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> > The Fentanyl crisis is absolutely a story It's the same story for the last few years. There is no new information. > It's the same story for the last few y
by xboxnolifes 4y ago
> > The Fentanyl crisis is absolutely a story
It's the same story for the last few years. There is no new information.
> It's the same story for the last few years. There is no new information.
Even if there isn't new information, it's worth repeating yearly for the simple reason that every year younger people get older and start paying more attention to news. Imagine being 18 and hearing about something for the first time and someone goes "how don't you know about this, CNN covered it 5 years ago!".
Also, consider that the fentanyl crisis isn't improving is new information in itself to those who may have stock in the existing attempts to curb it. Even more so that it seems like things are actually getting worse.
- Volundr 4y agoWe'll it looks like CNN covered it in may in a dedicated article [1], as well as mentioning it in a number of other articles about related things, such as fentanyl drug busts. So they may not be covering it weekly or daily, but it's not like it's going 5 years between mentions. [1] https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/11/health/drug-overdose-deaths-record-high-2021/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/11/health/drug-overdose-deaths-r...
- NaturalPhallacy 4y agoSo it's clearly a story...
- mikkergp 4y agoNo one is saying it's not a story, they're saying an increased quantity of coverage by an outlet above a certain baseline is not done for the purposes of informing the public, it's done for an emotional response.
- NaturalPhallacy 4y agojedberg is literally right here in this thread: >It should be noted that the four stories that CNN didn't cover aren't actually real stories, but are bordering on conspiracy theories. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32514411 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32514411
- Volundr 4y agoSure. But is it a story that needs covered every single week?