‘Gadfly Doctor Delivers Harsh Words for High Epopt, Media’

Doctor Malcolm Eon, high dignitary of Gokhos Sakima, has issued strident criticisms for Kon-Braga, the planet’s High Epopt. Dr Eon’s disparagement of the leader’s political performance has been well noted; Eon has now broadened his range of reproach to include the planetary media’s dereliction of objective coverage, especially after the High Epopt’s first fireside chat that was aired recently.
  “The High Epopt, in his incessant babbling and frivolity, has baffled the populace to a point of grave concern. As for dealing with the economy, he continues to sit on his thumbs,” Dr Eon pointed out in a recent communiqué. “And this ‘fireside chat’ — gimme a break! Did his mum knit that sweater? And that cozy parlour schtick is all chroma-keyed — his palace is waaay more swank than that! Filled with baubles and macramé!
  “And our blow-dried media shills smile and breathlessly gush over this dotardly doyen and his every feeble pronouncement,” Eon added brusquely. “Both the epopt and his media manservants’ thinking comes straight out of their fanny-packs full of feelings!”
  Now that Gokhos Sakima has been granted novitiate member status of the United Planets, it is unclear how Gokhos Sakima Lumivision (GSLV) and other planetary media will react to coverage by United Planets Media. Under UP member status, all citizens are guaranteed access to UP Media content.
  “It will be business as usual,” Dr Eon said rather pessimistically. “Citizens never get the whole picture. People of the galaxy are tired of Fake News.”

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