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I agree with the gist of your comment, but: > If your news story is so short it can be explained in a thumbnail and the two lines Google shows, you don't have
by skrebbel 7y ago
I agree with the gist of your comment, but:
> If your news story is so short it can be explained in a thumbnail and the two lines Google shows, you don't have anything of value to protect.
Major scoops that require many man-months of digging can often be summarized in just a headline.
- AnonymousPlanet 7y agoEverything can be summarised in just a headline, including your or my life. But I doubt your life can be explained in just a thumbnail or headline.
- smueller1234 7y agoNot in a useful way, I don't think. If that was the case and if it was a real problem, newspapers and magazines wouldn't want to be displayed at news agents either.
- bagacrap 7y agoBased on the number of times I'm browsing HN (a community of smart, well read and educated individuals) and read a question that's answered by TFA I don't believe interesting content can be summarized in a headline. Especially when it comes to science journalism, distilling a new study and all its subtleties into a one liner often does more harm than good.