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Merriam-Webster's online dictionary defines the word important as "marked by or indicative of significant worth or consequence : valuable in content or relationship." Therefore, when asking what it takes to make poverty an important news story, the question is really, how can poverty be reported on in such a way that it leaves a lasting effect on media consumers? Finding a definition for "poverty" is much more elusive than finding a definition for the word "important." The United States census defines a family as living in poverty when their total income is less than the family's threshold...