"Local" Paper Accidentally Reveals Werewolf Outbreak in the Railway City. Tourists Flee. City Council Incensed.

Screenshot of Article from Website

The werewolf outbreak in Railway City has been flying under the radar for several years due to an unspoken agreement between the local press and the current city council. Unfortunately it has now been brought to the attention of the city and the world at large due to some zealous reporting. While the outbreak has been, for the most part, under control - and thus something most of us would prefer to keep out of the press so as to not influence tourism to the region - the cat (or should I say wolf?) is now out of the bag. 

Apparently one of the staff reporters at the Railway City-Journal didn't get the memo and has now broadcast it to the world. This is just another sad side effect of what happens when local papers in small towns are allowed to be bought out by large corporate media monopolies and the local reporters are laid off (the Railway City-Journal, which is owned by Hogtown Media, recently acquired the Elgin-County Daily and all the staff at the Elgin-County Daily were immediately laid off). Hogtown Media has a record of having their journalists bounce between communities to report for a multitude of "local" papers. As well meaning as these journalists are (and let's be honest, journalists don't have many job options at the moment), when you don't live in the small communities you're representing to the world at large sometimes you miss the nuances of what you're reporting on. 

For example; Acting as if the werewolves of Railway City are a problem - and broadcasting it the world. Everyone knows the vampires of Belmont are the real issue in this region. Why aren't any of the "local" media sites talking about that?

Anyway, what can you expect in a world where profits are paramount and media executives get their bonuses by amalgamating and then cutting the hearts out of small town papers? 

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*UPDATE* 

It appears the memo has now been forwarded to the staff reporter and the article has been modified appropriately. Hopefully this little incident can be swept under the rug and forgotten about before tourist season really starts up! 

***There is currently a burn order campaign for all the existing print copies. It has the catchy slogan of "Burn it before others learn it!" and is being spearheaded by Ned Hoovestaff. 

Screenshot of Updated News Article



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