And, in culture's hands, news may also be ritual. Watching the TV news at night may be a similar kind of ritual activity that brings the nation together to affirm common values and beliefs, and feel some connection to public life. Imagine how someone from an utterly different culture might have interpreted the story, or presented it differently. The limits to culture are a bit different from the limits to other forces that influence news. They are conceptual limits.
Culture is often too broad and imprecise a term.
In this example, it is whatever's not economic or political. Discovering the News .