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Headlines are why I rarely read online news articles anymore, and typically just view the comment sections, either here on HN, or Slashdot, etc. It never used t
by coolso 9y ago
Headlines are why I rarely read online news articles anymore, and typically just view the comment sections, either here on HN, or Slashdot, etc. It never used to be this bad. One would think that with public trust in the media at an all time low, they would make an effort to be less sneaky and clickbaity, at the very least with their headlines, but....... nope.
- sebleon 9y ago> public trust in the media at an all time low Is that a fact or opinion? Likely they're seeing ad-revenue increasing with the clickbait titles, giving them a data-driven reason to pursue this (short-sighted) strategy. Long-term, they may lose their readership once they catch on.
- coolso 9y agoLooks like it hit the absolute bottom in 2016 [0], with a slight uptick in 2017 according to some [1][2], but still, overall, according to various studies it's been at an all-time low during these last couple of years. [0] http://news.gallup.com/poll/195542/americans-trust-mass-media-sinks-new-low.aspx http://news.gallup.com/poll/195542/americans-trust-mass-medi... [1] https://www.poynter.org/news/poynter-releases-new-study-examining-trust-media https://www.poynter.org/news/poynter-releases-new-study-exam... [2] https://www.fastcompany.com/40503393/americans-are-more-trusting-of-the-media-in-2017-but-theres-a-catch https://www.fastcompany.com/40503393/americans-are-more-trus...