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story:2
identifier: werewolf_runoff3
desk: campaign4
hook: "Walker: a werewolf beats a vampire"5
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escalation:7
-8
step: 19
claim: "loss blamed on anti-werewolf bigotry"10
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voice: deadpan12
quotes: invented13
label: satire14
aimed_at: politicianWerewolf runoffCampaign desk · Dec 7, 2022
Deskcampaign
Real hookNov 2022
LabelSatire
EscalationsOne step further1
The satire model
Four components turn a real headline into a story you can safely forward.
Running gags
A small catalog of recurring characters keeps the universe consistent from story to story.
Capitol
Vinnie
An official who works for every agency at once and never gives a surname.
Tech
The poll
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Media
The panel
Six people, warm lighting, no information.
Campaign trail
The memo
Three lines long, leaked within the hour.
Who is in scope
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