Two More Sources

   I chose Cycling Plus Magazine to use for a source. I found an article title in this magazine, that caught my attention. "Could this be a new beginning for Cycling". I wanted to find an article that might pose a different view point on my topic. Since the evidence is pretty overwhelming that Lance Armstrong did in fact participate in doping, I was convinced that this article might shed new light on cycling as a sport. The article simply explains: with the latest attention that cycling is generating, maybe the sport will be forced to clean up. Athletes will be monitored and tested with even more scrutiny than ever before. With Armstrong catching all the negative publicity, this might be new motivation for athletes to wise up and stop cheating. I am confident in this source, the magazine presented unbiased and informal ideas.  There were many cycling magazines to chose from but I liked the headlines on the cover of Cycling Plus.

 Spedding,Rob. "Could this be a new beginning for cycling".Cycling Plus Magazine. 11/10/2012 

   I chose the Denver Post as a source because it is a reliable source for news in Colorado as well as worldwide coverage.  I found an article named, "A Look at Lance Armstrong and his Sponsors".  I found this article very informal because: I did not know who Armstrong's sponsor were, and I feel like money from sponsors might have been the underlying force that drove this blood doping operation. The article simply listed the sponsor, and gave a statement as to why they were dropping their contract with Armstrong.   Nike's corporate spokesman: "Due to the seemingly insurmountable evidence that Lance Armstrong participated in doping and misled Nike for more than a decade, it is with great sadness that we have terminated our contract with him. Nike does not condone the use of illegal performance enhancing drugs in any manner." Other companies including: Anheuser-Busch, 24 Hour Fitness, Trek Bicycle, Honey Stinger, and FRS Energy discontinued their contracts with Armstrong as well.  Oakley is waiting to hear the results of the upcoming trials before the make any decisions regarding their contract with Armstrong. (Denver Post)

Associated Press. "A Look at Lance Armstrong and his Sponsors". Denver Post. 10/17/2012.

Research Sources

  I gathered information about Lance Armstrong's doping allegations from two main sources for my first two posts.  I gathered the bulk of my information from the AP website along with the NPR website.  I wanted to start my research at two very credible sites. As I have learned from Ballenger that the Internet can be an unreliable source of information, without proper research and knowledge of the site.  As listed on the Wikipedia website, "Associated Press was founded in 1846. As of 2005^[update], the news collected by the AP is published and republished by more than 1,700 newspapers, in addition to more than 5,001 television and radio broadcasters . The photograph library of the AP consists of over 10 million images. The Associated Press operates 243 news bureaus, and it serves at least 120 countries, with an international staff located all over the world."  I felt that this nonprofit-unbiased site was a good credible site to draw research for my topic.
  I searched the NPR website to find a picture of Lance Armstrong for my "photograph analysis post".  Having only a limited amount of knowledge about NPR, I used the NPR website to research their credibility.  "Since 1971, NPR and its journalists and programs have won hundreds of awards including 31 Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia University Awards, 56 George Foster Peabody Awards, 61 awards from the White House News Photographers Association, 24 Webby Awards (which includes 8 Webby "Peoples' Voice" awards) and 19 awards from the Overseas Press Club of America." (http://www.npr.org/about/aboutnpr/history.html). I learned that NPR is a nonprofit-unbiased site as well, so I felt NPR was a good credible source for research.
  These sources are well known sources-I have hear the name AP and NPR many times and I decided that they would be good sources to use for my blog.  Both sites gave me numerous articles pertaining to my topic.  I felt that these sites were very helpful at: providing me with an abundance of current, credible information in just two locations.


Mark Memott, Patrick Kovarick. "If Lance Armstrong Is Stripped, No One May Get His Tour De France Titles". NPR October 12, 2012.Web. October 26 2012.



Eddie Pells, "Lance Armstrong Doping: Anti-Doping Agency Says 11 Teammates Testified Against Him In Probe". AP October 10, 2012. Web.