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Is it weird and worrisome or understandable and useful to have so much reporting about Elizabeth Holmes reporting to prison?

I was instinctively disinclined to blog about the news that former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes was reporting today to federal prison.  But all my newsfeeds (which, admittedly, focus on criminal justice news) are ablaze with coverage.  Here are just a few of the new  pieces I have seen:

From the AP, “What’s to know about the Texas prison where Elizabeth Holmes is starting her 11-year sentence?

From CNN, “What Elizabeth Holmes’ life in prison could look like

From Deadline, “Amanda Seyfried Says She ‘Feels’ For Children Of Jail-Bound Elizabeth Holmes

From NPR, “Elizabeth Holmes has started her 11-year prison sentence. Here’s what to know

From the New York Times, “Elizabeth Holmes Reports to Prison to Begin More Than 11-Year Sentence

From the Washington Post, “Elizabeth Holmes, disgraced Theranos founder, reports to prison

As the title of this post suggests, I am genuinely unsure what to make of all the media coverage.  Because I found various documentaries and docu-dramas about Holmes and Theranos quite interesting, I can understand why there is so much media attention.  But I would sincerely be interested in various perspectives on whether all this media attention is sound or silly.