Has anyone else notice the proliferation of news headlines that go like this:
- What happened to Julie in the cab?
- Ten celebrities who had wardrobe issues.
- Most common missing gifts.
- Jennifer Lawrence did WHAT at 13?
- They should have known better than this!
- 25 apps you should download now.
- Top ten most useless degrees.
- Girls Need to STOP Posting These 20 Types of Pictures
- 25 Epic Photobombs that will leave you laughing out loud.
At the end of nearly every news article I read, there are thsee little teasers, and they are pretty compelling. For a while I found myself clicking and reading but as I have grown aware of this new trend, I am ignoring them. I wonder of there is a name for this type of technique, what do journalists call it. It would be pretty interesting to read an article explaining how this got momentum and became so common.