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Let's clean up the old media coverage page into something more readable and consistant with source formating styles.

The list of Endorsements and Listings on the old page have been given their own pages on this wiki site.

Helpful links:

• Wikipedia: Citing sources
• Wikipedia: CITET

Media coverage by year

2006

Tweed Heads

• Kearney, Hugh Peddling Nude, Tweed Newspaper Company, Feb 20, 2006

2005

Global Coverage

• Nude & Natural (N) magazine 25.1 Features WNBR cover shot and global coverage, as well as an article on WNBR Seattle (also refers to Solstice cyclists)

Seattle

• Nude & Natural (N) magazine 25.1 Features WNBR cover shot and global coverage, as well as an article on WNBR Seattle (also refers to Solstice cyclists)

2004

Global Coverage

• Nude & Natural (N) magazine 24.1 (also refers to Solstice cyclists)

Seattle

• Vinh, Tan Bicyclists will shed clothes in protest ride, The Seattle Times, June 11, 2004 (also refers to Solstice cyclists)
• Blanchard, Jessica, Nude biker protest catches some attention, The Seattle Times, June 13, 2004 (also refers to Solstice cyclists)
• Westneat, Danny Uncovering a pointless complaint The Seattle Times, June 18, 2004
• Nude & Natural (N) magazine 24.1 (also refers to Solstice cyclists)

Stuff from old media page to be sorted

See old media coverage page for original text

Blogging, journals, newswire, discussion groups

• Bike Forums [direct]
• Bike Punx (5 Apr 2004)
• Bodyfreedom
• Car-Free Seattle
• Chari Otaku (April 5, 2004)
• Cheef.com
• Cheef.com (many related links and announcements)
• Ciclistica (la città dalla bici) (Italy, April 6 2004)
• Culture Change (A project of the Sustainable Energy Institute)
• Dave Barry's Weblog "We don't see how this well-thought-out and very practical idea can possibly fail" (9 June 2004)
• Dr. Menlo (Apr 30 2004)
• Drop Bike (24 Apr 2004)
• FreeRepublic.com "A Conservative News Forum" (direct)
• gdfgdfsg
• gobare.com
• Independent Media Center (IMC) [Newswire article (Apr 1 2004)]
• Indymedia NL (direct 27 May 2004)
• Indymedia UK (direct April 28 2005)
• Journal Olho nu (article)
• Ligfiets Plaza (French - 24 Apr 2004 direct)
• Los Angeles IMC [Newswire article (Apr 5 2004) and May 5 2004]
• Media Island International (direct 18 May 2004)
• Messiahbomb Journal (Mar 31, 2004)
• North Carolina IMC [direct]
• Overal Bloot (Dutch)
• Pelados o Site dos Naturistas (17 de abril de 2004)
• Pinkbike.com (Apr 23 2004)
• Portland Indymedia (Pedalpalooza promo 15 May 2004)
• Ravnovesie.net (Russian, Apr 6 2004)
• RedBike (Russian, 5 Apr 2004)
• Seattle IMC [Newswire article (Apr 1 2004)]
• Smart Mobs 26 Apr 2004 13 June 2004
• Stop Segregation
• SuicideGirls
• SynchroniCity (May 3 2004)
• SynKRINGnicity (Mar 4 2004)
• The Smoking Room: Greg Piper's blog: Bemused, detached, and casually litigious "Naked Lunch" June 12, 2004 [Seattle ride]
• Wald-FKK Diskussions-Forum (Deutsch/German)

Radio, television, webcasts, magazines, adverts

• 107.7 The Bone - Steven Seaweed
• Asheville Citizen-Times; May 23, 2004
• Asheville Magazine (News 23 Apr 2004)
• Bicycle Paper (event listings)
• Bikemag.com (4 June 2004)
• Carbusters Magazine
• Citizen Times: "Naked protesters on bikes dare to bare, make June weekend in Asheville interesting"
• ClothesFree TV Nudes in the News Show #44 January 8, 2004 (short announcement)
• CSU Northridge Daily Sundial (article)
• Earth First! Journal (Summer Action Guide)
• FOK! (Apr 23 2004 - Nederland)
• Globeandmail.com: "Anybody got any duct tape?" (5 June 2004)
• Going Natural (upcoming issue)
• King 5 TV News Seattle (11 June 2004 direct)
• KROQ 106.7FM: Conrad on Kevin & Bean Morning Show (Apr 8, 2004)
• Metro Newspaper (UK) 3 June 2004 (poor quality scan)
• Mountain Xpress: Independent Asheville News, Arts, Events & Information News Briefs vol 10 iss 44 (9 June 2004 direct)
• Nerve.com News (29 Apr 2004 News summary of Expatica story)
• Novinky.cz (Direct)
• Nu.nl (23 Apr 2004 News - Nederland) [leads to]--> similar english version of story at Expatica.com (direct 27 Apr 2004) [leads to]--&gt
• Nude & Natural (N) "An Idea Worth Pedaling" in 'N' Trends (23.4 Summer 2004)
• Playboy Radio interview with Watermelon, Vinyasi, and Virato ( 5pm PDT 23 Apr 2004)
• Reuters: (Oddly Enough) 3 June 2004 (similar version shared with MSNBC (Peculiar Postings) and CNN.com (Offbeat News) "Church bikers versus nude cyclists" )
• Seattle Times (Article 1) "Bicyclists will shed clothes in protest ride" (11 June 2004 direct) -> leads to Associated Press distribution
• The Stranger (Seattle) (Vol. 13, No. 38 June 3-9, 2004)
• This is London: Life & Style "Take the Buff" 3 June 2004
• Utne: Short Takes (Apr 22, 2004)
• Vancouver Courier: "Activists bike in the buff for revealing June 12 ride" (Vol. 95 No. 43 May 30, 2004)
• WLOS-TV newspot (ABC affiliate in Asheville, NC) (4 May 2004)
• WOXL 96.5FM, Asheville: Virato interviewed on 15 March 2004 8.15am
• WWNC 570 AM, Asheville's talk radio station, part of the Clear Channel network: Virato interviewed on 24 May 2004 on the news

