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Brickbat

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5. Good story, but not "breaking."

Reply to sheshe2 (Original post)

Thu Dec 20, 2012, 05:52 PM

Dec 2012

"Breaking" news generally means something that's so important that a broadcaster is going to interrupt what it's doing to make sure you know about it. We're trained to think "something new and urgent" when we see "breaking" online. Just FYI.

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Good story, but not "breaking." Brickbat Dec 2012 #5

Edited...Thanks sheshe2 Dec 2012 #6

Thank you! Brickbat Dec 2012 #7