Best plan I have had in years. I broke the antenna. I can’t get regular TV. All my news comes across the radio. Much less stress! Even with the other day when we would get the Emergency Signal Roaring every two hours for a day and a half!
And here’s the latest SOGGY News from Louisiana! The latest SMOKEY News from Sacramento, California — State Politicians are getting tired of second hand smoke. The latest TURN-STYLE News from New York City — Shifty Jones makes city record in being busted 42 times in five days.
in philly, before i gave up on the channel, the ABC affiliate started their evening broadcast with “breaking news” so often i thought it was a part of f their opening music
CP24 has the red banner on the top of the page saying “BREAKING NEWS” and shows the number of new covid cases. Six cases or sixty, it is breaking news.
It means nothing anymore.
“When everyone is special, no one is” – Dash, The Incredibles
there is no such thing as ‘breaking news’ anymore – just ‘breaking opinion’ which everyone calls ‘breaking news’ factless, faulty, fictitious, and fruity -the competition to be the “first” and get the most ‘clicks’ with the ’breaking opinion" is high when you compete in the technical world we have now.
The overuse of that term is just one example of why the Media has lost so much credibility these days. Another one is how they spend countless hours in analysis to justify their own opinions instead of just giving us the unvarnished facts.
The problem with breaking news is that, whatever you are watching it on, you need to clean out the broken pieces. That’s why they make tvs amd computers with little drawers- so you can empty the broken pieces.
Superfrog over 4 years ago
Tomorrow we’ll have analysis of how it broke and an opinion on why it broke and whose fault it was.
I Mad Am I over 4 years ago
Best plan I have had in years. I broke the antenna. I can’t get regular TV. All my news comes across the radio. Much less stress! Even with the other day when we would get the Emergency Signal Roaring every two hours for a day and a half!
wiatr over 4 years ago
I just love “Breaking News” that happened two days ago. That’s well past Breaking News shelf life. Anything older than 2 hours is old news.
amethyst52 Premium Member over 4 years ago
Waaaay overused!
littlejohn Premium Member over 4 years ago
And here’s the latest SOGGY News from Louisiana! The latest SMOKEY News from Sacramento, California — State Politicians are getting tired of second hand smoke. The latest TURN-STYLE News from New York City — Shifty Jones makes city record in being busted 42 times in five days.
Differentname over 4 years ago
Breaks your heart, breaks your wallet, breaks your mind…
donwalter over 4 years ago
…almost as good as “coming right up”…
tripwire45 over 4 years ago
The news is broken.
Wizard of Ahz-no relation over 4 years ago
in philly, before i gave up on the channel, the ABC affiliate started their evening broadcast with “breaking news” so often i thought it was a part of f their opening music
Frank Farkel over 4 years ago
Lester Holt opens the vast majority of his newscasts with that very term: “Breaking News”
rickmac1937 Premium Member over 4 years ago
Priceless
Pet over 4 years ago
CP24 has the red banner on the top of the page saying “BREAKING NEWS” and shows the number of new covid cases. Six cases or sixty, it is breaking news.
It means nothing anymore.
“When everyone is special, no one is” – Dash, The Incredibles
KEA over 4 years ago
Sturgeon’s Law (look it up) can now be applied to “news”
Saddenedby Premium Member over 4 years ago
there is no such thing as ‘breaking news’ anymore – just ‘breaking opinion’ which everyone calls ‘breaking news’ factless, faulty, fictitious, and fruity -the competition to be the “first” and get the most ‘clicks’ with the ’breaking opinion" is high when you compete in the technical world we have now.
J Short over 4 years ago
They know it’s breaking because they just created it themselves 5 minutes earlier.
wes tnt over 4 years ago
no, now they’re called “bombshells”. one per day for the next 50!
J Short over 4 years ago
I also like, so and so “rips” or “destroys” such and such.
rshive over 4 years ago
Just not broken enough.
Linguist over 4 years ago
“EXTRA! EXTRA!! Read all about it!”
Many of you are too young to have ever heard that newsboy’s cry … in fact, many of you are too young to know what a newsboy was.
DCBakerEsq over 4 years ago
I know, right?
heathcliff2 over 4 years ago
What new news bits are unnoticed while avoiding breaking news, often seemingly used equally to the number of commercial breaks.
COL Crash over 4 years ago
The overuse of that term is just one example of why the Media has lost so much credibility these days. Another one is how they spend countless hours in analysis to justify their own opinions instead of just giving us the unvarnished facts.
Steverino Premium Member over 4 years ago
The problem with breaking news is that, whatever you are watching it on, you need to clean out the broken pieces. That’s why they make tvs amd computers with little drawers- so you can empty the broken pieces.
Plods with ...™ over 4 years ago
Too much breaking going on… sigh
tung cha cha cha over 4 years ago
Gotta grab your attention somehow: EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT! preceded BREAKING NEWS!
kf6rro over 4 years ago
If it doesn’t bleed it doesn’t lead.
hsawlrae over 4 years ago
And later today we will have breaking news that will break in 2 days from now. We broke it first.
Homerville Premium Member over 4 years ago
That comes after the commercials.
kathleenhicks62 over 4 years ago
“News” is getting me down, rather watch TCM or an old tv show.
janetlindquist over 4 years ago
How about the truth?
Sailor46 USN 65-95 over 4 years ago
Breaking News: There is still no cure for mornings.
mikendi over 4 years ago
The truth is no longer breaking news…
cwg over 4 years ago
The Andy Griffin Show!