Breaking News That Isn’t News

James Joyner | Thursday, January 4, 2007

I’ve received two BREAKING NEWS alerts from CNN in my inbox today:

“Congress convened today with Democrats in control of both the House and Senate for the first time in a dozen years.” (12:06)

“California Democrat Nancy Pelosi has become the first woman to be elected speaker of the United States House of Representatives.” (1:33)

Are either of these surprising to anyone who would actually subscribe to CNN alerts?

About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia.

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Sour grapes, anyone? It must be painful to be a Republican today. Too bad.

Posted by thomas | January 4, 2007 | 04:37 pm | Permalink

 

These events were pre-ordained two months ago. It's newsworthy to cover, to be sure, but it's not BREAKING NEWS.

Posted by James Joyner | January 4, 2007 | 04:45 pm | Permalink

 

It's not news it's cheerleading.

Posted by Bandit | January 5, 2007 | 07:51 am | Permalink

 

Ummm. Thomas...
Consider; Was that 'breaking news' when Republcians took over?

No?

Case closed.

Posted by Bithead | January 5, 2007 | 11:27 am | Permalink

 

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