Beyond The Headlines #3: Read The Entire Article!
As a rule of thumb, the more sensational the headline, the more necessary it is to read the entire article.
As a rule of thumb, the more sensational the headline, the more necessary it is to read the entire article.
While sensationalism is difficult to pin down because it means different things to different people, what is expected of every journalist is to be factual and accurate in every of their reports and be certain that they can defend their stories when sensationalism allegations arise.
So we may be correct to ask: if sacrificing undue traffic for telling the truth would avert the double trouble of misinformation which leads to wrong decision making, can there ever be a better sacrifice?