http://whowhatwhy.org/2016/03/01/the-curious-timing-of-the-boston-bombing-documents-release/
Journalists refer to a “news dump” when information is revealed at a
point in time that makes it unlikely that much coverage is dedicated to
it. That is why administrations often release potentially damaging
information on Friday afternoons, for example.
And that makes the timing of the latest information dump in the
Tsarnaev case particularly interesting. After all, the newly unsealed
court documents were made available the day before the biggest day for
Massachusetts journalists this year – Super Tuesday and the primary in
their state.
In other words, there is no better day this year to “bury” news in
Boston and, in light of the anticipated fallout from Super Tuesday, it
is also likely that the mainstream press will not give the documents the
scrutiny and coverage they deserve.
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