Scared Indoors: Does the Media Affect Outdoor Interest?

10:52 a.m. on February 25, 2008 (EST)

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Scared Indoors: Does the Media Affect Outdoor Interest?

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Ever think that the mass media’s portrayal of the outdoors and its “extreme” activities bears no resemblance t...

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1:11 p.m. on February 29, 2008 (EST)

Steve Sergeant (Guest)

Re: Scared Indoors: Does the Media Affect Outdoor Interest?

Alicia, thank you for listening. Part 2 of "Scared Indoors" provides what you might find to be surprising conclusion: www.wildebeat.net/index.cgi/2008/02/28#E127

1:51 p.m. on February 29, 2008 (EST)

Bill S
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Re: Scared Indoors: Does the Media Affect Outdoor Interest?

The clickable URL for the combined 2 parts is http://www.wildebeat.net/audio/WildeBeat-E127-extended.mp3

Very interesting and balanced presentation.

Steve, join Trailspace and visit often. Your knowledgable and balanced comments would be most welcome here.

7:34 p.m. on March 1, 2008 (EST)

Alicia
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Re: Scared Indoors: Does the Media Affect Outdoor Interest?

Thanks for the update, Steve.

I enjoyed the broadcast and found it right-on. It's an interesting topic and has started some discussion in our own community forums:
http://www.trailspace.com/forums/backcountry/topics/43440.html