[Villages PL]

Originally Posted by Bucco

A pet peeve of mine....well, media in general, but the misleading headlines that catch your eye.

This is an oft used tactic by some newspapers that have a strong tie to a political view and knowing that most folks do not read below the sub headline use that to intentionally mislead the person who is scouring headlines, which unfortunately encompasses most readers.

A paper in Tampa is nationally known for this tactic, but if you want a real example.....someday when there is breaking political news bring up the New York Daily News and the New York Post at the same time.....same story but if you stopped at the headline, you will have a completely different twist on it.

There are a number of websites that employ the same tactic. One was used on here in the gun debate....headline was a total lie, and if you read the article it was all...could be's, might be;'s etc.

Problem is that most people do not read....they skim the headlines and move on. That is why the cable news channels are popular. You can tell folks how well informed you are by watching the HEADLINE news, BUT you are not well informed. You are manipulated by editors and such who want to potray a story in a certain way with a certain spin.

Thanks, that's a very good example.