C. W. Nevius

{{short description|American journalist}}

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Charles William Nevius is an American journalist who is currently a sports reporter for The Press Democrat in Santa Rosa, California. Most notably, he was a columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle. He usually appears in the Bay Area section of the newspaper, although he was in the sports section for years,{{cite book |title=Sportswriting: the lively game |last=Fink |first=Conrad C. |page=[https://archive.org/details/sportswritingliv0000fink/page/257 257] |year=2001 |publisher=Wiley-Blackwell |isbn=978-0-8138-2246-4 |url=https://archive.org/details/sportswritingliv0000fink/page/257 }} where he was known for his breezy writing style.{{cite book |title=Writing Opinion for Impact |last=Fink |first=Conrad C. |pages=201–202 |year=2004 |publisher=Wiley-Blackwell |isbn=978-0-8138-0751-5 }} He writes almost exclusively about San Francisco politics, though he had long lived in the suburban East Bay until May 2010, when he moved to San Francisco.[http://sfist.com/2010/06/01/breaking_cw_nevius_has_moved_to_san.php Breaking: C.W. Nevius Has Moved to San Francisco: SFist] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100604194606/http://sfist.com/2010/06/01/breaking_cw_nevius_has_moved_to_san.php |date=June 4, 2010 }}

In 2012, he was criticized for a column detailing an incident where Nevius almost hit a cyclist, and criticizing the cyclist's reaction after the near collision.{{Cite web |last=Montgomery |first=Kevin |date=June 22, 2012 |title=C.W. Nevius Nearly Kills Cyclist With Car, Gets Upset About Resulting Yells |url=https://uptownalmanac.com/2012/06/cw-nevius-nearly-kills-cyclist-car-gets-upset-about-resulting-yells |access-date=January 10, 2024 |website=Uptown Almanac |language=en}} Nevius was also criticized for his claim that "careless pedestrians" are mainly at fault for vehicle-pedestrian collisions.{{Cite web|url=http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/10/15/nevius-does-a-great-job-blaming-the-victim-and-distorting-data/|title = Nevius Does a Great Job Blaming the Victim and Distorting Data|date = October 16, 2009}}