Headlines

Both of these headlines are from the Washington Post

Good Headline: ‘Al-Qaida sympathizer’ accused of NYC bomb plots; defense says he’s no conspirator

Very descriptive headline that gets straight to the point. I almost feel like I don't need to read the rest of the article with headlines like these.

Bad Headline: Peyton Manning to start at QB for Redskins in 2012

Note: This article has been altered since I found it a few days ago.

Blatant example of a misleading headline. The opinion article headline was followed by the phrase: "How's that for a headline? Got your attention, didn't it?" and explained that this was only a hypothetical situation and there are about eight different factors that need to fall in place in order for this to happen.

Drew Grossman: Headlines

Time.com

When Wenzhou Sneezes

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2099675,00.html

This is a cute headline but it doesn't really tell the reader what the story is about. If you have been keeping up with the story then you will get it, but this will go over the head of the average reader.

Winners and Losers of the Deficit Supercommittee Deadlock

http://swampland.time.com/2011/11/21/with-the-supercommittee-poised-for-failure-winners-and-losers-in-washington/

This is a good headline because it tells the readers exactly what the story will be about. The headline is clear and easy to understand.

CNN Layoffs

CNN recently announced it would lay off about 50 workers, stating an "evolution allows more people in more places to edit and publish than ever before."

Just goes to show, how important it is to keep those multi-media skills up to date. Read more on Mediaite.com:
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/report-cnn-lays-off-at-least-50-editors-photographers-and-other-staffers/