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steve2470

(37,457 posts) Sun Nov 19, 2017, 05:07 PM Nov 2017

Am I the only one who really strongly dislikes the way CNN does BREAKING???

I don't watch CNN very often, but my god, EVERYTHING IS FREAKING BREAKING NEWS, DROP EVERYTHING, CALL YOUR MOTHER, CALL THE NEIGHBORS etc.

They abuse that term to the point of utter ridiculousness. It could be freaking hours since it "broke" and they STILL say breaking.

You too?

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Am I the only one who really strongly dislikes the way CNN does BREAKING??? (Original Post) steve2470 Nov 2017 OP

It's a gambit for ratings. nycbos Nov 2017 #1

yep steve2470 Nov 2017 #2

Yes-they overuse it to extremes. After the initial infomation is compiled and confirmed Boomerproud Nov 2017 #3

agreed! nt steve2470 Nov 2017 #4

their variant of the infamous local news "an everyday household item might kill you? -- news at 11!" unblock Nov 2017 #5

yes haha nt steve2470 Nov 2017 #6

Yes... it is ridiculous. hlthe2b Nov 2017 #7

Something is always breaking... mostly CNN'S ratings. InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2017 #8

We see it here, too. TheCowsCameHome Nov 2017 #9

Agreed. Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! aaaaaa5a Nov 2017 #10

They might as well leave their BREAKING NEWS chyron up all the time. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2017 #11

exactly lol nt steve2470 Nov 2017 #12

Agree 100% and hate it. Golden Raisin Nov 2017 #13

CNN BREAKING NEWS: Dog Refuses to Bark at Mail Carrier hispanic white guy Nov 2017 #14

I think they copied Fox News Alert LeftInTX Nov 2017 #15

nycbos

(6,037 posts)

1. It's a gambit for ratings.

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Sun Nov 19, 2017, 05:12 PM

Nov 2017

steve2470

(37,457 posts)

2. yep

Reply to nycbos (Reply #1)

Sun Nov 19, 2017, 05:13 PM

Nov 2017

It's just so freaking overdone, anyone with any awareness of time says HUH?

Boomerproud

(7,964 posts)

3. Yes-they overuse it to extremes. After the initial infomation is compiled and confirmed

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Sun Nov 19, 2017, 05:16 PM

Nov 2017

they should start labeling it "Developing Story", not "Breaking News" 10 hours into the event.

steve2470

(37,457 posts)

4. agreed! nt

Reply to Boomerproud (Reply #3)

Sun Nov 19, 2017, 05:19 PM

Nov 2017

unblock

(52,317 posts)

5. their variant of the infamous local news "an everyday household item might kill you? -- news at 11!"

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Sun Nov 19, 2017, 05:25 PM

Nov 2017

steve2470

(37,457 posts)

6. yes haha nt

Reply to unblock (Reply #5)

Sun Nov 19, 2017, 05:27 PM

Nov 2017

hlthe2b

(102,352 posts)

7. Yes... it is ridiculous.

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Sun Nov 19, 2017, 05:39 PM

Nov 2017

InAbLuEsTaTe

(24,122 posts)

8. Something is always breaking... mostly CNN'S ratings.

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Sun Nov 19, 2017, 05:42 PM

Nov 2017

Why I never watch anymore.

TheCowsCameHome

(40,168 posts)

9. We see it here, too.

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Sun Nov 19, 2017, 05:43 PM

Nov 2017

Complete with ***********'s all over the place.

aaaaaa5a

(4,667 posts)

10. Agreed. Wolf! Wolf! Wolf!

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Sun Nov 19, 2017, 06:02 PM

Nov 2017

The term breaking news no longer has meaning.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,835 posts)

11. They might as well leave their BREAKING NEWS chyron up all the time.

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Sun Nov 19, 2017, 06:20 PM

Nov 2017

To be fair, though, shit does seem to happen quite a lot these days.

steve2470

(37,457 posts)

12. exactly lol nt

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #11)

Sun Nov 19, 2017, 06:29 PM

Nov 2017

Golden Raisin

(4,613 posts)

13. Agree 100% and hate it.

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Sun Nov 19, 2017, 06:47 PM

Nov 2017

It completely devalues when there is a truly important story. I'm old and when I was young (Cold War Era) if there was a "Breaking News" banner or program interruption the audience immediately knew something truly momentous and bigtime had happened or was about to happen. I mean big like JFK's assassination, the 9/11 attacks, or impending atomic war somewhere.

hispanic white guy

(22 posts)

14. CNN BREAKING NEWS: Dog Refuses to Bark at Mail Carrier

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Sun Nov 19, 2017, 06:58 PM

Nov 2017

Video and analysis at the top of the hour!

LeftInTX

(25,545 posts)

15. I think they copied Fox News Alert

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Sun Nov 19, 2017, 09:17 PM

Nov 2017

I know that everything at Fox is a "News Alert"....everything....This goes back to early 2000s, when I would take my daughter to the dental school where she had her orthodontics. They showed Fox in the waiting room and I was like, WTF?

Every time there was a "Fox News Alert" everyone would stare at the screen as if there was some awful disaster, which was every 5 minutes.

In the past several years, CNN has gotten into this and it is stupid.

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