Another comment of mine in Media.am. Check the actual article here and also check the Armenian version. Copying the article below.
There are two types of news: hard and soft. Hard news is Armenia’s National Assembly adopting a law, the municipal water pipes bursting, Kim Kardashian getting naked, or an important figure receiving an award or making a discovery.
I’m emphasizing this, in particular, to be convinced that we’re on the same page, that when Kim Kardashian appears naked, this is hard news — the news can’t wait; people have to know immediately what happened; and if the news about her “getting naked” is delayed, it will lose its urgency and in the next second won’t have any news value. Continue reading