NYT says that, in the wake of terrorists exploiting its headline conventions, it's reconsidering how it writes headlines in digital editions. Why not more broadly? One of the ways Trump disseminates his incitement is in the same exploitation of headline writing. www.nytimes.com/2023/10/23/p... - ThreadSky

emptywheel.bsky.social • 529 days ago

NYT says that, in the wake of terrorists exploiting its headline conventions, it's reconsidering how it writes headlines in digital editions.

Why not more broadly? One of the ways Trump disseminates his incitement is in the same exploitation of headline writing.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/23/pageoneplus/editors-note-gaza-hospital-coverage.html

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dabinreece.bsky.social•529 days ago

Like they didn’t know EXACTLY what they were doing with that headline. come on NYT 🙄

cherylrofer.bsky.social•529 days ago

They come right up to the edge but fail to see that stenographing claims will always produce problematic reporting.

emptywheel.bsky.social•529 days ago

In the last 2 weeks I pretty much determined traditional journalism is not up to saving the Republic, in significant part thanks to easily exploited formulas like this.

Eg, there's simply no beat for outrageous things MoCs hiding behind Speech and Debate do.

kelliblue.bsky.social•529 days ago

They are all imperial stenographers 🤷🏼‍♀️

officialstehee.bsky.social•529 days ago

Since the decline of print and the advent of clicks = $ traditional journalism has been euthanised. Distinct lack of pushback from the members of the 4th Estate who are in it only for the money.

cincyblog.bsky.social•529 days ago

All of that stems from an apathetic, ignorant, and lazy public who have little interest in news, but crave entertainment.

officialstehee.bsky.social•529 days ago

What came first, the ignorant apathetic public or the apathetic money hungry 4th Estate providing then “entertainment” rather than News?

cincyblog.bsky.social•529 days ago

It is clearly the ignorant apathetic public and it is foolish to think otherwise. I understand that if your world view revolves around certain ideologies you will assume the public can do no wrong, but that is just a foolish diversion from reality. People could change, but don’t care to change.

monteevee.bsky.social•529 days ago

Pick up a copy of this. Homeboy saw the trend a long time ago.

emptywheel.bsky.social•529 days ago

Sort of like how until last year there was no Clarence Thomas beat.

fatalnyc.bsky.social•529 days ago

Yes. This is an enormous issue. Horribly and tragically misguided in this instance, but it’s endemic. Down to local news and the constant publication of copaganda (is that in the OED yet?). “Police-involved” my ass.

alexis8.bsky.social•528 days ago

What about replacing newsroom leaders?

calizaybak.bsky.social•529 days ago

Same New York Times that printed all sorts of ridiculous Iraq WMD lies and when the lies were no longer possible to even begin to defend and the bodies pilled high asked "How did this happen!?!".?

faile.bsky.social•529 days ago

Because this does not compute to their crack political team? It's boggling how inward-focusing they are...

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