The Pop Craveification of Breaking News

We're all learning about major events through increasingly bizarre digital formats.

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@taylorlorenz It's sad that those people who criticize CNN also unironically also say independent talking heads like The Blaze are accurate.
@taylorlorenz That last dig at CNN got me good 🤣

@taylorlorenz the first time I saw a hint of this happening was about 10-15 years ago.

A work colleague announced some surprising (but benign) news to our entire office. Some were skeptical and enquired if it was true.

The response was, that it must be, because they read it on David Beckham's Instagram story.