Breaking News

Why do we call it this?

By Deane Barker • tags: media •

This term will go away when traditional TV goes away, because it means that news is so important that the TV networks “break” into normal programming

Why I Looked It Up

CNN still uses the phrase “breaking news” on its website title. I got to wondering where it came from. When I was reminded off it, I felt a little dumb, because I grew up on network TV, and I understood the concept.

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