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We all have our vices. Mine is an addiction to news and current affairs... I just have an insatiable desire to know what is happening in the world, especially with 'breaking' news.

I think my habit turned to an addiction back with 9/11. I can remember being on the CNN site and seeing the news about a report that a plane had hit the World Trade Centre. This was still before the second had hit, and before any mention of terrorism. When the reports changed to say that it was an airliner, Ican remember turning on the TV ... and no channels were covering it. So I called the Channel 9 news desk (it was evening on Perth) and even they hadn't heard what was going down at that point!

Anyway, like any addiction, I'm in denial and think that I'm 'quitting'. At least I don't wake up the night and check for breaking news anymore.