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STRUGGLING actor Tom Walker found overnight success when he posted his first video as the fictional TV reporter Jonathan Pie in 2015.
The Pie format is simple and devastatingly effective. After whittling off mainstream talking points, the visibly exasperated Pie then launches an off-air aside, which gives a reasonable counter-argument that much of the public is thinking but no-one is saying.
The conceit tapped into a feeling that news coverage is not only out of step with public opinion but also disingenuous, as not even the reporters believe it.
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