Arthur conan doyle once wrote a famous Sherlock Holmes story about "the dog that didn't bark." That's the way it usually is with the suppression of formation by media giants. The story never sees print, so you don't know what you're missing. This isn't as common as you might think: most editors insist on at least some coverage that might discomfort their bosses, for their own self-respect and to avoid embarrassment among their peers. But when it does happen, the suppression tends to be subtle and unspoken. No corporate heavy has to put the squeeze on anyone. Gutless underlings, understanding that the company has interests that might be affected by a particular story, see which way the wind is blowing. These toadying media executives rationalize that the merits of any one piece of journalism—especially a little piece—are not worth the hassle of upsetting the higher-ups. So the story is quietly killed, or watered down to mush, or somehow never gets assigned in the first place. No fingerprints.
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