When the Press Forgets to Press
by Jaci Turner
It isn’t only the story
that keeps changing—
it’s the silence
that gathers around each draft.
Every day brings
a new explanation,
stacked over the last
like pages you’re not meant
to reread.
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And the media—
the ones who should ask
why the script keeps shifting—
simply read the latest version
as if reporting
were the same as repeating.
They treat each rewrite
as though it arrived finished,
never pausing to ask
why truth needs
so many edits.
Dec 3, 2025 13:39But journalism
is not a prompter
for power.
It is the pause,
the question,
the refusal
to let contradiction pass
as clarity.
When the press forgets
to press,
the lie grows confident.
It learns how easily
it can air.
And what we lose
is not just the truth—
but the courage
that once kept
the light steady
on its face.
