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History of Sketchy Scoops
Recently, a reporter friend of mine, Sam “Scoop” Sterling, was a victim of corporate downsizing. Accounts of exactly why he was downsized differ, but “Scoop” is convinced that he revealed more than the power elite wanted to have made known.
Being fired was a transformational experience for him. As he looks back over his career he can see how he was used as a puppet by those in control to disseminate the ‘accepted narratives’ and relay the messages they wanted to have made known. More than that though, he has become convinced that there is a vast network devoted to hiding the ‘truth’ from the everyday citizen. More than anything else, he wanted to start this newsletter to reveal that truth to his fellow man.
Having become disillusioned with the corporate world, he decided to go solo. Now, he travels from town to town in a beat-up, and slightly rusted-out 1987 Ford Econoline van. He’s out there even now meeting new people and digging up the stories that we will publish tomorrow. If you’re fortunate enough to meet him, maybe you will show up in the pages of Sketchy Scoops.
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