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This is a modern trope used to headline news articles: [A thing occurred. Here are the consequences.] Usually, both the fact and the consequence are intention
by everdrive 7y ago
This is a modern trope used to headline news articles:
[A thing occurred. Here are the consequences.]
Usually, both the fact and the consequence are intentionally vague. The point seems to be to entice you want to read further.
As far as clickbait titles go, this is probably acceptable, but nonetheless it's getting pretty annoying. It's almost always a guarantee that the full details of the story will be more nuanced, and therefore will not carry the emotional weight of the headline, and the reader will be slightly disappointed.
- jccc 7y agoI don't mean to be argumentative but I think this example is worse than that, as are most clickbait heds. It intentionally misrepresents the truth to get you to click. It is designed to create a false picture in your mind. That to me puts it right up there alongside the worst of the worst, particularly when coming from one of the biggest journalism organizations in the world. [J-School survivor -- apologies if I'm a little touchy on the subject.]
- everdrive 7y agoI think that's fair. I was trying not to be very inflammatory and also meant to refer to the general trend instead of this example solely.