Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Hard to create a headline for a headline assignment

Example #1: ( Bad headline )
Name Not on Our List? Change It, China Says
Headline breaks the no questions rule, ( no, my name IS on the list, thanks). I would have never read the article based on that headline, which is unfortunate because it's a really interesting piece.

Example #2 ( Good Headline)
Flying with Fluffy and Fido: airlines' pet policies
Headline uses enough alliteration to be cute and capture the attention of a reader. The tone of the headline also matches the feature story feel. So many people have pets that even if you don't fly with them, you might be curious.

Example #3 ( Good Headline)
DA, Craigslist suspect shared a tool: Computers
This is a news article, but is also an interesting crime feature-type. That is why the headline is so fitting, there is a twist, much like in the article/story. It follows headline rules, is short sweet, and has appropriately placed commas.

Example #4 ( Bad Headline)
Lives of drowning victims were filled with joy
Yah.. until they drowned! This sounds like the drownees were filled with joy because they died. Drowning and filled with joy should never be in a headline together, period.

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