The Epistemological Appeal in Breaking News

Breaking News! It's like a plot-twist, a mini plot twist you can now be privy to. People always look for epistemological edge. We want to be ahead of the situation by predicting outcomes. This level of 'insight' into your situational reality increases the efficacy of your actions. Your execution becomes better the closer outcomes come to your predictions. Being 'ahead' of the situation gives you safety because you adapt to changing conditions quicker than others. You're quicker and more efficacious than your environment. Adaptation as epistemological edge and superiority. That's what's so sexy about breaking news, they promise people this edge and people trust news sources with a credible informational edge.

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• Topic / The Production of Meaning

• Topic / Culture of Media and Artifact