1. Nobody got laid off at any of the publications that wrote the stories in that image.

2. The reporters wrote the stories based on actual events. None of these pieces are "takes" recommending this. They are reported-out stories.

3. They didn't start the initiatives that led to the stories. If you've got a problem with it, go criticize the people that started these initiatives to assist these communities.

4. There are also initiatives to bring journalists into these areas to better report on them. https://thegroundtruthproject.org/call-applications-appalach...

Aren’t those actual events ? Those are people with previous coal mining experience that are now coding.

It’s like reading about teens that built apps.