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The news so urgent it interrupts itself, often to announce that nothing has happened yet.

means Refers to a developing story reported as it unfolds, before all the facts are confirmed.

from From the idea of a story literally breaking into scheduled programming; the verb break has signaled sudden disruption since Old English brecan.

Banner abuseOften slapped on hours-old or trivial stories.
Ratings hookThe word spikes viewer attention almost instantly.
Live taxSpeed routinely trades accuracy for being first.
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