Tips for writing stunning headlines for blogs, websites and newspapers
There are four characteristics of newspapers headlines that editors use to establish the news value of a story. These are: 1. Headline width A newspaper […]
How do you headline an event which is a turning point in the nation’s history? How do you capture its momentous nature when its every […]
In India, they call it shoulder, and in the US they call it kicker. But in both countries the kicker or shoulder is a great […]
There was a time when headlines were staid, sober and short, some may even say cramped. This was the golden era of newspaper headlines. You […]
Broomed. That’s how The Telegraph headlined the humbling of Congress in the four states where Assembly elections were held. The pun was also on broom, […]
“Rahul Trashes Ordinance, Shames Government” The Jaipur edition of The Times of India ran this headline across eight columns on its front page on September […]
Over the decades, headline writers have developed a grammar of their own. The headlines that they write are more like “skeletonised” sentences that are written […]
One of the first things that cub journalists are taught is to source reports. By doing so, they establish the credibility of their reports. The […]
Most Indian newspapers shovel the entire report – text, headline and picture – online. You wonder if this is the right practice. Does it make […]
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