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Jesus. The publisher is the New York Times, writing a story about a real threat to ordinary people. It's not a great headline, but neither is it really misleadi
by navait 12y ago
Jesus. The publisher is the New York Times, writing a story about a real threat to ordinary people. It's not a great headline, but neither is it really misleading either. It effectively communicates what the article is about to SNYT readers.
Apparently anything that is not 100% dull now is clickbait.
- ColinWright 12y agoIt's not about being dull, or exciting, and it's not about click-bait or otherwise. It's about accuracy, reporting, and expectations. The heading was "How My Mom Got Hacked" so I expected to see something about how her mom got hacked. But I didn't. It was a great story about what happened after her mom got hacked, and it was interesting, and mildly engaging, but it simply wasn't what it said. Calling it something like "Paying the hackers" or something like that would have been accurate and just as intriguing. Is it too much to ask reporters to title the article with something that actually refers to what is in it?
- maxerickson 12y agoYes! Reporters usually don't get to write their own headlines. (you can swap in "publications" without really changing what you meant, but I guess it's fair to not blame reporters)
- navait 12y agoIs it too much to ask that you use some imagination rather than blandly parse a headline?
- ColinWright 12y agoSorry, but I really don't understand that comment. I read the article, and commented that the title doesn't match the content. In what sense do you then claim that I've just blandly parsed a headline?