CNN SUCKS III

apparently there was an explosion in NY outside the british consulate. why is this not front page news on CNN and NYTimes.com?

that's right, because its 13 hours old.

it has already been eclipsed by the runaway bride story and the elvis movie on CBS this weekend respectively.

how is this possible? according to john hartley's essay "the frequencies of public writing," he states that the internet has caused us to become less interested in detailed stories, rather we just move from one to another at a pace that does not allow for contemplation. because the story is 13 hours old (mind you today the UK also saw the parlimentary elections that reelected Blair but weakened his labor party), there is no reason to maintain or expand it. i believe that the assumption is that everyone who needs to know already knows. how can that make sense?

then when i search for it on google, the top stories are coming from The Scotsman and Forbes...
try it sometime, its amusing.