Post ride media coverage (2004?)

• American Association for Nude Recreation (AANR), publishers of The Bulletin, August 2004 "World Naked Bike Ride Protests Social Issues" by Lynn Von Hagel.
• AOL (America Online) CityGuide: Seattle - "Top 10 Naked Experiences" The Seattle WNBR is rated as #4, 2004
• BBC News (12 June 2004 direct)
• Chicago Reader Dec 17, 2004 Vol. 34, #12 Our Town: Public Displays: "The Naked Word" by Cara Jepson [mentions Chicago WNBR 2004 ride and event organizer Aurora Donovan Danai]
• Chicago Sun-Times (14 June 2004 direct)
• Citizen-Times (June 20 direct)
• Clamor magazine (The Revolution of Everyday Life). Issue 29 - November/December 2004. Sex & Gender "Critical mAss: Bare as You Dare-The Ride for Humanitarian Exhibitionism" by Teri Denai
• ClothesFree TV "Nudes in the News" (Show #63, 19 June 2004) USA. A production of International Naturist Association (INA). Contains coverage of Manifestación Ciclonudista/WNBR, including Seattle photos. http://www.clothesfree.com. Windows Media format video
• ClothesFree TV "Nudes in the News" (Show #64, 1 July 2004) USA. A production of International Naturist Association (INA). Contains coverage of WNBR in Spain. http://www.clothesfree.com. Windows Media format video
• Courrier International (France) - n° 712 - 24 juin 2004 "Nus face au trafic"
• Daily Camera (Boulder) (13 June 2004 direct)
• Flutterby! : WNBR Seattle [2004] (blog coverage with 41 images) June 14, 2004
• High Life (British Airway's in-flight magazine, available on all flights) "The Cheek Of It" by Jennifer Cox, Seattle. November 2004 Issue. Talks about WNBR, BFC, and the painted cyclists of the Fremont Summer Solstice Parade. Jennifer interviewed Daniel Johnson and another Seattle cyclist. There are several major inaccuracies in the article unfortunately
• King 5 (Seattle) (12 June 2004 direct)
• Koin.com (Portland) (12 June 2004 direct)
• Komo 4 News (Seattle) (13 June 2004 direct)
• LA Times 13 June 2004 (direct)
• MISCmedia (June 13 2004)
• Montreal Mirror
• North Seattle Herald-Outlook (June 16, 2004 - small blurb with picture)
• Nude & Natural (N) (published by The Naturist Society) "The Wheel Deal, The World Naked Bike Ride—An Idea Whose Time Has Come" by Jim Meyer, "World Naked Bike Ride, Seattle-Style "by Mark Storey, "Naked in the Streets" color photo section included pictures of the painted naked cyclists of 2004 Summer Solstice Parade in Fremont. Issue 24.1, Autumn 2004
• San Francisco Indymedia
• Santa Monica Daily Press (14 June 2004)
• Scotsman.com (12 June 2004 direct)
• Seattle Times (Article 2) (12 June 2004 direct)
• Seattle Times (Article 3) (13 June 2004 direct)
• Seattle Times (Article 4) (18 June 2004 direct)
• Toronto Sun (13 June 2004 direct)
• Travel Naturally (a publication of Internaturally, Inc.) Issue No. 52, Fall 2004

