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Bobstandard

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3. They've never heard of a follow-up question
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 10:19 AM
Jul 2025

It used to be a thing. One reporter would ask a question and get a deflective answer. The next reporter called on would follow up on the same topic. That would go on until a substantive answer emerged. Now they avoid that kind of thing as though the oligarchs who own their newspaper, network, or website told them to. Huh 🤔

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