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The most recent NYT story on East Palestine that I can find is from Feb 8. Washington Post isn’t much better. Even reporting from @DispatchAlerts here in Ohio has been surprisingly thin. Please correct me if I’m wrong but this is very much a developing story with HUGE fallout. twitter.com/nytimes/status…

10:22 PM · Feb 13, 2023

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I can’t speak to how social algorithms operate but the real “conspiracy” is that most newspapers are structurally understaffed, don’t have experts to cover this stuff, & know they will be walloped financially if they get this wrong. It leads to “blackouts” w/o anyone ordering it

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This is the opposite of an excuse, it’s the actual mechanism by which the rich get away with this stuff

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Lest you think I am insulting anyone, I’m happy to include myself as having been said dilettante for much of my career

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CIA Used Herald Reporter as "Propaganda Outlet" in '60s, Documents Show

Also not trying to claim this stuff never ever happens, I’ve written about it myself, seen newspapers kill stories on behalf of advertisers firsthand, and don’t trust social companies for a second, I just think the more boring explanation applies here

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