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Pretty much. All journalists don't like to be second, but most don't get a say (they work in quantity not quality). Journalists need exclusives, just re-hashi
by buro9 14y ago
Pretty much.
All journalists don't like to be second, but most don't get a say (they work in quantity not quality).
Journalists need exclusives, just re-hashing an existing story doesn't offer a compelling reason to the reader to choose your news outlet.
So the top-tier outlets will only want to spend their column inches and reader attention on the stories that give a compelling reason for them to continue returning... that is, exclusive stories and additional depth into breaking news.
- saraid216 14y agoTo expand on it a little, People are naturally averse to being redundant when they're conscious of it. If the work has been done, why repeat? As a writer, I dislike writing things that have been written: if I don't have something new to say, why say it? (There are good reasons to repeat, e.g. practice, but that doesn't apply here.)