Hedda Winchell/Dame Rumor: Breakfast

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From her seat at the bar, Hedda Winchell peruses the latest news and pseudo-news and alternative news and not-news-but-actually-olds all filtering through her tablet. Taken together, the data passing her gaze ranges from high-minded discussion to further serve the Public Interest, to the sensationalized, attention-mongering stories that the public is actually interested in, to the pithy clickbait and tabloid trash designed to be seen and immediately taken in without question, supposedly dismissed and forgotten until they still manage to influence one's decisions some time down the line.

It's fascinating to see the same topics in all levels of reporting, these days. At least for her.

Hedda sips her coffee, pausing for a little while to take in the latest media arguments trending on Twitter, the unsubstantiated and partially-substantiated claims by either side, the name-calling, the memes, the veiled threats, the general spouting of words without communication.



...Hmmm... pancakes sound good this morning. Or french toast. Something sweet.