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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHey Media guys!!. . . "Breaking News" means it JUST happened..
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not the stuff you've been repeating all day...
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Hey Media guys!!. . . "Breaking News" means it JUST happened.. (Original Post)
annabanana
Jan 2015
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Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)1. But then we don't get to use our flashy banner graphics.
It makes what we are doing look so much more important and makes you forget all about the news that we are NOT covering.
annabanana
(52,791 posts)2. You may have hit the nail on the head there! . . . . n/t
LiberalAndProud
(12,799 posts)3. Breaking News stopped being a 'pay attention' banner
a while ago, for me. The items that earn that epithet on broadcast news these days are usually neither breaking nor news worthy.
malaise
(269,157 posts)4. It is so annoying
and dishonest. It used to have meaning - not any more.
Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)5. Turn off the boob tube.
Join the millions who have disengaged from the one way information dump.
Your life will be richer for it.