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human
CMV: Putting the word 'BREAKING' in a headline is meaningless and so the practice should be stopped.

This doesn't give any additional information about the topic being covered.

Some might say that this tells you the story is very recent. I disagree because:

A. You can find old articles that say 'BREAKING' in them.

B. Obviously if an article or video was published recently, the story is breaking.

Some might say this tells you the reporting is still preliminary, but that has been covered by the previous points I wrote. Besides, almost all news reports are liable to be changed - very few news stories remain static for long.

So, change my view: the word BREAKING in a headline is meaningless and there's no logical reason to continue doing it.

**Edit: I've awarded a delta for TV-related news. I can see how a 'breaking story' on TV could be important as it butts-in to existing programming. Written news (eg. website) is still a problem though.**
gpt
I think “Breaking” in terms of news means that it’s breaking up your programming. For instance, you might be watching a segment on the election, but at the bottom it says, “Breaking: Biden falls off bike.” This doesn’t mean it’s new, it means it’s not part of the election programming, it’s breaking in or breaking it up and adding something unrelated that’s important.