1. The first paragraph of a news article should answer the questions who, what, where and when. (In this article, 1st and 2nd paragraphs). List the who, what, where and when of this news item. (NOTE: The remainder of a news article provides details on the why and/or how.)

2. a) What was the text of Dutch cycling journalist José Been’s tweet?
b) How did Simmons reply?
c) Ms. Been was addressing the U.S. team. Was Simmons wrong to reply? Explain your answer.

3. What else did Simmons tweet that added to his team saying his exchange was “divisive, incendiary, and detrimental to the team…”?

4. For what reason did Trek-Seagredo suspend Quinn? - What statement did the team post on Twitter?

5. How did the Dutch journalist react to Simmons’ suspension?

6. Some say Simmons is racist because he used a brown waving hand emoji. Simmons says he is not racist. He wrote: “To those who found the color of the emoji racist, I can promise that I did not mean for it to be interpreted that way. I would like to apologize to everyone who found this offensive as I strongly stand against racism in any form.”

a) Do you think Quinn Simmons is sincere? Explain your answer.
b) Do you think Simmons deserves to be suspended indefinitely for the Twitter exchange? Explain your answer.
c) Do you think if the journalist had written the same about Joe Biden instead of Trump, Simmons would have been suspended if he had replied exactly the same as he did? Explain your answer.