2005 coverage

• Ashburton Today: "Naked protestor charged with indecent exposure", 16 Feb 2005
• BBC News: "NZ protester goes to court naked" 17 Feb 2005
• ClothesFree TV Nudes in the News Show #93, 19 February 2005 (short piece about Simon's arrest)
• FindLaw - Legal News and Commentary / The Associated Press (AP): "Man facing indecent exposure charges arrives at court naked" 17 Feb 2005
• Fox News: Out There: "Naked Jaybird Chickens Out Before Judge" 20 Feb 2005 from AP
• Indymedia Aotearoa: "Join Arrested Naked Cyclist to Protest Charges (Naked)" 16 Feb 2005
• Indymedia Aotearoa: "Climate Change & Transport Activists Appear Naked at Court" 17 Feb 2005
• New Zealand Herald "Naked cyclists treat motorists to '21-bum' salute" 14 Feb 2005 by Mathew Dearnaley (Aucklund Feb 2005 ride Coverage)
• Pinellas from TBO.com/The Tampa News Tribune and Suncoast News (Florida, USA): Jan 23, 2005 (Feb 2005 ride coverage) "Oh, Sure: Now We're Having A Nude Bike-In"
• Scoop Media: "Climate Change And Transport Activists Appear Naked At Court" 17 Feb 2005
• Stuff NZ: "Naturist cyclist to go to court...naked" 17 February 2005
• Sydney Morning Herald, 11 - 17 Feb 2005 Metro section: "Breezy Ride" by Charles Purcell [about Newcastle, Australia Ride, issue was available 11 Feb 2005]
• Yahoo! News / Associated Press: New Zealand Man Arrives Naked to Court 17 Feb 2005
• ??/1/05 - Naturist.co.nz
• 10/2/05 - Prime TV, Paul Holmes Show
• 11/2/05 - G&T Access Radio
• 11/2/05 - Central Leader (or Harbour News?)
• 13/2/05 - TV1
• 14/2/05 - Solid Gold FM
• 17/2/05 - Solid Gold FM
• 17/2/05 - Radio Network
• 17/2/05 - NewsTalk ZB
• 17/2/05 - TV3
• 17/2/05 - Prime TV, Paul Holmes Show
• 16/2/05 - Triangle TV
• Forthcoming - AUT Student Magazine Interview

Overhead from the media

“The Auckland World Naked Bike Ride’s purpose was to draw attention to oil dependency and the negative social and environmental impacts of a car dominated culture. Last year 250 Aucklanders were killed by vehicle emissions, and 94 people died in car accidents on the roads of Auckland alone”

- Simon Oosterman, Auckland 13 Feb 2005 WNBR organizer, union worker and climate justice campaigner in central Auckland, Aotearoa/New Zealand

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"Stop indecent exposure to vehicle emissions"

- Message on banner held by Simon Oosterman and three supporters—two men and a woman—outside the courthouse naked on 17 Feb 2005.

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Consider yourself a radical protestor who will do almost anything to show your disdain for our dependency on oil? Want to make a statement about how we should reacquaint ourselves with our own bodies? Then join the World Naked Bike Ride on Saturday, June 12. Anyone can participate. All you need is a pair of wheels and, well, that's it. "Go as bare as you dare!"

- Jacob Wheeler, Utne

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Unsuspecting downtown Toronto residents may wonder if night has come early when they look out their windows next Saturday afternoon and see a flash of multiple glowing moons.

Dozens of cyclists are expected to buck taboos when they ride naked in Toronto's first-ever World Naked Bike Ride on June 12 to protest against oil dependence.

Dave McKay, 40, is one of the cyclists expected to take part. The computer programme cum actor and clown has cycled in the buff at another festival in Nevada before -- he says it's fun and freeing.

A worldwide phenomenon, the annual naked ride has become successful in cities such as Portland, Vancouver, and Seattle.

This year's participating countries include Brazil, the Netherlands, Spain, Germany and Belgium.

The Toronto event has been jokingly billed Critical Ass, a play on the name Critical Mass -- a group of cyclists who take to Toronto streets every month to assert their right to use the road.

By Mary Nersessian Saturday, June 5, 2004 - Page M6, Globeandmail.com

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Cyclists are well-known for wearing skin-tight outfits that leave little to the imagination - but naked biking? That is what is proposed in Kensington and Edinburgh on Saturday, June 12, and more than 70 riders have already enrolled for the London leg of the World Naked Bike Ride.

The cyclists will be starkers bar helmets and footwear as they take to the streets on the same day in more than 20 cities in ten countries, including Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Brazil, Canada and New Zealand.

Bare all: Or, if you're shy, wear body paint to remain incognito on the World Naked Bike Ride

Inspired by the monthly Critical Mass rides, the meeting is a protest against oil dependency, as well as a celebration of the power and individuality of the body, say organisers

Take the buff By Chloe Scott, Metro 3 June 2004

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The Bob Rivers Show Mornings on KZOK 102.5 FM "Classic Rock" Seattle. A WNBR Seattle - related daily online poll was posted asking:

Seattle is one of 22 cities around the world where nude bicycle riders plan to protest oil dependency and [rest of question lost]

Total 236 votes cast.

Yes. We’re way too uptight about nudity in America. If humans were meant to wear clothes all the time, we would have been born with longjohns that have the little flap where the sun don’t shine. Let’s have Nudestock in Downtown Seattle! 59.75%

No. The last thing I want to see on the mean streets of Seattle is a gaggle of puffy white blobs on bikes. Not only that, I’ll have to do some ‘splaining to my kids when they ask about those funny dangling things. We should keep our clothes ON 40.25%