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Comments on: Headline Nonsense http://www.whydontyou.org.uk/blog/2008/09/16/headline-nonsense/ Challenging the Zeitgeist Fri, 19 Sep 2008 22:45:06 +0000 hourly 1 By: Andrew http://www.whydontyou.org.uk/blog/2008/09/16/headline-nonsense/comment-page-1/#comment-13873 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 22:45:06 +0000 http://www.whydontyou.org.uk/blog/?p=1856#comment-13873 I like to think they’re telling us her starsign.

]]> By: TW http://www.whydontyou.org.uk/blog/2008/09/16/headline-nonsense/comment-page-1/#comment-13842 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 22:18:30 +0000 http://www.whydontyou.org.uk/blog/?p=1856#comment-13842 It seems they realise the madness of the headlines, and try to change them. However, the inherent tabloid nature of the New BBC means they cant actually make them any better…

]]> By: Andrew http://www.whydontyou.org.uk/blog/2008/09/16/headline-nonsense/comment-page-1/#comment-13841 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:50:50 +0000 http://www.whydontyou.org.uk/blog/?p=1856#comment-13841 I notice ‘Cancer woman stranded by XL’ has changed to ”Stuck’ XL cancer woman to return’.

That’s cleared that up, then.

]]> By: TW http://www.whydontyou.org.uk/blog/2008/09/16/headline-nonsense/comment-page-1/#comment-13840 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:55:46 +0000 http://www.whydontyou.org.uk/blog/?p=1856#comment-13840 Andrew – thanks for the heads up, the link should be fixed now.

Great minds must think alike 🙂 I emailed heather about the Michael Stone headline and we were thinking of blogging the weird system the BBC seem to have for their headlines.

As far as I can tell the rule is the headline must be five words. Six are allowed in unusual circumstances, as long as one is very, very short. The only way less than five can be used is if the words are long, complicated or have lots of syllables then four is allowed – but no less.

The BBC is the spearhead of madness.

]]> By: Heather http://www.whydontyou.org.uk/blog/2008/09/16/headline-nonsense/comment-page-1/#comment-13839 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:51:43 +0000 http://www.whydontyou.org.uk/blog/?p=1856#comment-13839 Andrew
.I blogged about one “Proms to conclude with “last night” but it seems to have vanished now or it was bad link.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.whydontyou.org.uk/blog/2008/09/16/headline-nonsense/comment-page-1/#comment-13837 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:41:21 +0000 http://www.whydontyou.org.uk/blog/?p=1856#comment-13837 This annoys me too. It’s like there’s a rule against using more than five words — and even then most of them could be done better in fewer.

This one’s brilliant:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/7621803.stm

Also, one of your links is broken and should be http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7618994.stm

]]> By: TW http://www.whydontyou.org.uk/blog/2008/09/16/headline-nonsense/comment-page-1/#comment-13832 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:00:26 +0000 http://www.whydontyou.org.uk/blog/?p=1856#comment-13832 Or this:

Asbo OAP’s digging caught on film

I mean on first glance WTF is that trying to say?

(This could go on for ever)

]]> By: TW http://www.whydontyou.org.uk/blog/2008/09/16/headline-nonsense/comment-page-1/#comment-13831 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:51:41 +0000 http://www.whydontyou.org.uk/blog/?p=1856#comment-13831 Another good one:

Armed guards held XL victim

Although the BBC seems to have had a change of heart and adjusted it to read:

Armed guards held airline victim

Neither really explain the story.

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