ByteOnBikes@discuss.online to Political Memes · 18 天前The news is sugarcoating how revolting the Epstein files arediscuss.onlineimagemessage-square181linkfedilinkarrow-up11.81Karrow-down113cross-posted to: politicalmemesaboringdystopia
arrow-up11.8Karrow-down1imageThe news is sugarcoating how revolting the Epstein files arediscuss.onlineByteOnBikes@discuss.online to Political Memes · 18 天前message-square181linkfedilinkcross-posted to: politicalmemesaboringdystopia
minus-squarepipi1234linkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·18 天前Sure, clickbait headlines don’t really work, that’s why they don’t use those at all… I would say its the other way around: They purposedly use extra mild language to report these news so they don’t catch people’s eyes that much, while still claiming to report the news. Next, they put news of Alleged Domestic Terrorists Rene Good and Alex Pretti in all caps.
minus-squareFiniteBanjo@feddit.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·18 天前The headline I described would be far more accurate than most, literally the opposition to clickbait.
minus-squarepipi1234linkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-217 天前I meant clickbait as “The most impactfull headline to catch the most views”, not as unrealistic. Edit: I guess I had a wrong understanding of the word, I stand corrected!
minus-squareFiniteBanjo@feddit.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·17 天前I think your original definition works well, it is just that the most honest and accurate headline is mutually exclusive from an exaggerated or misrepresented headline used to generate more views.
Sure, clickbait headlines don’t really work, that’s why they don’t use those at all…
I would say its the other way around:
They purposedly use extra mild language to report these news so they don’t catch people’s eyes that much, while still claiming to report the news.
Next, they put news of Alleged Domestic Terrorists Rene Good and Alex Pretti in all caps.
The headline I described would be far more accurate than most, literally the opposition to clickbait.
I meant clickbait as “The most impactfull headline to catch the most views”, not as unrealistic.Edit: I guess I had a wrong understanding of the word, I stand corrected!
I think your original definition works well, it is just that the most honest and accurate headline is mutually exclusive from an exaggerated or misrepresented headline used to generate more views.