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2016 Postmortem

pinto

(106,886 posts) Sat Oct 13, 2012, 09:49 PM Oct 2012

A reminder - Headline editors don't write the articles, they write the headlines.

And they're often an editorial spin. The editorial frame often colors the article. And some readers go little farther than the lead headline.

Context counts.

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A reminder - Headline editors don't write the articles, they write the headlines. (Original Post) pinto Oct 2012 OP

This is a major point. They can twist the news with a headline. Some people just scan articles AlinPA Oct 2012 #1

Yeah. And often the headline itself becomes the buzz, not the article. pinto Oct 2012 #2

AlinPA

(15,071 posts)

1. This is a major point. They can twist the news with a headline. Some people just scan articles

Reply to pinto (Original post)

Sat Oct 13, 2012, 09:52 PM

Oct 2012

and often a headline is all they see.

pinto

(106,886 posts)

2. Yeah. And often the headline itself becomes the buzz, not the article.

Reply to AlinPA (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 13, 2012, 10:01 PM

Oct 2012

Nor the facts, the story, the context. Sometimes I just shake my head and go whaa? Or more accurately, whoa! Rein it in.

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