Man landing on the moon; the assassination of JFK; the fall of Saigon; the twin towers collapse in New York. Each event has one thing in common. When they occurred, people around the world dropped whatever they were doing and turned on a television or radio to learn what was happening.

Even in the age of the Internet, when breaking news takes place, we depend on network news programs and reporters. The intriguing thing about the latter is that when something catastrophic occurs, they'r ...

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