Authored by Roger Koops via the Brownstone Institute,

For those who may not recall Chicken Little (AKA Henny Penny), the character was derived in the 1880s and was meant to be an allegorical character. Chicken Little was never intended to be the whimsical Disney fantasy character that it became. Chicken Little was infamous for over-exaggerating threats to existence, most notably, with the phrase "the sky is falling."  

As I watched the BBC a couple of days ago, I could not help but notice that the alias of the BBC should be "Chicken Little."  

Of course, you can add ABC, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Guardian, the Associated Press, NHK (in Japan), PBS, France 24, CBC, CNN, Yahoo, MSNBC, Fox and literally dozens of other mainstream "news" outlets to the list. They all have been Chicken Littles for many years now. People should be adept at recognizing this new media persona.