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I'm really starting to hate "why is no one covering this story" stories. It's not just transparent and self-contradicting SEM...
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It's also a zero sum self nullification if the stories value. It makes it seem like the only value is that the story isn't being told...
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But more than that it ends up being a sad excuse to talk about a subject without doing the journalistic footwork...
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Next time, instead of writing 'no one is covering this story', write the story. Make us care about the story, do the research and interviews
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If no one is writing about a story you think is important, it's an opportunity. You write the story, give it weight. Be the media you want.
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Worth noting that I'm watching alt right sites use this structure aggressively to rewrite reality for their readers.
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Headline patterns that disprove themselves will inevitably be used against us