If the headline's possible misinterpretation is deflated with the first sentence or two, that seems to me like old school journalism and the opposite of today's

If the headline's possible misinterpretation is deflated with the first sentence or two, that seems to me like old school journalism and the opposite of today's typical BS. Most of the headlines that bug me start with an absurd claim (or premise, which is worse) and maintain it all the way through, or until very near the end. There's a difference between making people think A, in order to tell them B, and making them think A until you concede not-A and the whole article is pointless. I think it's not just a difference, but all the difference.