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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhat time is the customary time for Friday News Dump?
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What time is the customary time for Friday News Dump? (Original Post)
Baitball Blogger
Apr 2017
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Sanity Claws
(21,852 posts)1. good question
maybe 4:55 Eastern time.
Warpy
(111,329 posts)2. Another hour to go
By 5 PM EDT, it's generally too late to get onto the evening news, so it's safe to dump. While there might be a "breaking" crawl on the screen, the news dumper can be secure in the knowledge that few of the audience will read it.
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)3. This one is pretty good: (from Twitter)
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Also: Save the date! May 2: Sally Yates will testify to House Intel Committee!
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QED
(2,749 posts)4. Speculation about the story?
How about Jasoninthehouse resigning?