When my 26year old journalist friend was murdered in Africa, the first thing his dad said on the phone was have you been watching CNN. That gave me a moment or two to go before "I feel sorry for your pain."
CNN would not be carrying the story unless it was very bad news
I attended many baseball games at the Vet I remember when the announcer told the audience Grace Kelly had died in Monaco, a shock.
How did the football wives party at the last few football games of the season. Was his hideaway heated?