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Journalism is being attacked by the right, by the left and now this seems like a new passive aggressive way to discredit them. News by definition is something not commonplace, IMO not at all surprising that the more uncommon the death is, more newsworthy it becomes.

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I too always thought it was common knowledge that a lot of people die from disease but much fewer die in obscure ways that are reported on.

If journalists deliver an inaccurate view of the world through their work, they should be criticized for it.

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