Mainstream Media Finds Casualties Only Newsworthy When Solved by Internet Sleuths
The Independent , in a gripping report, announces the first body of the year pulled from a Houston river, dutifully noting that 'internet sleuths' are positing a serial killer. Meanwhile, across the globe, headlines daily confirm body counts that dwarf Houston’s horrific 30+ last year — bodies whose disappearances and deaths are rarely afforded the granular, sensationalized 'serial killer'
treatment by outlets like The Independent . One might wonder if the deaths of thousands, particularly in places like Gaza, are simply considered 'understandable consequences' rather than systemic atrocities deserving intense, investigative scrutiny. The difference? No internet sleuth is needed to connect those dots, just a willingness to report on power’s brutality, not just its mysteries.