Anybody Notice That CNN Keeps The "Breaking News" Text On Almost 24/7 Now?....

[global1]

It seems that every time I go to CNN - they are promoting "Breaking News" - even when nothing is breaking. Most of the time it was breaking news at one time - but the fact that they keep talking about the same thing and repeating stories - they keep the "Breaking News" Text on the screen.

What was the story about the 'boy who cried Wolf (Blitzer)?

[dixiegrrrrl]

1. They do it because somewhere, a canine dog is barking.

I, along with millions of others, watched that CNN woman excitedly and repeatedly reporting that
"a canine dog" was barking at whatever street she was on in Boston.

[Cali_Democrat]

3. LOL

I didn't see it directly on CNN, but Jon Stewart talked about that.

Funny stuff. So inane and ridiculous that it's funny.

[Yavin4]

4. Is there such a thing as a "non canine dog" ? Aren't all dogs canines? n/t

[Posteritatis]

2. I've been noticing it in the forums here more often, too. (nt)

[Renew Deal]

5. I noticed it

[Marr]

6. They've been breaking the news for years.

It's well broken now.

[gejohnston]

7. since I don't have cable

and cable "news" was mostly banal chat shows when I did, no I haven't noticed.

[The Straight Story]

8. Like fox news has it's 'alert' up all the time

They hope it keeps people on the channel because there is something always going on (all the while a ton of other news stories go unreported).