"Scoop" is the operant word regarding news today. What they're spreading has to be scooped up for disposal.
Years ago, I stopped watching, and I've almost stopped reading. I realized that what they were spreading wasn't news if it didn't affect me. Almost nothing that's broadcast really affects me, therefore it isn't news. Only a small part of what's printed in my local paper actually affects me, either.
I heard something on the radio while on my long road trip recently, and had to jot it down. The station had, as its slogan, "If you read about it, it's history. If you hear about it, it's news radio." That about sums them up: unless you are tuned in electronically, it isn't news. These days, it isn't news unless it's a forecast.
