Accountability enjoyed a victory when Brittany Pietsch video recorded her firing from a tech firm at the hands of inept HR staff and an absent manager.

Shortly after Fox’s announcement that they were parting ways with their once star performer, CNN announced that one of its once most recognized stars for the past 17 years, Don Lemon, was terminated by the network.

Is the 24-hour news cycle a vehicle for making minor stories seem important? In my opinion, the answer is a resounding “yes.”