"Breaking News"
There was an article on CNN and many other news organizations about the term, "Breaking News," and how misleading and annoying it was. True. I have 7 CNN "breaking news" emails in my inbox this morning. 5 of them are in regards to the health of Sharon and the other 2 are about Iraw bombings.
I would expect a "breaking news" email if there were NO bombings in Iraq for a change. Also, I don't need to know the health of Sharon every 7 minutes - it is just not necessary. But please, keep these news 'updates' away from my inbox and hit it with true breaking news. Please.
I would expect a "breaking news" email if there were NO bombings in Iraq for a change. Also, I don't need to know the health of Sharon every 7 minutes - it is just not necessary. But please, keep these news 'updates' away from my inbox and hit it with true breaking news. Please.
posted by Vandelay Industries @ 9:09 AM
1 Comments:
At 4:21 PM,
Anonymous said…
True. Most every news station in the states hits people with this frantic approach to try and cow them into a state of fear - so they'll continue watching. It almost reminds me of the Simpsons episode where they show the opening to Action News.
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