In recent days, the audiences of reputable media outlets have been warned of an “alarming” increase in bowel cancer in young people. It’s time to unpick those headlines.
Headlines
‘Stick It Up Your Junta’ could go way of the dodo
Yesterday the Federal Court found that, despite the skill involved, there is no copyright in headlines — the first time anywhere in the world that a court has fully considered whether copyright is breached when newspaper articles are abstracted and aggregated. The implications are immense.
The death of the headline
Forget witty puns and waggish turns of phrase — online news headlines are now written with only one thing in mind: search engine optimisation. David Carr mourns the death of the smart screamer.
Tiger Woods’ crash: Airtime, innuendo and bad headlines
Tiger Woods’ car crash should be a goldmine for subeditors looking to make some cheap and easy golfing puns — rough, crash, drive: the headlines virtually write themselves. But subbies of the world have come in well over par on this one, says Leigh Josey.
Interest rate horse puns: their cups runneth over
The priceless coincidence of two major news events occurring within an hour of each other yesterday had the nation’s top journalists jockeying relentlessly in their favourite pursuit: tenuously-linked punnage.
Better than real news: how The Onion is written
The folks at satirical newspaper and website The Onion have a novel way of creating “stories”: they write the headlines first, then fill out the article (just like many real newspapers, we suspect). The NYT sits in on the surprisingly complex creative process.
Obama hits out at Newsweek. Newsweek hit back
US President Barack Obama recently took a swipe at Newsweek for running an edition with “The recession is over!” emblazoned across the cover. Not one to take these things lying down, the newsweekly has countered with an attack of its own.
The Herald Sun’s headline fun
Things are looking upbeat on the front pages of the Hun this week.
Utegate: the story that writes its own headlines
Sub-editors across Australia are making sure they get as much mileage (heh) as possible out of the nation’s latest frenzied political scandal.
News Ltd. ink-slingers turn on Malcolm
Having uncritically and zealously promoted Malcolm Turnbull’s call for the resignation of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Treasurer Wayne Swan, News Limited’s stable of metropolitan dailies yesterday changed course.
BREAKING EXCLUSIVE! How headline writers create news
The headline writers at the New York Post sure know how to beat-up a simple yarn into a full-blown media meltdown.
Flint: et tu, Daily Telegraph?
The media have never had such access to a prime minister as they have had since 1996. But with a few notable exceptions, most have never wanted John Howard in the Lodge. His answer to adverse comment and any bias in the news has been to speak directly to the people. Two recent developments have significantly increased the potential for more bias, writes David Flint.
