Thanks to some incredible work by the team at Ripenn, we have access to headline analysis from four of the top viral sites on the web — who happen to be really good
at headline writing.
Not exact matches
Not only do they make sure that articles make sense and the subjects and verbs are right,
at many places — such as the media company in question — they
write the
headlines and make sure the trains run on time.
For many business owners,
writing a
headline — that handful of words that goes
at the top of your press release, your newsletter, your blog post, or in the subject line of an email — is total agony.
Reporters excel
at writing headlines and stories that they think are interesting.
«That speech came
at a time of cultural and political turmoil, when national and economic security dominated the
headlines,» Gates
wrote in a blog post Thursday.
«We believe if JPM can successfully resolve its regulatory and legal
headline risk in a timely manner, the stock could reverse its recent underperformance that has resulted in trading
at a below - peer forward (price to earnings ratio) of 8.8 times despite our expectations of above - average profitability in 2014,» Matthew Burnell, an analyst
at Wells Fargo Securities,
wrote in a research note Thursday following the fine.
Nevertheless, prescription drugs CPI is only 1.37 % of the aggregate index (according to a BLS official
at the time of
writing), thus the overall effect on medical care inflation and
headline aggregate index should be limited.
At the beginning of the week in which I
wrote this chapter The Times had a
headline, «Canon is banned for saying Bible is not the word of God.»
I think all you wanted was to
write a
headline and impress your colleagues with your willingness to take a swipe
at Christianity... You are a lame little man.
I was a journalist,
writing story after story, day after day, focusing my brain on the words
at hand even as scanners scratched and top - of - the - hour
headlines blared on the competing networks.
Even the best -
written recipes may not include all the
headline information
at the top.
In early July, Irish bar Sober Lane made
headlines when it announced it would only accept job applications for 20 open positions through Snapchat and received more than 2,000 applications (
at the time of
writing).
At the beginning of this month I
wrote a
headline article on why Arsenal must make a statement and refuse to sell Sanchez to a direct rival.
The Dayton Daily News wanted to rub the victory in, so for Friday's
headline, the paper
wrote «THE University of Dayton,» taking a shot
at THE Ohio State University.
It's painful reading for Real Madrid fans, with the score
at 2 - 0
at the time of
writing and Messi set to enjoy all the
headlines if the result stays as it is.
You could peek
at Yahoo's home page and watch how they
write post
headlines to grab people interested.
Nathan Baxter helped
write some more
headlines in his burgeoning career down
at Woking, as the Cards held League One's Peterborough to a 1 - 1 FA Cup draw, and will now take their place in the Third Round draw ahead of a replay next week.
«This political media hit resulted in the predictable screaming tabloid
headline «Cuomo demands probe into alleged «gang rape»
at the Bellevue Men's shelter,»» Banks
wrote.
«In the debate on EU contributions it's important people look
at what Boris actually
wrote in his Telegraph article - not
headlines,» he tweeted.
You ought to peek
at Yahoo's front page and note how they
write article
headlines to get viewers to click.
You should peek
at Yahoo's front page and see how they
write news
headlines to get people to open the links.
Written under the
headline «««Three Billboards» Is a Wannabe Coen Brothers Bag of Dumb Jokes,» Reed's review is chock full of cheap barbs
at writer / director Martin McDonagh, whom he says «labors under the delusion that he's a movie director.»
«Given the diverse and overlapping nature of the interventions it is unlikely that any impact against the
headline indicators
at local area level will be detected by 2020,» he
wrote.
You might peek
at Yahoo's home page and watch how they
write news
headlines to grab people to open the links.
Ian Halperin, who has
written biographies about Kurt Cobain and James Taylor, was already
at work on a bio of the King of Pop when his sudden death made
headlines.
Our reviewer
writes, «The novel moves
at a torrid pace, swiftly drawing in the reader with its ripped - from - the -
headlines shooting, then keeps readers hooked as Vega deals with the emotional and psychological aftermath on his life, career and family.»
