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Tips for writing stunning headlines for blogs, websites and newspapers

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5 tested rules to follow when writing news headlines

March 13, 2025 Sunil Saxena 2

There are few skills that are more valued on news desks than the craft of writing headlines. The headlines have to be accurate, sum up […]

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Don’t mutilate words in the name of space

January 3, 2024 Sunil Saxena 0

What do you do when it comes to using big words in newspaper headlines? These words eat up a lot of headline space, leaving little […]

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What are the key characteristics of web headlines

July 19, 2019 Sunil Saxena 0

Web headlines have their own grammar, and every blogger and web writer must learn to respect this. Don’t make the mistake of pushing print headlines […]

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How the newspapers headlined Gujarat election results

December 19, 2017 Sunil Saxena 0

The Gujarat elections raised political temperatures across the nation. The results were a challenge for the newspaper editors. How should they sum up the Gujarat […]

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5 key characteristics of web headlines

May 25, 2017 Sunil Saxena 0

Web headlines are unique. They break most, if not all the rules of traditional headline writing. And why not. Web is another medium. It has […]

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How Indian newspapers headlined Trump’s triumph

November 10, 2016 Sunil Saxena 0

First, it was the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes. Then, it was the stunning victory of Donald Trump. The two events, coming […]

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How the newspapers headlined the demonetisation of notes

November 9, 2016 Sunil Saxena 0

How do you headline a news that is as momentous as demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes? And as stunning? The suddenness of […]

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The easiest way to write clickable headlines

October 1, 2016 Sunil Saxena 0

The most difficult thing for a new blogger is to write clickable headlines. Often, the best written blogposts lie unread because of listless and dead […]

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How Indian newspapers headlined surgical strikes on terror

September 30, 2016 Sunil Saxena 0

Yes. We have done it. The mood was unmistakable. Every Indian turned to their smartphones and television sets as the news spread of surgical strikes […]

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