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The law of headlines should also mention that they mention events in the future: “Today, we expect the president to meet with xyz and announce what they will do
by eastbound 3y ago
The law of headlines should also mention that they mention events in the future: “Today, we expect the president to meet with xyz and announce what they will do with abc”, building up the thrill, rather than reporting when it’s done and the announcement is made.
Journalists talking about the future. That’s not journalism.
- eyelidlessness 3y agoYes, it is. Being aware of how the immediate future is shaped by already made decisions helps to inform people who wouldn’t otherwise know what’s pending. The contrary journalistic standard would be, well, the first chapter of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.
- eastbound 3y agoNo. It’s a journalism of building up expectations and hyping up the dopamine, ie it’s barely marketing. Journalism is about reporting information. Information about future events is not information.
- lazyasciiart 3y agoOf course it is. I would be furious if my local news stopped informing me that the highway will be closed for maintenance on Saturday, elections are being held on Tuesday, public schools have the day off on Thursday and the local university will be playing a championship game on Sunday.
- detaro 3y agoThese are all not examples of what the original comment complains about.
- wholinator2 3y agoSo then to me it looks like it isn't about reporting the future, but speculating about it.