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What does this "Extra!" bit mean?

• projektfu 7y ago
  When breaking news came out a newspaper would sometimes publish an extra edition to go out in the afternoon. The paperboys would stereotypically say, “Extra! Extra! Read all about it!”
  • boulos 7y ago
    The Wikipedia article [1] is to the point here, and even explains why they went away: the introduction of radio meant that a one-off printing for news didn’t make sense as everyone heard it on the radio. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspaper_extra https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspaper_extra
  • dang 7y ago
    At some point paperboys will need to be explained also, and some time after that, newspapers.
    • projektfu 7y ago
      You see, we had things called computers, which were like an interface between you and the network...