The story of the PA manhunt is a perfect illustration of Neil Postman's argument that, come the telegraph, "everything became everyone's business" and Thoreau's that "relevance becomes irrelevant." It affects people in 10 square miles but journalists decide it's news for all.
@jeffjarvis News Organizations are always in the business of”selling” news as to what they think is most $marketable$. But some have better judgement, integrity than others and there is always which alfalfa the sheep prefer to consume. 🤔
