Is it a generational thing, or am I the only one irritated

by the penchant of "news outlets" to begin quick summaries with the phrase "here's what you need to know". I am the judge of what I want or need to know, not you, particularly when it frequently turns out to be what is "trending" and having no relation to what is actually of factual importance.

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SomeMichGuy · M

Well, I think that they are feeling the impact which the internet has had on attention spans. So they give a summary (like the first paragraph or so of a newspaper story) then point you to an online text or video story to give you more.

The summary might not cover what you desire to know, etc.