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Is Simon Cowell hoping that the “We are the World” remake benefiting the victims of the Haitian earthquake is a failure? Although he’s not wishing ill to the people of Haiti, he has his own charity single coming out, and he’s not about to let Quincy Jones beat him on the pop charts if he has his way.

Ever since word broke of a major earthquake hitting Haiti yesterday afternoon, news outlets have struggled to find the right way to cover this story with precious little information. Judging by last night’s lack of coverage, cable news might only exist when there is footage for broadcast. Of course, a lack of visuals doesn’t make a story any less important, it just makes it harder to cover – which is why both the NY Times and CNN have turned to Twitter feed from individuals