The purpose of a good headline is to catch the reader’s attention and encourage reading of the article. Headlines often used to give an encapsulated version of the stories they lead, but apparently that is no longer a requirement.
Saw this headline this morning:
Cops: Man caught having sex in museum
'What can I say, I get around,' accused intruder tells newspaper
Now you might think the guy was arrested for assaulting an exhibit – having sex with a piece of art, a stuffed animal or a mummy - but actually he had a partner, a young woman, who was arrested along with him.
Intentionally misleading? Probably – but it got me to read the story HERE.
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