She did WHAT with an umbrella?

Onkel Neal · 12-25-13, 08:24 AM

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.

Wolferz · 12-25-13, 08:56 AM

At the risk of sounding chauvinistic...
I think it's called "Womanizing the news."
MSNBC seems to be a flagrant user of this technique.

kranz · 12-25-13, 09:08 AM

nope, because news headlines>>subsim GT headlines.

razark · 12-25-13, 10:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

At the end of nearly every news article I read...

At the end? I've seen these as headlines on CNN's main page!

Of course, the "Jennifer Lawrence did WHAT at 13?" was a clip from Conan O'Brien's show. I've noticed a lot of those lately, too. I guess CNN and that show/network are owned by the same company.

Betonov · 12-25-13, 10:23 AM

Not just CNN and US media. Same crap is used here

Sailor Steve · 12-25-13, 10:29 AM

Yeah, I've seen 'em.

Wolferz · 12-25-13, 11:52 AM

Pretty sad commentary on what is deemed important these days. Eh?

A celebrity getting a hang nail is front page worthy.

Or anything to do with the Kardashibitches.

Buddahaid · 12-25-13, 12:48 PM

Yea internet news is like people magazine. It must be what the collective we want which is disturbing.

u crank · 12-25-13, 12:57 PM

A non monetary version of the old bait and switch maybe. That's not what I came here for. But you know, people are curious.

fireftr18 · 12-25-13, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Betonov

Not just CNN and US media. Same crap is used here

Betonov, your news can't be as bad as ours.

Jimbuna · 12-26-13, 09:12 AM

I sometimes think no news is good news...IMHO the BBC is losing a fair amount of quality and credibility for that matter.

August · 12-26-13, 10:55 AM

Am I alone in wondering what she really did with the umbrella?

AVGWarhawk · 12-26-13, 11:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by August

Am I alone in wondering what she really did with the umbrella?

I'll wait for the movie.

Sailor Steve · 12-26-13, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by August

Am I alone in wondering what she really did with the umbrella?

Whatever it was, it wasn't what you were thinking.

No, I don't know what you were thingking, but I still know it wasn't what you were thinking.

Wolferz · 12-26-13, 11:57 AM

Nobody got wet.

12-25-13, 08:24 AM	#1
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,383 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	She did WHAT with an umbrella? 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. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

12-25-13, 08:56 AM	#2
Wolferz Navy Seal Join Date: May 2007 Location: On a mighty quest for the Stick of Truth Posts: 5,963 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	At the risk of sounding chauvinistic... I think it's called "Womanizing the news." MSNBC seems to be a flagrant user of this technique. __________________ Tomorrow never comes

12-25-13, 10:29 AM	#6
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Yeah, I've seen 'em. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

12-25-13, 11:52 AM	#7
Wolferz Navy Seal Join Date: May 2007 Location: On a mighty quest for the Stick of Truth Posts: 5,963 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	Pretty sad commentary on what is deemed important these days. Eh? A celebrity getting a hang nail is front page worthy. Or anything to do with the Kardashibitches. __________________ Tomorrow never comes

12-25-13, 12:48 PM	#8
Buddahaid Shark above Space Chicken Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,319 Downloads: 162 Uploads: 0	Yea internet news is like people magazine. It must be what the collective we want which is disturbing. __________________ "However vast the darkness, we must provide our own light." Stanley Kubrick "Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming." David Bowie

12-25-13, 09:08 AM	#3
kranz The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Poland Posts: 1,430 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	nope, because news headlines>>subsim GT headlines.

12-25-13, 10:23 AM	#5
Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Not just CNN and US media. Same crap is used here

12-25-13, 12:57 PM	#9
u crank Old enough to know better Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Prince Edward Island Posts: 11,744 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 0	A non monetary version of the old bait and switch maybe. That's not what I came here for. But you know, people are curious. __________________ “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke

12-26-13, 09:12 AM	#11
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I sometimes think no news is good news...IMHO the BBC is losing a fair amount of quality and credibility for that matter. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

12-26-13, 10:55 AM	#12
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Am I alone in wondering what she really did with the umbrella? __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

12-26-13, 11:57 AM	#15
Wolferz Navy Seal Join Date: May 2007 Location: On a mighty quest for the Stick of Truth Posts: 5,963 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	Nobody got wet. __________________ Tomorrow never comes