Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Headlines


  1. Downtown will be more than 'just a place for rich people' verb: will be noun: downtown/'rich people' why it's a good example: It doesn't have any unnecessay nouns/verbs and catches your eye and isn't boring. The nouns are good.

  2. Changes afoot for 'ghost workers' verb: afoot noun: changes/'ghost workers' why it's a good example: It doesn't have any unnecessary words and catches your eye, and the wording is not boring. Both the verb and the noun are good.

  3. When success breeds failure verb: breeds noun: success why it's a good example: it doesn't have any unnecessary words and sounds interesting, which makes you want to read it. The sentence structure in interesting and grabs your attention. The verb/noun are good.

  4. There's a war on - anyone care? verb: on/care noun: war/anyone why it's a good example: this headline is connecting with the audience by making a personal approach. There are no unnecessary words and the headline sounds interesting, which makes you want to read on. It gets straight to the point and is short and simple.

  5. Bats bidding Austin farewell verb: bidding noun: bats/Austin why it's a good example: The verb/noun is good and there are no unnecessary words: it's short, simple, and gets straight to the point. It's interesting to read b/c the Bats have played in Austin for a while, and now they're going, so that's news. The headline grabs your attention.

  6. Recognize racing for the cruelty it is verb: recognize noun: racing why it's a good example: It's an interesting headline and there are no unnecessary words. The headline is active. It makes you want to read the story and grabs your attention.

Headline 6 rewritten: Racing isn't all it's up for


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