Farmers, cattle ranchers and hotel and restaurant managers breathed a sigh of relief last week when President Donald Trump ordered a pause to immigration raids that were disrupting those industries and scaring foreign-born workers off the job.
Yeah, I understand the mods’ hesitance in opening that particular can of worms, but misleading and manipulative headlines are a pervasive and severe problem in major publications.
Also, little local news sites have a bad habit of writing generic headlines (e.g. saying things like “Fire in Springfield Kills 7” and assuming you know which Springfield they’re talking about, or “Johnson slams Smith” and assuming you know Smith is the mayor and Johnson is on the city council), which is a shame because occasionally there’s some excellent reporting or at least some hilarious townie drama in those stories.
Yeah, I understand the mods’ hesitance in opening that particular can of worms, but misleading and manipulative headlines are a pervasive and severe problem in major publications.
Also, little local news sites have a bad habit of writing generic headlines (e.g. saying things like “Fire in Springfield Kills 7” and assuming you know which Springfield they’re talking about, or “Johnson slams Smith” and assuming you know Smith is the mayor and Johnson is on the city council), which is a shame because occasionally there’s some excellent reporting or at least some hilarious townie drama in those stories.
It should be allowed to add context in square brackets, e.g. “Fire in Springfield [Ohio]”.