"It would have been nice to be able to salvage those set pieces, but that's what they were: set pieces that didn't necessarily advance the story".
He tends to include details -- doctors' notes, repetitive dialogue -- that don't necessarily advance the story, and he occasionally colors the narrative with sentimentality.
But Hewitt's definition of news is not necessarily "advancing what is publicly known" or "finding the ultimate truth"; often it is simply "putting exciting people on camera".
Protective equipment – helmets in particular – have necessarily advanced in the past few decades and been adopted with such relish by batsmen that the stigma of wearing them thankfully went the way of the eight-ball over.
He has an understated, British sense of humor (Ne Win is introduced as "playboy, tyrant, numerologist and onetime post office clerk") and a subversive attraction to strange details that might not necessarily advance his story but most certainly ornament it.
"Give them direct work experience not necessarily advanced training after a few months so they don't lose touch with the labor market".
Wonkblog has a thorough post about why the Voting Rights Act, especially the redistricting components designed to ensure greater minority representation, does not necessarily advance minority issues in Congress.
"Assigning babies to the third gender category without their consent (even with the parents's consent) does not necessarily advance the rights of children with intersex conditions.
While the Saudis are delighted to see Iran's top ally facing a potentially existential threat, Riyadh would be wise to recognize that Iran's loss might not necessarily advance the Saudis' longer term interests in the Middle East.
Patrick McCurdy, associate professor at University of Ottawa who's currently researching the evolution of tar sands advertising, says that since that flashpoint it's been a ping-pong match of sorts between environmental NGOs like Greenpeace and the oil and gas industry, one dependent on "punchy, smart retorts and memes" which "doesn't necessarily advance discussion".
