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by nemild
3028 days ago
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Absolutely, I know several journalists who think about how to pitch the "health food" of boring, but important articles with clickbait titles. Another question to ask:
In old print media, is it ok to have crazily sensationalistic headlines on the front page, with the hope that it gets people read the thoughtful journalism underneath? Just to give you a sense, I took 1.5 years of death coverage in the NY Times and compared to actual deaths. My gut is that the reason for the coverage gap is primarily a function of reader interest, which presumably gets people to read more: https://www.nemil.com/s/part3-horror-films.html As the old aphorism goes, "if it bleed, it leads" |
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