The headline story of the month of May was technology readiness for online testing, no doubt heightened by the media's coverage of the ongoing field tests being conducted in schools across the country by PARCC and Smarter Balanced.
Not exact matches
So before sending a release, make sure its
headline contains a stat, fact or compelling piece
of information that's new or revelatory, and that your first sentence has the power to sell your
story.
For Lululemon, this recall is nowhere near as damaging as the whole sheer pants debacle
of 2013, but because the company is still under the microscope after that event, the media has pounced on this
story and created a batch
of bad
headlines.
Correction: The
headline of this
story has been updated to reflect that the Strategic and Policy Forum is separate from the manufacturing council that several business leaders left this week.
«If you look at the old model
of advertising, it has an ascending
story arc with a big reveal at the end, whereas in today's world, with everyone on their phones, you need to deliver the
headline first to get their attention,» she says.
The guidelines range from «be skeptical
of headlines» and «look closely at the URL» to «look at other reports» and «is the
story a joke?»
Two years ago, the house, constructed from untreated woods and equipped with water - saving laundry equipment and compact lighting, was the subject
of a
story in the Burlington Free Press under the
headline «Greenhouse» — which raised the hackles
of many hard - core Vermonters, including more than a few former Seventh Generation employees.
The post singled out as an example
of what it calls «absurd pro-Russia content» a September 17 Ending the Fed
story headlined «Vladimir Putin Escapes New World Order Assassination Attempt.»
There's been a lot
of confusion in recently about whether social media activity affects your credit after a
story in the Financial Times
headlined: «Being «wasted» on Facebook may damage your credit score.»
This is good advice, to be sure, but the
headlines tell only the most sensational part
of the
story — and only the bad part
of it.
While
stories of a small company's bold Twitter and Facebook pages attracting investors make
headlines once in while, experts say investors often look to blogs for a level
of depth that can't be found on Twitter or Facebook.
But underneath the bad
headline is the real
story of what's going on in the economy right now, and the
story is pretty simple: Consumers are winning.
But if all you saw were the breathless tweets and the
headlines of the me - too
stories, you'd swear that Victoria's Secret models themselves were out in the fields, beating children to work faster, faster, to feed the world's hunger for thongs.
This
story and its
headline have been updated to reflect that Ron was the co-founder
of Otto, a self - driving truck company Uber bought.
Branson continues, «Before the team was able to fully investigate the incident, one side
of the
story was already being shared widely online, and is generating
headlines in news publications as well as social networks.
Update, July 7: The
headline on this
story originally referred to a «strike» instead
of a «lockout.»
The
headline of the
story stopped us in our tracks: «Algae Company Number 56: Plankton Power.»
«Yahoo Plans to Say It Is Exploring Strategic Options,» blares the
headline of a Wall Street Journal
story published 40 minutes ago.
The
headline, «Using «Free» to Turn a Profit», is misleading and downright false as it relates to the subject
of the
story.
The danger
of this type
of reckless reporting is that laypeople read and absorb the initial
headlines following the tragedy, but usually do not follow the
story for an extended period
of time, such that they are unlikely to read the later clarification and change their opinions.
Facebook Now Pinpoints Individual Posts to Keep Clickbait Out
of the News Feed A change to the Facebook algorithm now distinguishes between
headlines that withhold information and
headlines that exaggerate the
story.
A version
of this article appears in print on December 13, 2011, on Page A33 of the New York edition with the headline: From Finland, a Story Of Educational Success In Going Against the Tid
of this article appears in print on December 13, 2011, on Page A33
of the New York edition with the headline: From Finland, a Story Of Educational Success In Going Against the Tid
of the New York edition with the
headline: From Finland, a
Story Of Educational Success In Going Against the Tid
Of Educational Success In Going Against the Tide.
A version
of this article appears in print on June 11, 2013, on Page A13
of the New York edition with the
headline: Cryptic Overtures and a Clandestine Meeting Gave Birth to a Blockbuster
Story.
We addressed this similarly to how we previously worked to reduce clickbait: We categorized hundreds
of thousands
of headlines as clickbait or not clickbait by considering if the
headline exaggerates the details
of a
story, and separately if the
headline withholds information.
The
story behind the
headlines that made the mainstream public take notice
of the upstart digital currency.
Though it opens with a rundown
of the day's
headlines and usually covers at least one «today»
story at some length, much
of the show seems unpegged and featurey — hardly a must - view.
