Concepts

The 24-Hour News Cycle

Journalism

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Film and Media Atlas. "The 24-Hour News Cycle." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://media.interactiveatlas.org/concepts/twenty-four-hour-news-cycle.

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Film and Media Atlas. (n.d.). The 24-Hour News Cycle. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://media.interactiveatlas.org/concepts/twenty-four-hour-news-cycle

BibTeX

@misc{filmandmediaatlas-the-24-hour-news-cycle,
  author = {Film and Media Atlas},
  title = {The 24-Hour News Cycle},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://media.interactiveatlas.org/concepts/twenty-four-hour-news-cycle},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

News produced and consumed continuously rather than at the daily paper's or evening bulletin's rhythm, dating from CNN's launch in 1980 and intensified by the internet and social media. It changed journalism's economics and its temptations: the scoop measured in minutes, the airtime that must be filled whether or not news has happened.

Facts

Concept Domain

Journalism 1

Formulated Year

1980 1

Conventionally dated from CNN's June 1980 launch.

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

CNN

Source Encyclopedia Britannica

In Medium

Television

Source Encyclopedia Britannica

Sources

1. Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.View the Source

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