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Margaret Thatcher’s death: a week in British headlines
At the newspaper where I work, Margaret Thatcher’s death has been nervously anticipated for some time as an event that would definitely mean a tough day and a high-profile edition. When she went into hospital just before Christmas, we were … Continue reading
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Tagged margaret thatcher, thatcher headlines
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How to write a Daily Express front page headline
This week I saw a Daily Express headline that was so formulaic, I thought at first that it was a joke. Here it is: EU WANTS MIGRANTS TO TAKE OUR JOBS. Had Richard Desmond had fired the last of his … Continue reading
The truth about THE TRUTH
After 23 years, this week the official papers relating to the Hillsborough disaster are being released. Sales of The Sun are still said to be affected by that newspaper’s coverage of the tragedy, which included a headline that its own … Continue reading
Q. What’s green and knows how to spell?
A. Natalie Bennett, the new leader of the Green Party and a former Times sub-editor. I was pleased to write an article about this illustrious group for today’s paper, though when I thought about it the average rate of vast … Continue reading
If Jimmy Carr wrote headlines
The Times’s Saturday Review had a neat coverline on its Jimmy Carr interview at the weekend: His Dark Material. This kind of cultural cross-reference headline, which we’ll call The Postmodern, can be overused – former music journalists in particular tend rather … Continue reading
Posted in Features headlines
Tagged Features headlines, Jimmy Carr, The Postmodern, The Times
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The sport subs’ Super Thursday
Chelsea’s victory over Barcelona last night sent the nation’s sport desks into overdrive, spawning headlines such as BLUES CLEAN UP THE MESSI (Express), HOT DROG IS THE MUSTARD (Express), BARC ARE WORSE THAN DROG BITE (Mirror), SALUTES BLUE, SIR (Sun), … Continue reading
Posted in Sports headlines
Tagged chelsea, cristiano ronaldo, drogba, press association
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Women hate Samantha Brick because she was beautifully subbed
Most people’s reaction to Samantha Brick’s Daily Mail article about the perils of being an attractive woman was: “But she’s not even that beautiful”! For those in the trade, it was: “Clever sub-editor.” Or possibly: “Evil sub-editor.” You can write … Continue reading
Blog titles that look like internet sensations
It has been suggested that Super Caley should start a taxonomy, a sort of unofficial classification of different types of headline. A great place to start is today’s internet sensation, a Tumblr post titled OTTERS WHO LOOK LIKE BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH. … Continue reading
An Irish joke
The fascinating Republican primary campaign was bound to yield some great headlines around the world, and sure enough I spotted a tweet this week from the BBC’s Mark Simpson crediting the Irish Times with: ROMNEY WINNING IN MATHS, FAILING IN … Continue reading
Posted in News headlines, Opinion headlines
Tagged bad headlines, Irish Times, mitt romney, worst headlines
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One big reason to buy The Sun on Sunday
The billboard across the street from The Sun’s offices gave a taste of puns to come: IN BRITAIN, THE SUN COMES OUT EVERY DAY. A TV ad featured a song from the musical Annie: “The Sun’ll come out tomorrow”. And even Rupert Murdoch’s harshest … Continue reading
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Tagged schlong arm of the law, sun headlines, The Sun, the sun on sunday
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