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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWell, it's about time to turn on the t.v. machine. It's past 3:30 here in CST and that means
there will be breaking news soon.
Go for it reporters!!
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Well, it's about time to turn on the t.v. machine. It's past 3:30 here in CST and that means (Original Post)
shraby
May 2017
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elleng
(130,732 posts)1. Well kind of, Preakness!
Post time is set for 6:45 p.m. ET from Pimlico Race Course, but there's plenty of races before the main event.
underpants
(182,609 posts)4. Watching the pre-races
I love watching the horses.
No reason to sit here for 2 hours!
mhw
(678 posts)2. Breaking simply means they've sifted through it & deemed it
sanitized to MSM standards.
They all headline the same breaking news and which ever station gets it out first gets the "clicks"/views.
Yup, they are predictable.
shraby
(21,946 posts)3. The Times was working on something last night and was working verifying it. Had to do
with what they broke yesterday.
mhw
(678 posts)6. Yes. Times & WaPo seem to be doing some serious sleuthing
TV news ..or "breaking" news is as you stated it was.
Applause to journalists & their sources willing to step into this snakepit to reveal what they can.