2006-09-07 19:49:02 · 16 answers · asked by tekya 2 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
Because news companies are only trying to shock the public into buying their news. They sensationalize everything to make it seem worse than it is. Like here they had a story and said something like "There's a new deadly threat to your children! Details at 10." WTF? If it's so important tell us now! And it was nonsense after all. News companies suck.
2006-09-07 19:56:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The grammar of this question was pretty shocking as well. But no, I digress.
The headlines are shocking so that they may draw you into the story. Clear and simple.
2006-09-08 02:50:21 · answer #2 · answered by ffxi_minizilla 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because if two papers are sitting next to each other and one has headlines of "Life as usual" the shocker sells off of the stands. It really is consumer driven.
2006-09-08 02:51:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Do you having a failed in first class to english paper?
Your english is great babe.....keep it ^
Oh by the way about the headlines....how else do you want them?
Hot, Caring and Romantic??
2006-09-08 03:03:07 · answer #4 · answered by LustIsBestSin 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The more disturbing the headline and/or pic, the more likely that paper is to sell....that in itself is quite disturbing to me.
2006-09-08 02:57:12 · answer #5 · answered by < Roger That > 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What headlines?
Where?
name some
2006-09-08 02:54:35 · answer #6 · answered by alwaysbombed 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sells papers. People seem more interested in reading about the horrible and the sordid than in reading anything good about anything. It's always been that way, sad to say.
2006-09-08 02:54:59 · answer #7 · answered by Richard B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What would get your attention?
Daisy mays garden blooms in the summer...
or
Man dies in Horiffic Car Crash...
Headlines are there to get your attention.
2006-09-08 02:55:08 · answer #8 · answered by Fuzzy Wuzzy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
More people watch = ratings = money/sell papers.
2006-09-08 02:57:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It attracts people to buy the paper actually.
2006-09-08 02:52:59 · answer #10 · answered by Claude 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