Talk:Breaking news

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For a March 2005 deletion over this page see Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Breaking news 2

1 Essay section
2 Merge
3 Cleanup
4 BBC graphics, origins?
5 Worldwide View?
6 Deletion of last "see also" link

[edit] Essay section

Cut from article:

With the growth of mass media such as television and the Internet, the distance from the events is decreasing. Very important events emerge simultaneously on all television networks. At the same time, the classification and commentary becomes more difficult for journalists, and relies more on speculation, or interviews with experts. Slowly occurring crises, such as a famine seldomly achieve breaking news status, and thus receive less attention.

What's all this about "distance" and attention? It sounds about right, but I don't think this is the place for it. Merge to Journalism maybe? --Uncle Ed 12:58, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Merge

I think a merge would be suitable. Both articles are almost stubs, refer to the same thing. It's just a different name. Some networks say "Special Report", some simply say "Breaking News." -- AirOdyssey 03:05, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cleanup

This article needs cleanup, the last sentece about the phrase being popularized by CNN reads like an ad (or just written by someone in CNN)

[edit] BBC graphics, origins?

I don't know who put up the "USA-centric" tag, but I would like to see the breaking news graphic that the BBC has. Also, I would like to know when the term "special report" was replaced by "breaking news." I'll bet it was the late 1980s.--Desmond Hobson 17:52, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Worldwide View?

I am wondering, could someone please elaborate on what needs to happen to the article to have a more worldwide point of view vs. a US-centric point of view it currently appears to have. Chris (Talk) (Contribs) 02:31, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

With the tag reappearing, what needs to change? Chris (Talk) (Contribs) 15:28, 22 January 2007 (UTC)