And of course all of the Economic punditry is based on discussions of the market and economic indicator news.

And of course most of the Entertainment news is all based on the premise of showing the latest fashion and photos and gossip of the paparazzi or gala event du jour.

And of course all the Health news is based on regurgitating someone else’s survey or study.

So, what is this UK deal doing that is so unusual? Is it the stories the journalists didn’t get around to reporting…or person off the street discussion of the not-quite-news stories of the day?

Or is it just the morning show people arrive with the morning Times in hand and four people of them read out and discuss items that catch their eye? If so, I think that happens in the USA media, but they just credit or refer to the story from the paper without rustling the paper on screen.