News channels abandoned all coverage of the G8 summit, before reluctantly tearing themselves away from the live coverage of Hilton's front door to report, briefly, that America's top general had resigned. And now back to the 'breaking news' on Paris Hilton, where an excited TV reporter was pointing out the expensive homes of nearby celebrities such as Rod Stewart and Britney Spears, adding: 'Some of the houses date back to the 1920s!'

–Times Online (UK), summarizes America's not-at-all-excessive coverage of Paris Hilton in an piece thoughtfully entitled, "America tunes in to see Paris sent back to jail, kicking and screaming." [via TVNewser]