Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Headlines that don't match the underlying story

I really hate that. I know that headlines are supposed to grab your attention and make you want to read the actual story, but seriously, must they be misleading? Take, for instance, this little news snippet.

The headline says “Hutton Helps Elderly Woman After Airport Collapse” which on the surface looks like Hutton is very heroic, helping an elderly woman after an airport collapsed. But if you actually read the story, it turns out the elderly woman merely collapsed at the airport, not that airport collapsed on her.

Seriously. Is this kind of deception really necessary?

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