ABC News medical contributor Dr. John Brownstein discusses the latest in the fight against the pandemic as the San Diego Unified School District reinstates its indoor mask mandate.
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The terms “breaking news” and “current news” are often used interchangeably. Breaking news generally refers to the most important story of the moment. This term can also refer to an event that is live, but that has not yet been reported by the news organization. Breaking news may be a redundant term because it refers to all news. Another use is “just in,” which refers to a news story that has not yet been reported by any news organization.
In some instances, breaking news can interrupt regular programming. During prime time, breaking news may include the interruption of new programs or highly rated programs with a limited amount of airtime. One example of this occurred in April 2017 when ABC broadcast an episode of Scandal, but subsequently aired a segment about a rocket launch launched in Yemen. Breaking news during prime time is also problematic for broadcast networks, because it interrupts a popular program or a highly rated show.
Unlike the old days when a breaking news event occupied an entire news channel, today’s 24-hour news channels routinely interrupt their programming. Special reports are usually only interrupted by urgent breaking news events, such as the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Broadcasters also advertise their programs as “the first to report breaking news.”
