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No sooner had I read this article than a meme showed up on my feed from a friend relating to the vast amount of fuel Hamas is hording. When I searched for the fact check I found articles from every major media publication including foreign publications. The only source for the information cited was IDF. As I read the news yesterday I noticed subtle shift to a pervasively pro-Israel slant and it occurred to me that you recognized this movement as it was developing. As a matter of fact, all the items described in this piece have been observed. Like burying the original story-did Netanyahu receive intelligence from Egypt which he ignored? I do wonder though about the need to report news in a conclusive rather than developing manner and the reader expectation. Almost all TV with the exception of sports, and news are series entertainment shows. The public is very used probably habituated to installments of information that may or may not conclude in a resolution. Additionally, could not running a series of stories seeking to discover the truth of a particular situation or event create a compelling reason for ongoing readership? Could subscribers newly amplified desire to read accurate reporting allow for an ongoing story which describes the known and unknown? There are plenty of things to report that are definitive, I believe there is room for developing stories. I too agree that curative journalism is the only way forward for the dynamics of time currently and for the future. Thank you again for the illuminating article and free journalism course.

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