Guest Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 I just want to vent about needless alarming (and "fake news" - though it's real, it isn't important). If you go to CNN Money, at the top of the page there is a red banner that says: "Breaking News Dow closes with a 44-point loss, Nasdaq slips 0.3%. Airline stocks struggle, with United Continental falling 5%." Why is a fraction of a percent gain/or loss "breaking news"? This happens a lot too. Shouldn't "breaking news" be used for something, ugh, important? And the media wonders why they've lost some trust with folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DooDiligence Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 I just want to vent about needless alarming (and "fake news" - though it's real, it isn't important). If you go to CNN Money, at the top of the page there is a red banner that says: "Breaking News Dow closes with a 44-point loss, Nasdaq slips 0.3%. Airline stocks struggle, with United Continental falling 5%." Why is a fraction of a percent gain/or loss "breaking news"? This happens a lot too. Shouldn't "breaking news" be used for something, ugh, important? And the media wonders why they've lost some trust with folks. To their credit, they didn't say "Dow Plummets" I've become desensitized to the whole "breaking news" "plummeting" "catastrophic" media/politician/dewshnozzle BS... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkbabang Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 I just want to vent about needless alarming (and "fake news" - though it's real, it isn't important). If you go to CNN Money, at the top of the page there is a red banner that says: "Breaking News Dow closes with a 44-point loss, Nasdaq slips 0.3%. Airline stocks struggle, with United Continental falling 5%." Why is a fraction of a percent gain/or loss "breaking news"? This happens a lot too. Shouldn't "breaking news" be used for something, ugh, important? And the media wonders why they've lost some trust with folks. To their credit, they didn't say "Dow Plummets" I've become desensitized to the whole "breaking news" "plummeting" "catastrophic" media/politician/dewshnozzle BS... "Breaking News" used to mean something exciting or extraordinary just happened, but now it is just whatever is happening at the moment even if it isn't much of anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DynamicPerception Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 frank87 That made me smile. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DooDiligence Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 That was the most pressing news I saw today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onyx1 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 ' Laughed out loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert_Rat Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Holy jesus that was funny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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