didn't use either the Toyota Echo or even the Toyota Scion xB cited in their original report. Why the sudden change?
But remember, our goal has to target the editors and news directors of the media, not "CNW Marketing" nor the original reporters. We have one club, "fact checking," but what is hard work for them is easy for us because we follow the technology.
So when we see one of these 'Swift boat' copies, it is important to respond:
- quickly
- factually
It is also important that folks other than myself, Bob Wilson, respond. In fact, it is our best interest to get those with an econmic interest in hybrid success to respond such as local car dealers and maybe, the somewhat lazy press offices of hybrid manufacturers.
Bob Wilson