You
wrote this
at a time when women's reproductive health was once again making
headlines, as was the value of women's work outside the home.
However, email marketing allows you to face much less competition when it comes to attracting attention, particularly if you are very good
at writing compelling
headlines.
Don't be fooled by her
headline at The Millions, Reasons Not to Self - Publish in 2011 - 2012,
written «in a list format, the pet genre of the blogosphere.»
Faithful Laura Hazard Owen
writes it up, declaring Power of the indie: Macmillan strikes partnerships with e-publisher Entangled in that World War III - size
headline font they love
at paidContent.
A quick clarification: When Coughlin
writes «Creating a Hybrid Home» in her
headline, she's not referring so much to the «hybrid» author who, like Howey and Hoover, both self - publishes and traditionally publishes — something discussed
at length in Ether for Authors in regards to a Writer's Digest and Digital Book World survey.
Author Robert Kroese
at the New Wave Authors Blog
writes this, in the colorfully
headlined post If Opinions Are Like Assholes, John Locke's Got 300 of Them:
«The
headline may have disappointed, but 148,000 jobs is a respectable rate of job growth for an economy
at this stage of the cycle,» Marple
wrote.
And just as some masterpieces (think of Shakespeare's plays «really»
written by Bacon) are dogged by fancies that they were done by someone else, so it has turned out to be with Goya and the Black Paintings: a Spanish furniture historian, Juan José Junquera, recently created a brief flurry of
headlines in Europe and America by claiming - on no pictorial evidence
at all - that the Black Paintings were «really» done by Goya's son Javier, a ne'er - do - much who may have been a painter - certainly his father called him that, if only in support of his application for a pension - but by whom no attributable paintings exist.
-- Read Brad Plumer's analysis
at Vox for some more on both the concern side and the hope side — ignoring the awful
headline, which doesn't reflect what he
wrote.
The two architects of the social cost of carbon, Michael Greenstone, who was on the White House Council of Economic Advisers early in Obama's first term, and Cass R. Sunstein,
at the Office of Management and Budget,
wrote a Times op - ed in December in defense of the measurement
headlined «Donald Trump Should Know: This Is What Climate Change Costs Us.»
Well of course I would
write a
headline like that having just spent the last three days in Chicago
at the Heartland Institute's 4th International Conference on Climate Change.
The problem with the actual report rather than its spun summary being looked
at by those with the where - with - all (and, no, I'm one of them) to scrutinize it before some jouralist
writes a
headline is....
(I was not
writing on climate
at the time, but I always wondered if any editor availed himself of the «Mann blames Man»
headline.)
You have to wonder how a PR person can
write a
headline like that without
at least Googling the claim.
The people
at Upworthy, the website that reframes news stories to help them go viral,
writes twenty - five
headlines for each piece of content.
21 E.g., Svenson, supra note 16,
at 83 — 84 (section titled «
Write Well» with five paragraphs of advice such as choosing an interesting topic, avoiding jargon, and crafting a punchy
headline).
The main reason why many of these
headline - grabbing claims do not make it into court is because defendants see the
writing on the wall and settle
at an early stage.
Also be sure to
write a
headline at the top of your profile — this is like a resume
headline, which is a short phrase that summarizes who you are as a professional.
After you've
written your
headline, try to place
at least two subheadings that further highlight your areas of expertise.
You should glance
at Yahoo's front page and watch how they
write news
headlines to grab people to click.
You ought to glance
at Yahoo's home page and note how they
write post
headlines to grab viewers to open the links.
At Amazing Resumes & Career Coaching we research and
write original and keyword optimized LinkedIn
headlines and summaries that communicate your personal brand.
The objective statement has been replaced by the banner
headline of the résumé, which according to the notes from the «Mastering the Art of Résumé
Writing» session
at the 2010 Career Thought Leaders Conference & Symposium, says «
Headline Provides immediate focus.»
Responding to the Herald - Sun
headline, Mr Reeders first
wrote «Revealed values: some white people delayed on their way home one night matters more than whole Aboriginal communities having homes
at all.»