Specter provides intriguing points in this New Yorker story. The current Lance Armstrong situation shows just what a mediated construction 'lance armstrong -- cyclist' has been -- and may continue to be. Media can craft amazing idols -- and then turn on a dime to destroy the pedastol the idol stands upon. And, just as many other idolized folk, the media works with what it is provided -- neither side is fully responsible or innocent.
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/sportingscene/2013/01/what-lance-armstrong-did.html
