wtf – Andy Sternberg https://andysternberg.com insights from the digital future Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:05:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 3320022 Why Call it ‘Breaking’ or ‘Developing’ When it’s Not? https://andysternberg.com/heres-my-recommendation-for-cnn-com-photo/ https://andysternberg.com/heres-my-recommendation-for-cnn-com-photo/#respond Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:05:05 +0000 http://netzoo.net/heres-my-recommendation-for-cnn-com-photo/ Continue reading "Why Call it ‘Breaking’ or ‘Developing’ When it’s Not?"

]]> Call me easily perturbed by 24-hour news media shock lingo, but CNN and CNN.com can’t seem to post a story without having an alarming red bar over or under it, indicating either developing or breaking story.

Case in point, when Tiger Woods misses the cut at the British Open it is NOT a developing story. It IS a story and it may warrant being highlighted but there’s no reason to tease readers with the “developing” tag. It happened.

See CNN.com‘s current feature at left (as of 1:55pm PT, 7/17/09), along with my recommendation at right.

 

tiger woods misses cut at british open

 

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