Silly Breaking News of the Day
Steven L. Taylor
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Wednesday, September 8, 2010
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CNN just sent me an e-mail to confirm that “The Pastor Behind ‘Burn a Koran Day’ Says the Event Will Go On as Planned.”
How in the world does that qualify as breaking news?
About Steven L. Taylor
Steven L. Taylor is a retired Professor of Political Science and former College of Arts and Sciences Dean. His main areas of expertise include parties, elections, and the institutional design of democracies. His most recent book is the co-authored
A Different Democracy: American Government in a 31-Country Perspective. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas and his BA from the University of California, Irvine. He has been blogging since 2003 (originally at the now defunct Poliblog).
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Two weeks ago, I received a “Breaking News” alert that Bristol Palin would be appearing on Dancing With The Stars.
That qualifies as neither “Breaking” nor “News”
Down here in Florida the Florida news media once felt an urge to report on a lawyer’s stomach ache.
http://wdbo.com/localnews/2009/02/jose-baez-in-hospital-over-wee.html