You just defeated the Big Bad? You rescued the passengers from the Runaway Train? You won the championship fight at the battle arena? Well chances are that everyone will know, too. When the hero accomplishes a task or a goal (or in the other direction, does something embarrassing or messes up badly), everyone he encounters will have known about it already and will praise/chastise the hero for what he did. Originally a video game trope, but seen in other media. Sub-Trope of Famed in Story. Examples of News Travels Fast include: