Throughout most of modern history, the term "news cycle" referred to the span of time between editions of printed news.
So anything reported upon between the delivery of yesterday's and today's newspaper occurred during the same news cycle.
This definition changed with the advent of radio and TV news broadcasting, which allowed for more frequent, up-to-th…
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