24-hour news cycle
Subject in News
24-hour news cycle has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Morbid. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Alaina UrquhartCo-host of Morbid, autopsy technician and author of the Butcher novels
Urquhart argues humans are not equipped to absorb continuous coverage of the world's worst events.
“we're not meant to see all the horrible shit that's happening in the world. We're just not meant to absorb all of it all the time”
Morbid: The Rescue of Baby Jessica McClure (Apr 6, 2026) · Listen from 55:00
Urquhart argues that the pre-cable habit of a single nightly news digest was better for people's nervous systems.
“I think it's so much better for your nervous system”
Morbid: The Rescue of Baby Jessica McClure (Apr 6, 2026) · Listen from 36:41
Urquhart, citing reporter Mark Roan, says the live coverage of the trapped baby helped shape the 24-hour news cycle.
“the ongoing developments of a living, breathing baby trapped helplessly underground would help shape a 24 hour news cycle that people could connect with at any moment of the day”
Morbid: The Rescue of Baby Jessica McClure (Apr 6, 2026) · Listen from 37:34
Ash KelleyCo-host of the true crime podcast Morbid
Kelley says she deliberately takes breaks from the news, including full breaks while on vacation.
“I take news breaks. I need to, it's... If I go on vacation, I take a full break from the news”
Morbid: The Rescue of Baby Jessica McClure (Apr 6, 2026) · Listen from 36:48
Podcasts
- Morbid · 1 episode
Episodes
The Rescue of Baby Jessica McClureMorbid · Apr 6, 2026 · 1 h 8 min
Alaina Urquhart tells Ash Kelley the story of the 1987 rescue of 18-month-old Jessica McClure from a Midland, Texas well.