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Anything to do with the media was, ultimately, a study in manipulation, no matter how unbiased those companies to be. That was all anyone needed to know, that was the reason for the word Nem had written, and the concept behind many of the answers they'd been listening to. Manipulation was everywhere, and if you couldn't find it, it was probably working. That, or there was an opportunity to introduce it for your own benefit. Or both; they were not mutually exclusive possibilities.
When the next question came, again Nem said nothing, and just added another line to their parchment in their tiny writing, directly under the first.
this morning
That morning, and every morning before it, and every evening in the Evening Prophet. Every piece of media. Recard probably wanted to hear about notable historical events, and then more specific detail regarding the media in question, but she had asked for an instance in history. This morning technically qualified; it was a past event, it belonged to history, and those working for the different newspapers tried to sway public opinion every single day, regardless of how many people actually noticed.
Applying a possibly-deliberate overly literal interpretation to class instructions had ended in a fair amount of conflict in one particular lesson last term, so maybe Recard had the right of it. Maybe, in some ways, Nem really never did learn.
Not that it mattered, as they were still not supplying a verbal answer. They clicked their tongue a single time, let their gaze drift the window again, and teetered on the legs of their chair, using a toe to correct the balance every now and then. Still listening.
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