Why is everything a breaking news?

Why is it that everything these days is a “Now breaking” or “Breaking News” or “Flash News”?  I can understand the news channel’s wish to grab my attention but just seem that every time I look at CNN the word “Breaking News” is on the screen.  This is just stupid and ridiculous.

Breaking news for me is when a flight lands in the Hudson or when the President decides to take my tax dollars and donate in billions to some one I don’t think deserves it.  When a lower court in Florida sentences some one for kidnaping their own kid, it is just news — not breaking news.

Please — stop this…

One thought on “Why is everything a breaking news?

  1. alwaysindian says:

    well now NEWS paper are using the term just to get attention..the definition of journalism is changing day by day..there are very few quality news channels around.. 😦

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