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wnylib

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15. The middle school mentality of the media always
Fri Aug 20, 2021, 01:50 PM
Aug 2021

focuses on the important stuff, like what is the latest cool story, who are the cool kids to talk about, what is the latest gossip with the in crowd, what is the latest scandal, what conflicts can they create to stir up some melodrama.

Straight, factual reporting just isn't exciting enough for them. Factual research, factual understanding of the broader picture of events - that stuff is just too tedious and dull for them. They need an adrenaline rush.

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