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Headlines?. Making sure you convey the proper meaning. Something Went Wrong in Plane Crash, Expert Says. Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers. Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures. Safety Experts Say School Bus Passengers Should Be Belted. Stud Tires Out. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Headlines?
Making sure you convey the proper meaning
Something Went Wrong in Plane Crash, Expert Says
Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers
Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures
Safety Experts Say School Bus Passengers Should Be
Belted
Stud Tires Out
Lung Cancer in Women Mushrooms
Eye Drops off Shelf
Teacher Strikes Idle Kids
War Dims Hope for Peace
Squad Helps Dog Bite Victim
Shot Off Woman's Leg Helps Nicklaus to 66
Enraged Cow Injures Farmer with Ax
Miners Refuse to Work after Death
Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant
Stolen Painting Found by Tree
Never Withhold Herpes Infection from Loved One
Drunken Drivers Paid $1000
If Strike isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last a While
Red Tape Holds Up New Bridge
Deer Kill 17,000
Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead
Man Struck by Lightning Faces Battery Charge
Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft
Kids Make Nutritious Snacks
Chef Throws His Heart into Helping Feed Needy
Arson Suspect is Held in Massachusetts Fire
British Union Finds Dwarfs in Short Supply
Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half
New Vaccine May Contain Rabies
Prosecutor Releases Probe into Undersheriff
Old School Pillars are Replaced by Alumni
Bank Drive-in Window Blocked by Board
Hospitals are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors
Sex Education Delayed, Teachers Request Training
Include your Children when Baking Cookies
Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over
HEADLINE RULES
1. Your headline should be specific to your story – avoid general ones
»Non-example: Parents angry»Example: Parents angry over school district’s revised dress code
HEADLINE RULES
2. Use present tense for past and present events; use future tense (‘to’ and ‘will’) for future events
»Example: Verlander powers Tigers to win over Yanks»Example: Colbert to host Oscars
HEADLINE RULES
3. In the interest of saving space, omit ‘a,’ ‘an,’ ‘the’; use the comma in place of ‘and’; use single quotation marks when this punctuation is needed; do not place period at end of headline
»Non-example: A Colonie man was killed by a delivery truck.» Example: Colonie man is
killed by delivery truck
HEADLINE RULES
4. Use only widely known abbreviations
»Non-example: UAB outlasts ECU in Conference USA b-ball marathon»Example: Alabama-Birmingham
outlasts East Carolina in Conference USA basketball marathon
HEADLINE RULES
5. When you are writing for YOUR paper, omit school name or abbreviation (it’s a given)
»Non-example: Shen students upset over new Halloween policy»Example: Students express frustration over new Halloween policy
HEADLINE RULES
6. Avoid repeating the same word of another form of the word
»Non-example: Man suffers serious injuries in serious car crash»Example: Saratoga man suffers critical injuries in car crash
HEADLINE RULES
7. Attribute opinion; keep headlines objective (unless it’s an opinion piece)
»Non-example: Republicans are to blame for economic crisis»Example: Republicans are to blame for economic crisis, says Biden
HEADLINE RULES
8. Use facts from the lead of a well-written story as the basis for your headline
»Non-example: Hockey is on the horizon»Example: Hockey team looking to rebound from last year’s loss in sectional final
Problems with these?
• The school’s new policy is a bad one.
• Albany man is gunned down by a Troy man
• UVM topped UMBC in men’s baseball
• A-Rod has got to go
• Gillibrand and Long debated at Skidmore College.