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camwynTomorrow's exercise in writing style, courtesy of RP:
Three major newspapers in the New York City area are the New York Times, the New York Daily News, and the New York Post. They each have their own distinctive style of headline, although the Daily News occasionally blurs in the Post's general direction. The exercise? Take the same earth-shattering, paradigm-altering event and write the headline about it for each of the three different papers. For example, say the event was the discovery of fire.
NY Times: Newly Discovered Chemical Process, 'Fire', Offers To Change Our World
NY Daily News: FLAME ON!
NY Post: AIEEE! IT BURNS! IT BURNS!
Like that, but with an event that would constitute an actual news story.
Three major newspapers in the New York City area are the New York Times, the New York Daily News, and the New York Post. They each have their own distinctive style of headline, although the Daily News occasionally blurs in the Post's general direction. The exercise? Take the same earth-shattering, paradigm-altering event and write the headline about it for each of the three different papers. For example, say the event was the discovery of fire.
NY Times: Newly Discovered Chemical Process, 'Fire', Offers To Change Our World
NY Daily News: FLAME ON!
NY Post: AIEEE! IT BURNS! IT BURNS!
Like that, but with an event that would constitute an actual news story.
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Date: 2007-10-05 06:13 pm (UTC)Oh, Cam.
I ♥ you.
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Date: 2007-10-05 06:14 pm (UTC)NYT: Mysterious Locust Plague Conceals Escape of Slaves, Theft of Egyptian Property
Daily News: RUN, MOSES, RUN!
Post: DING, DONG, THE PRINCE IS DEAD!
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Date: 2007-10-05 06:20 pm (UTC)Suddenly I wish I still had the Daily News and New York Post from the day they reported on the Martian meteorite in Antarctica. I think I remember them being 'We Are Not Alone' for the News and 'Life On Mars!' for the Post. I didn't get the Times at the time, though, so I haven't got a comparison there.
The British Version
Date: 2007-10-05 06:29 pm (UTC)The Sun: 1,000 Maravedis and STILL no Orient route.
The Daily Sport: HOT INDIAN BABES!!!!!
The Daily Mail: Did Maddy's kidnappers kill Diana?
Re: The British Version
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Date: 2007-10-05 06:47 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-10-05 09:21 pm (UTC)(In my head, 'cause I don't laugh that much, but yeah.)
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Date: 2007-10-07 03:46 am (UTC)In San Diego, Headlines Read You!
Date: 2007-10-08 09:32 pm (UTC)The LA Times: Scientists postulate 'End of the World is Coming'
The San Diego Union-Tribune: END IS NIGH, PRAY FOR YOUR SINS
The Poway Times: IT'S COMING
The Rancho Bernardo Weekly: GOOD NEWS FOR AARP MEMBERS!
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Date: 2007-10-09 06:05 am (UTC)