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I agree that Lewis is the best journalist in the sport right now, but we have to be honest, moto journalism isn't exactly investigative reporting. Because the sport is so small, it barely even qualifies as traditional sports journalism. I wish that motocross/supercross allowed for better journalism, but it is what it is.
There isn't as much money in this sport as football or baseball or even MotoGP. This adds to the pressure of keeping the lights on by keeping manufacturers and sponsors happy. This creates a survival loop where you need access to the riders to get content, but to keep that access, you can’t really ask the difficult questions or dig too deeply into things that might upset the teams/riders. Even someone like Matthes, who tries to be outspoken, often ends up just being a contrarian for the sake of it, which makes it hard to tell what his actual point is.
There is massive risk of being shut out. While fans say they want journalists to ask difficult questions, a journalist who pushes too far risks the riders and teams going completely silent. Once that happens, you have nothing to produce, and sponsors aren't going to keep paying for a show that has zero exclusives because the host is blacklisted.
This is exactly why Lewis is so good at his job. He understands that this isn't about kicking down doors and constantly rattling cages. Moto journalism is what it is, and it's about providing some insight into what the riders are thinking and how the teams are operating. He knows how to toe the line, like when he used KTM’s own marketing terminology to report on their financial struggles. That was a way to report on the situation while keeping the doors open for him at KTM. He gives us the access the fans want and still manages to sneak in difficult questions every now and then that reveal something about the sport. He definitely dropped the ball with the Pelletier situation, but nobody is perfect.
How about three?
I think there is a lot of frustration about how our sport is presented in general. I think we all look at how other sports are presented to the public and are amazed how ours continues to seem like it is done by a high school yearbook club in every avenue it is presented. Lewis typically asks the right questions and has a good perspective, but him wasting 10 -15 minutes of weekly airtime just pointlessly bickering is a waste of his time, and reinforces the perspective that our sport is bush league.
It’s free to create a YouTube account, start making videos and presenting the sport the way you would like to see it done. ✅
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Yup this was extremely frustrating to listen to. The dude wasn't even listening to a word kellen was saying or trying to understand his point. Literally just interrupting him to argue then cutting him off and saying "cool man" lol wtf.
Lewis take on this is also fucking stupid, "the teams only complain to ama when it benefits them so its not even worth talking about" HUH? The lappers have been an issue at practically every race this year and have affected every guy negatively in the top 7 at this point. If enough team managers complain its on the AMA to change something which hasn't happened which is what kellen was saying.
Yep. Spot on.
This really doesn't add to the discussion, does it? Or present any logic? If the restaurants in town are bad, if I start a restaurant, are they all good now? I don't really see your point, are you saying the sport is presented well?
If you don’t like the restaurants why do you keep going to them
I wouldn't, perhaps you misssed my statement a few posts back about where I would be skipping moto podcasts for awhile due to the endless bickering on them. Speaking of endless bickering, as to your point of me making my own podcasts, how exactly would that improve all the other podcasts and general presentation of our sport? You seem like an intelligent man, love to here your reasoning about the way the whole sport is presented hinges on me making a podcast. Or are you just trying to be ironic and contrary?
Maybe you’d be really good at it and it would gain in popularity and could influence other channels to be better?
You must like to arm wrestle or shoot darts.
Okay, you win. That made me laugh! Well done!
Indian leg wrestling
You had me at hello. I'm in!!
I just noticed yesterday that Racer X is using ChatGPT/Ai to write some of their pieces now. It’s obvious as hell in their write up about the new proposed MX track in Volusia County here in FL.
Too bad, shame.
I think you're missing the point...
Starting your own YouTube channel wouldn't alter the way teams and riders and promoters behave...which is what makes the sport appear Bush AF. For example, not releasing salary and contract deals; blacklisting 'journalists' for contrary on unpleasant opinions; having terrible race and colour commentators in SX; and so on and so forth.
...because if you don't go to any of the restaurants you'll go hungry...
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Of course they would be. The majority of the 'journalists' over there can barely string a coherent sentence together..,
Buddy, if you don't like this forum thread, why don't you start your own? You don't have to keep coming back here.
Phillip on LVK show this week. It needs to be permanent- really enjoyed it!!
I never said I didn’t like the thread
Lewis talking about Steve pissing in a cup to avoid Eli had me dying laughing lol
4 hours sitting next to someone you know and neither of them acknowledged the other.
That's world class stubborn that even my wife would admire. 😲
The Steve Matthes curse used to be going to dinner the night before, now it extends to sitting next to him and not saying a word!
Or childish.
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