• NateNate60@lemmy.world
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    17 days ago

    Whenever someone posts these ridiculous headlines and doesn’t explain what the actual article is about, I find that around 80% of the time, the opinion presented is actually decently-made or more nuanced than initially assumed, and the title is just phrased that way for clicks.

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      17 days ago

      In some publications, article authors don’t even get to choose their own titles. They write the articles; marketing department writes the titles.

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      17 days ago

      It’s also frustrating when someone takes something from the Opinion column and reacts as if it’s an actual news article.