While I’m on the topic of the news, I’d like to point out the lax editorial standard for what constitutes “breaking news” on CNN’s homepage. Today, a bright red banner reads, President Bush’s policy in Iraq is not working, the Iraq Study Group said in releasing its long-awaited report. Important? Yes. Breaking? No. Over Thanksgiving my dad said a friend of his had been in the gym on the treadmill, when the news flashed a “breaking news” bulletin. A few people gathered around the TV, fearing there had been a major disaster somewhere. Instead, the “news” was about a celebrity’s divorce filings.
See also:
- The Boy Who Cried Wolf
- Breaking News is Broken