Feeding the Beast

The beast is a term used in the movie to represent the constant cyclone of news that is being fed to the public. In other terms the beast is the information that is being sought by people all over the world. Because people are constantly searching for more information the media must keep up with current information and present it to the public for consumption. In doing this the so called "beast" is fed, as long as the truth is presented. 

Some compromises that might be found in production for the 24-hour news cycle are the switch from one story to another dependent on many different factors. What may be relevant one minute may be completely obsolete the next so in order to adapt to this compromises have to be made.