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Friday 27 Feb 09
News, breaking news and more news coming up soon
When did this happen? When did our society become so obsessed with news? News. Breaking news. More news coming up. Newspapers on the way to work, three on the way home.
Arrrghhh, too much bloody news!
I liked it much more when it was acceptable to read just one really good newspaper and it was ok that it took all week to read that.
It's not even the case that we have suddenly all become news junkies. Can anyone really tell me what is going on in the world after reading The Metro?
And how many people claim to read a newspaper everyday? But if you’re reading The Metro/LondonLite/LondonPaper (*delete as applicable) then you must understand that it doesn’t actually count.
(** If you read the LondonPaper, I judge you – harshly).
And where did all this news suddenly come from?
Gordon Brown sneezing in the Houses of Parliament isn't news and doesn't constitute a "breaking news" news flash. It just doesn't.
Rant over!
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