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Bondage 101 hits the press

In October of 2003, Sagacity was asked to conduct a Bondage 101 workshop at UVic.

The resultant media attention came as a surprise;  news feeds from across Canada and the United States,  including four from British Columbia.

The writing styles and viewpoints of the authors varied greatly; some were relatively good examples of journalism, while others were just plain nasty soapbox rants.

Between October 15 - 20, articles were run on; The Calgary Herald, The Times Colonist, The Vancouver Sun, The Province, The National Post, The American Daily, GOPUSA, WorldnetDaily, Axcess Business News, Canoe News,  Canadaeast, CP News, and radio station CKNW.

Just when we thought the media attention was over , the Associated Press broke the story at 11 am PST on October 20,  and the news wires went crazy. We stopped counting at 80 separate media sites, radio, and television stations that carried the story.

The 21st of October brought even more news coverage, and with an onscene reporter taking part in the workshop, the next few days were sure to be wild.

When the smoke had all settled, the amount of media attention was amazing, as was the wide range of places that ran the stories. Here's a partial list: 

Aberdeen American News 
Akron Beacon Journal 
Associated Press Online
Bakersfield Channel.com, CA
Belleville News-Democrat 
Biloxi Sun Herald 
Biloxi Sun Herald, MS 
Boston Channel.com, MA
Calgary Herald
Canada.com
Carolina Channel.com, SC
Centre Daily Times 
Champlain Channel.com, NY
Channel Cincinnati.com, OH
Channel Oklahoma.com, OK
Channel4000.com, MN
CKNW
Click 2 Houston.com, TX
Click10.com, FL
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, GA
Duluth News Tribune, MN
Edmonton Sun
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 
Fort Wayne News Sentinel 
Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX
FoxReno.com, NV
Grand Forks Herald 
Hawaii Channel.com, HI
HomeTown channel.com, AR
INDYchannel.com, IN
Iowa Channel.com, IA
Jackson Channel.com, MS
Kansas City Channel.com, MO
KATV, AR 
KCRA-TV, CA
KFOXtv.com, TX
KIROtv.com, WA
KMGH, CO
KSBW Channel.com, CA
KTVU.com, CA
Local6.com, FL 
Louisville Channel.com, KY
Macon Telegraph 
Milwaukee Channel.com, WI
NBC 11.com, CA
NBC 17.com, NC
NBC13.com, AL
NBC30.com, CT
NBC4 Columbus.com, OH
NBC4.TV, CA
NBC5.com, IL
NBC5i.com, TX
NBC Sandiego.com, CA
New Orleans Channel.com, LA
News4Jax.com, FL
NewsNet5.com, OH
News Journal
Omaha Channel.com, NE
Rocky Mount Telegram, NC
Salon Magazine
SanDiego Channel.com, CA
The Martlett - University of Victoria
The National
The New Mexico Channel.com, NM
The Province
Times Daily 
Times Picayune 
Tuscaloosa News
WBAL Channel.com, MD
WCIV, SC
WDIV, MI
WESH.com, FL
WESH.com, FL
WFtv.com, FL
WGAL Channel.com, PA
WHIOtv.com, Ohio
Wilkes Barre Weekender, PA
WJACtv.com, PA
WMUR Channel.com, NH
WNBC, NY
WPBF, FL
WPXI.com, PA
WRAL.com, NC
WSBtv.com, GA
WSOCtv.com, NC
WTOV9.com, OH
WXii 12.com, NC
Vancouver Sun