Looking at the screenshot you posted for Tulsa Kings story, I have to wonder, why was the ratings news considered "breaking" by the publisher? I get Penske covers entertainment news and so the ratings probably generate more interest for its readership than the general public. But, I can't think of a world in which the publication of the ratings for a tv show was on the same level as a massive fire or some other world changing event.
I'd like to think it's part of some strategic editorial decision making at Deadline. But honestly, I think it's that they need to have X number of new stories every day. And if that's a very lightly-rewritten press release, so be it. I think the only thing that was really "breaking" about the story was that they had just received the press release.
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Looking at the screenshot you posted for Tulsa Kings story, I have to wonder, why was the ratings news considered "breaking" by the publisher? I get Penske covers entertainment news and so the ratings probably generate more interest for its readership than the general public. But, I can't think of a world in which the publication of the ratings for a tv show was on the same level as a massive fire or some other world changing event.
I'd like to think it's part of some strategic editorial decision making at Deadline. But honestly, I think it's that they need to have X number of new stories every day. And if that's a very lightly-rewritten press release, so be it. I think the only thing that was really "breaking" about the story was that they had just received the press release.