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Another definition (and the one I was thinking of): Breaking news is a current event that broadcasters feel warrants the interruption of scheduled programming
by fallentimes 18y ago
Another definition (and the one I was thinking of):
Breaking news is a current event that broadcasters feel warrants the interruption of scheduled programming in order to report its details
- jorgeortiz85 18y agoDid cnn.com really "interrupt" any "scheduled" programming with the Cuban story? They usually just have that red bar over the top with the "breaking" headline.
- fallentimes 18y agoObviously the definition doesn't transfer perfectly to the internet. Traditionally breaking news is reserved for news deemed important (see previous definition). The problem is, everyone uses it too much, and if too many things are deemed important, nothing is. And we're back to where we started :).