In Chin Deep

It seems to me that lately, every single time I turn on the news I get blasted with the terms “BREAKING NEWS!” It doesn’t matter if I am watching the local news or one of the cable news leaders. If I am watching the news, I can count on that flashy term getting flopped in my face like the breasts of a drunk girl at Mardi Gras.

The term “BREAKING NEWS” is not something new; in fact I can remember seeing it back when I was a little kid watching the news with my dad. The only thing that is different about it today is the fact that its meaning has been altered. You see, breaking news use to be actual news that happened relatively close to the time of the news broadcast. If an accident or a famous person died while the news was being aired, they would “break” in the middle of a broadcast with the “breaking” news. Nowadays the news media loves to use the term to bring up anything.

Take for example the other day with one of my local news leaders here in Sunny South Florida. This particular station’s evening newscast started with the weather, a story about the bad economy and tips on how to save money (while wearing Armani and Dolce clothing, covered in MAC makeup), and then…just then…the interruption happened. The lead anchorette said, “This just in, breaking news” and the suspenseful music started playing. She told us about a shooting that took place in the county and ended with a tiny note about the fact that it took place last night (at least 21 hours before the broadcast, victim already released from the hospital, shooter in custody). Now why the frack couldn’t they have simply told the story instead of advertising it like it was breaking news and you had to be on the lookout?!?! They do this for so many types of stories now…murders, weather disasters, plane crashes, kidnappings. Cover the story, but don’t act like it’s brand-fracking-new!

Shit like this is almost as bad as when the news media keeps you in suspense about the “dangers” in your own house. The “chemicals that you do not know that can kill you” in your pantry. I am so sick of hearing this crap that I no longer watch the news. I get my info from the place that most people do…the internet (provided they are quality sources like TMZ, the Sun, and the Daily Stalker).

Do me a favor, follow my lead, every time you see a “Breaking News” story and it isn’t breaking news…call the bastards out! Call, email, go to your news station and give them a piece of your mind!

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