Games Newspapers Play

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Hide the Story with the Cynon Valley Leader

Newspapers love to play games with a pliant readership.

The most common game played is Hide the News Story.

Take a recent example …

Did you catch the news story there ?

Page 26 of the Cynon Valley Leader, November 16 2006.

Had it been pushed just a little further back it would have ended up in the darts or football results section of the newspaper. But that might have drawn attention to the story.

About the size of two or three postage stamps.

No ? Then try this … Read more

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