And in a world of rapid news cycles, the answers come quickly.

Every one of these really beautiful things were made for a 24-hour news cycle.

But for a President, the truly difficult problems simply do not fade away with each day's news cycle.

Which is what makes the news cycle during the second weekend in May 2011 remarkable.

But of course that's going to dominate the news cycle then now for the next five days, probably.

The leisurely news cycle of the 1980's is long gone.

"We have to be ready to act independently of the news cycle."

"Make it look like they're making some progress for the next news cycle."

During an 18-hour news cycle, he was everywhere they turned.

All this draws attention to the pressure of the 24-hour news cycle.