What’s the difference between Breaking News and Spot News?
Thanks for the interesting post. At news4usa.com, I learned a lot. And most importantly, this resource is constantly updated. So that I can keep up to date with the latest news.
I think that the main difference is that breaking news is about something really unusual and in most cases harmful, like earthquakes or wars etc. Spot news is like here theblanchardnews.com, usual local news with the important but not so extraordinary to be breaking.
Breaking News: This is the “I am here at the bank robbery and the bullets are flying over my head” story. Preparation limit is unnecessary since it must be simultaneous. May include taped elements. Spot News: This is the “I am here at the bank where this morning the bullets were flying over my head, and in the 2 hours following the police chased the robber to the state line.” The goal is to extend what was done in the simultaneous report to allow the entry of the longer form report.