Journalese "across"

[EuclidianGeometryFan]

Heard on BBC Radio 4 no less.

As in "Her is our correspondent Bob who is across the story"
Or "We'll keep you across that issue with updates later".

They mean 'up to date with'.

OMG it sounds so pretentiously wanky.

Lol yes, hate it too

See also 'How do you feel?' - a question generally posed to someone in a dire or excruciatingly painful situation. Schadenfreude and emotional pornography.