Breaking News That Isn’t News
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James Joyner | Thursday, January 4, 2007 |
I’ve received two BREAKING NEWS alerts from CNN in my inbox today:
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“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 with his wife and infant daughter.
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Comments
Sour grapes, anyone? It must be painful to be a Republican today. Too bad.
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.
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