So, many years ago I was a prodigious student of the William Allen White School of Journalism at the University of Kansas. During those days, a professional writer was required to take newspaper writing I and II, during which we would learn the delicate art of headline writing. Apparently that has flown right out the fucking window.
What the hell is wrong with the so-called journalists today? What is the one thing you, dear reader, need desperately to assess a story's read-worthiness on the Internet? Just one thing? It's the freaking headline.
Since the age of instant media coverage, I have seen some of the worst headlines ever written. Seriously, I think that they are letting the interns take a crack at it, just to see how ridicuolous they can make them.
For example, just from today, mind you:
Research Gives Reason to Sweat Drug Test (You take a sweat test for drugs now?)
FDA Approves Drug for Chronic Constipation (Ewww!)
Lindsey Lohan in Stitches after Slip (I read, "She tripped on her slip and nows she's laughing about it." Wrong!)
Big Ben Stands Tall in Superbowl Pocket (They are bringing the big British clock over for Superbowl?)
It makes me want to become a Marxist and refuse to read the news from "the man." Except how would I find out all the spoilers for Lost and Grey's Anatomy.
Damn you, Al Gore, for inventing the Internet!
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