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[–] [email protected] 97 points 1 week ago (14 children)

What would the news headline be?

Luigi Still In Custody While Waiting For Hearing

or

Mangione's Attorneys Presumably Working Hard

or

Brian Thompson Still Dead

News doesn't tend to report when things are the same as they were yesterday. If his lawyers aren't talking to the press, and the prosecutors aren't talking to the press, and the trial won't start for another month, what exactly are the reporters going to report on?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

There are whole genre dedicated to court cases and legal speculation, news reporting also gets ramped up to 11 when celebrities are involved.

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