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March 01, 2007
Misleading Headline?
It certainly got my attention when I scrolled through my news feeds and saw a headline from Knoxville TV station WBIR's website that read "TN Guardsman on border patrol receives letter from employer threatening job loss."
What conclusions would that make you draw? I can't think of many people that wouldn't immediately be a little outraged by what they inferred.
It turns out that the National Guard member is part of a strike against his employer. Now, there are still questions regarding whether or not this particular worker should have received the letter explaining the company's replacement process, but — and be honest — is the headline itself just a little deceiving, or am I being oversensitive?
Obviously, the whole story can't be included in a headline. And it goes without saying that a news outlet should do what it can to attract readers with well-worded titles. However, this one feels a little over the line to me.
Your thoughts?
News | By joe lance | 12:05 PM