Breaking News That Isn’t News
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Thursday, January 4, 2007
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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?
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Sour grapes, anyone? It must be painful to be a Republican today. Too bad.
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These events were pre-ordained two months ago. It’s newsworthy to cover, to be sure, but it’s not BREAKING NEWS.
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[...] Joyner says: 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) [...]
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It’s not news it’s cheerleading.
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Ummm. Thomas…
Consider; Was that ‘breaking news’ when Republcians took over?
No?
Case closed.
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First act for Dems is ethics cleanup…
Democrats take control of the House Thursday for the first time in a dozen years and plan as their f…
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