The latter is particularly important as regulatory approval for new drugs hinges on accurate data, and public trust in the pharma industry has ebbed and flowed over the years as
stories of fabricated results make
headlines.
One
of these crazy
headlines will coincide with the top, but good luck figuring out which
story that will be.
You see the same
story in many other stocks and everyday a
headline comes out to question growth at one
of them.
The
headline on this
story was updated after it was published because Sagamore Development said it provided most
of the funding for the bid.
For all that has happened since late February, it is
headline news that the market bent but didn't break — and this is really the big
story of the current week that investors can embrace.
And I think you did a great job explaining why: even with all the crazy
headline news
stories and never - ending stock market oscillations, a well - crafted diversified portfolio
of dividend stocks can just keep chugging along increasing payouts year after year.
The New York Times plopped the
story on the front page
of its business section on Friday, December 23 — the last trading day before Christmas — under the decidedly declarative
headline: «Deutsche Bank to Settle U.S. Inquiry Into Mortgages for $ 7.2 Billion.»
In contrast, a valid «magazine
story» example is the
headline that appeared in Commodities Corner
of Barron's Magazine on February 12, 2001, after a protracted slump in gold prices: «Tarnished!
A May 17th Bloomberg
story headlined «Buyers with Excellent Credit are Getting the Lion's Share
of U.S. Mortgages» noted that the least - risky U.S. households (FICO score
of 760 +) account for 61 %
of new home loans — a record since the data series began in 2003, when this cohort accounted for around 30 %
of new loans.
The
headline of this
story — «majority
of evangelicals pick Santorum in Iowa» — is misleading.
I lost three months
of sleep over this with my first novel (The Almost True Story Of Ryan Fisher) because in the middle of writing it, Ted Haggard, my senior pastor and friend — he even officiated my wedding — had a story break that made it into national headline
of sleep over this with my first novel (The Almost True
Story Of Ryan Fisher) because in the middle of writing it, Ted Haggard, my senior pastor and friend — he even officiated my wedding — had a story break that made it into national headl
Story Of Ryan Fisher) because in the middle of writing it, Ted Haggard, my senior pastor and friend — he even officiated my wedding — had a story break that made it into national headline
Of Ryan Fisher) because in the middle
of writing it, Ted Haggard, my senior pastor and friend — he even officiated my wedding — had a story break that made it into national headline
of writing it, Ted Haggard, my senior pastor and friend — he even officiated my wedding — had a
story break that made it into national headl
story break that made it into national
headlines.
So you get a
headline about the Swiss bank accounts, but the
story is mostly made up
of focused Jindal attacks on Obama's economic management.
Stories of sexual harassment
of young members
of staff by MPs have captured the
headlines.
This is a deeply offensive
headline, regardless
of the refutation on the
story inside.
Instead
of posting an angry response to a
headline, post a thoughtful reaction to an actual
story.
Yesterday, when I spotted Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdene on the cover
of People Magazine with the
headline «THE HUNGER GAMES» in bold white letters, I couldn't help but wonder if Suzanne Collins set all
of this up to remind us
of how closely our culture can resemble that
of The Capitol — what with our excess, our reality shows, our glorification
of violence, and our compulsive need to shove every good
story through our celebrity - obsessed media machine.
In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, Cook addressed the trend, in which websites fabricate
stories and
headlines in an effort to draw large amounts
of Internet traffic and sway political opinions.
At the top
of the page is a
story with the
headline «Bishops Approve Controversial Rules for Catholic Higher Education.»
I thought
of this when running through my files looking for an illustration for a column I write for our diocesan newspaper, and finding a
story from the bright, stylish, and very intelligent magazine New Scientist with the
headline «Dear God, please confirm what I already believe.»
Bishop Longley is consequently something
of a gay icon, and when he was translated to Birmingham attracted the main «front page»
story in the Pink News online news service, with the splash
headline «New Archbishop
of Birmingham helped organise gay Masses».
The
headline on a March 3
story at the Crux website was certainly arresting: «Cardinal on charges
of rigged synods: «There was no maneuvering!
Both
headlines were a part
of the
story, and both provided a part
of the
story different people with different agendas could capitalize on.
«Swaggart in shock resignation» (April 1988) read the
headline of a
story that reported how the televangelist Jimmy Swaggart had resigned from his church in Louisiana following accusations that he had visited a prostitute.
Interesting that all you have to do to find a whole mess
of bigots and racists is just read the
headline of the
story.