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Headline
A brief statement at the beginning of an article, usually in larger type than the rest of the article, that describes what the article will state. Headlines are often abbreviated and may be deliberately sensational, especially in tabloids. A famous example of a headline occurred during the Great Crash in 1929, when Variety magazine reported, "WALL ST. LAYS AN EGG."


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From a newspaper headline, you can get the gist of a story and the angle all at once.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Each player thinks up an imaginary newspaper headline and writes it at the top of his or her paper.
Proximity, as every new journalist is taught, is one of the principal criteria of newsworthiness, hence the oft-quoted provincial newspaper headline, Titanic sinks: local man safe.
 
 
 
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