"Terrorists Hijack 4 Airliners, Destroy World Trade Center, Hit Pentagon; Hundreds Dead"(The Washington Post, 2001). After billions of people citizen read headlines like this across the globe, it is hard not to get an idea of the atrocities that occurred on September 11, 2001.
Skye Doherty's talk on 'Text' during last week's JOUR1111 lecture detailed the importance of text within media and how effective it can be in society. One of her main points was that text is searchable. In other words, if you see a headline in the news agent that grabs your eye such as one on the eternal banter between Julia Gillard and the rest of Australia, you may simply google it at home for more information.
Headlines are the first thing you see on a story. The short phrase you see on the front of a newspaper or on facebook or twitter is arguably the most important part of the story. It captures the reader's attention and is a setup for the following text.
I guess a picture is always a good inclusion in an article, but text is the true heart of all news.
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