I think we as Americans are absolutely bombarded and overwhelmed by the unbelievably vast quantity of news outlets.  And while the current major news item is certainly newsworthy, I think there are simply way too many outlets that broadcast the exact same news.  Of the 5 daily talk shows on a major New York FM radio station, exactly 100% of them talked about the major news item to no end.  Of the 4 major cable networks, exactly 100% of them devoted entire segments of their 6pm and 10pm news shows to the major news item.  Of the 3 major cable news networks, exactly 100% of them have designed a graphic and come up with a catchy title for the major news item.  I haven't researched it, but I wouldn't doubt that exactly 100% of the newspapers in the entire country have a front page story about the major news item. 

And again, the current major news item is definitely newsworthy.  But what about the stupid crap last week?  And what about the stupid crap from before that?  It just seems like every "story" is deemed a "breaking story", which means every news outlet in the country covers it until it literally can't be covered any more. 

But besides the content, there is just simply an overabundance of coverage.  Sometimes I just want a break from it all, but the traditional venue for taking a break is filled with all the same stuff.  There's just no way to get away from it except by shutting off all connections to media. #entertainment