The Post Quiz - How NOT to Write Headlines: Answers
Created | Updated Mar 26, 2017
How NOT to Write Headlines: Answers
Here are the astounding actual headlines from newspapers. Writing headlines is an art. We wish these people had mastered it.
- Federal Agents Raid Gun Shop, Find Weapons
- Victim Was Alive for Hours Before She Died
- Army Vehicle Disappears After Painting with Camouflage
- Most Earthquake Damage Is Caused By Shaking
- City Unsure Why the Sewer Smells
- Homicide Victims Rarely Talk to Police
- Marijuana Issue Sent to Joint Committee
- Missippi's Literacy Program Shows Improvement
- Bugs Flying Around with Wings Are Flying Bugs
- 17 Remain Dead in Morgue Shooting Spree
Think you can do better? Consider a job as a headline writer. (It's harder than it looks.)