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| − | A '''headline''' is | + | A '''headline''' is text at the top of a [[newspaper]] article, indicating the nature of the article below it. |
| − | Most newspapers feature a very large headline on their front page, dramatically describing the biggest news | + | Headlines may be written in [[bold]], and are written in a much larger size than the article text. Headline conventions include normally using present tense and omitting "a" and "the" as well as forms of the verb "to be" in certain contexts. Most newspapers feature a very large headline on their front page, dramatically describing the biggest news of the day. |
| − | + | Headlines are written by [[copy editor]]s. | |
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| − | + | [[Image:Deweytruman12.jpg|right|thumb|300px|A well-known headline from the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', mistakenly announcing defeat for [[Harry S. Truman]] in the [[U.S. presidential election, 1948|1948 U.S. presidential election]].]] | |
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| − | + | Occasionally, the need to keep headlines brief leads to unintentional double meanings, if not [[double entendre]]s. For example, if the story is about the president of Iraq trying to acquire weapons, the headline might be IRAQI HEAD SEEKS ARMS. Or if some agricultural legislation is defeated in the United States House of Representatives, the title could read FARMER BILL DIES IN HOUSE. | |
| − | The film ''[[The Shipping News]]'' has an illustrative exchange between the | + | The film ''[[The Shipping News]]'' has an illustrative exchange between the protagonist, who is learning how to write for a local newspaper, and his [[publisher]]: |
*''Publisher'': It's finding the center of your story, the beating heart of it, that's what makes a reporter. You have to start by making up some headlines. You know: short, punchy, dramatic headlines. Now, have a look, [''pointing at dark clouds gathering in the sky over the ocean''] what do you see? Tell me the headline. | *''Publisher'': It's finding the center of your story, the beating heart of it, that's what makes a reporter. You have to start by making up some headlines. You know: short, punchy, dramatic headlines. Now, have a look, [''pointing at dark clouds gathering in the sky over the ocean''] what do you see? Tell me the headline. | ||
*''Protagonist'': HORIZON FILLS WITH DARK CLOUDS? | *''Protagonist'': HORIZON FILLS WITH DARK CLOUDS? | ||
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*''Publisher'': VILLAGE SPARED FROM DEADLY STORM. | *''Publisher'': VILLAGE SPARED FROM DEADLY STORM. | ||
| − | + | In the United States, headline contests are sponsored by the [[American Copy Editors Society]], the [[National Federation of Press Women]], and many state press associations. | |
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| + | ==Famous headlines== | ||
| + | *WAR BREAKS OUT IN EUROPE | ||
| + | *ATOMIC BOMB DROPPED ON HIROSHIMA | ||
| + | *PRESIDENT SHOT DEAD | ||
| + | *MAN WALKS ON MOON | ||
| − | == See also == | + | ==See also== |
* [[headlinese]] | * [[headlinese]] | ||
* "[[Headlines (The Tonight Show)|Headlines]]" (from ''[[The Tonight Show]]'') | * "[[Headlines (The Tonight Show)|Headlines]]" (from ''[[The Tonight Show]]'') | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Headlines]] |
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[[de:Schlagzeile]] | [[de:Schlagzeile]] | ||
| + | [[pt:Manchete]] | ||
[[zh:頭條新聞]] | [[zh:頭條新聞]] | ||
Revision as of 20:56, 2 July 2005
A headline is text at the top of a newspaper article, indicating the nature of the article below it.
Headlines may be written in bold, and are written in a much larger size than the article text. Headline conventions include normally using present tense and omitting "a" and "the" as well as forms of the verb "to be" in certain contexts. Most newspapers feature a very large headline on their front page, dramatically describing the biggest news of the day.
Headlines are written by copy editors.
File:Deweytruman12.jpg
A well-known headline from the Chicago Tribune, mistakenly announcing defeat for Harry S. Truman in the 1948 U.S. presidential election.
Occasionally, the need to keep headlines brief leads to unintentional double meanings, if not double entendres. For example, if the story is about the president of Iraq trying to acquire weapons, the headline might be IRAQI HEAD SEEKS ARMS. Or if some agricultural legislation is defeated in the United States House of Representatives, the title could read FARMER BILL DIES IN HOUSE.
The film The Shipping News has an illustrative exchange between the protagonist, who is learning how to write for a local newspaper, and his publisher:
- Publisher: It's finding the center of your story, the beating heart of it, that's what makes a reporter. You have to start by making up some headlines. You know: short, punchy, dramatic headlines. Now, have a look, [pointing at dark clouds gathering in the sky over the ocean] what do you see? Tell me the headline.
- Protagonist: HORIZON FILLS WITH DARK CLOUDS?
- Publisher: IMMINENT STORM THREATENS VILLAGE.
- Protagonist: But what if no storm comes?
- Publisher: VILLAGE SPARED FROM DEADLY STORM.
In the United States, headline contests are sponsored by the American Copy Editors Society, the National Federation of Press Women, and many state press associations.
Famous headlines
- WAR BREAKS OUT IN EUROPE
- ATOMIC BOMB DROPPED ON HIROSHIMA
- PRESIDENT SHOT DEAD
- MAN WALKS ON MOON
See also
- headlinese
- "Headlines" (from The Tonight Show)
