USA Today/SaintsWire | David Onyemata overlooked on list of best NFL interior defensive linemen

AsylumGuido · 06-24-2021, 10:02 AM

Originally Posted by TheOak

I’ve never understood the drivers for articles like this. If you want to write about how good a player is then do that, there is no need to frame it in controversy. Is the title intended to somehow trigger Onyemata?

The assumption that someone’s inability to recognize skill that another person sees is an intentional snub is pretty far fetched.

The writer of the article seldom, if ever, has a say in the title or headline of the article. Especially with a news service like USA Today. The title is intended to trigger clicks.

jeanpierre · 06-24-2021, 11:48 AM

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

The writer of the article seldom, if ever, has a say in the title or headline of the article. Especially with a news service like USA Today. The title is intended to trigger clicks.

#100Percent

And while most writers don't like to be characterized this way, they're basically mercenaries told write this many words re: this, from this angle...

They're passionate writers with ethics - a rare minority now...

TheOak · 06-24-2021, 02:38 PM

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

The writer of the article seldom, if ever, has a say in the title or headline of the article. Especially with a news service like USA Today. The title is intended to trigger clicks.

Which, besides my piss poor spelling and grammar, is why I wouldn’t be a good fit for that career field. If my name goes on it, I own it. Movies aren’t entirely factual but they do get close enough to home, and I’ve seen enough to understand the Chief Editor takes his liberty to do what he is charged with, increase circulation. That title actually could lead someone to believe the author has an axe to grind with the other publication.

I don’t read much ESPN, CNN. Fox, USA Today, etc for precisely this reason. Obscure publications is where the transparency tends to reside.

AsylumGuido · 06-24-2021, 05:05 PM

Originally Posted by TheOak

Which, besides my piss poor spelling and grammar, is why I wouldn’t be a good fit for that career field. If my name goes on it, I own it. Movies aren’t entirely factual but they do get close enough to home, and I’ve seen enough to understand the Chief Editor takes his liberty to do what he is charged with, increase circulation. That title actually could lead someone to believe the author has an axe to grind with the other publication.

I don’t read much ESPN, CNN. Fox, USA Today, etc for precisely this reason. Obscure publications is where the transparency tends to reside.

Sadly, it isn't even The Editor that generates the headlines. It could either be a copy editor or a layout designer. Back in my hard copy days the layout designer would come up with something that fit the space. It the new digital world it is different, but there's still someone that posts the story and provides the title/headline.

Rugby Saint II · 06-29-2021, 12:37 PM

[QUOTE=TheOak;922386]If my name goes on it, I own it. Movies aren’t entirely factual but they do get close enough to home,

Kind of like the movie The Perfect Storm, which was based on a true story.....THEY LEFT THE DOCK.

The Dude · 06-29-2021, 12:50 PM

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

The writer of the article seldom, if ever, has a say in the title or headline of the article. Especially with a news service like USA Today. The title is intended to trigger clicks.

What’s worse is the fact that media outlets know the vast majority of people never read beyond the headlines. A lot of media outlets make you subscribe in order to read beyond the first paragraph. Not such a big deal in sports media but it’s being done more and more in news media which is kind of scary. If people don’t bother to read beyond the headlines as it is they sure as hell aren’t going to take the time to enter an email address even when it’s free.

AsylumGuido · 06-29-2021, 01:04 PM

Originally Posted by The Dude

What’s worse is the fact that media outlets know the vast majority of people never read beyond the headlines. A lot of media outlets make you subscribe in order to read beyond the first paragraph. Not such a big deal in sports media but it’s being done more and more in news media which is kind of scary. If people don’t bother to read beyond the headlines as it is they sure as hell aren’t going to take the time to enter an email address even when it’s free.

Yup. Then they head straight out to their local forum and start declaring it as absolute truth.

The Dude · 06-30-2021, 10:57 AM

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

Yup. Then they head straight out to their local forum and start declaring it as absolute truth.

Yep. I see more and more news media sites doing it.

06-24-2021, 11:48 AM	#2
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: USA Today/SaintsWire \| David Onyemata overlooked on list of best NFL interior defensive linemen Originally Posted by AsylumGuido The writer of the article seldom, if ever, has a say in the title or headline of the article. Especially with a news service like USA Today. The title is intended to trigger clicks. #100Percent And while most writers don't like to be characterized this way, they're basically mercenaries told write this many words re: this, from this angle... They're passionate writers with ethics - a rare minority now...

06-24-2021, 02:38 PM	#3
TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 19,047	Re: USA Today/SaintsWire \| David Onyemata overlooked on list of best NFL interior defensive linemen Originally Posted by AsylumGuido The writer of the article seldom, if ever, has a say in the title or headline of the article. Especially with a news service like USA Today. The title is intended to trigger clicks. Which, besides my piss poor spelling and grammar, is why I wouldn’t be a good fit for that career field. If my name goes on it, I own it. Movies aren’t entirely factual but they do get close enough to home, and I’ve seen enough to understand the Chief Editor takes his liberty to do what he is charged with, increase circulation. That title actually could lead someone to believe the author has an axe to grind with the other publication. I don’t read much ESPN, CNN. Fox, USA Today, etc for precisely this reason. Obscure publications is where the transparency tends to reside.
	It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see. ~ Henry David Thoreau

06-24-2021, 05:05 PM	#4
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,622	Re: USA Today/SaintsWire \| David Onyemata overlooked on list of best NFL interior defensive linemen Originally Posted by TheOak Which, besides my piss poor spelling and grammar, is why I wouldn’t be a good fit for that career field. If my name goes on it, I own it. Movies aren’t entirely factual but they do get close enough to home, and I’ve seen enough to understand the Chief Editor takes his liberty to do what he is charged with, increase circulation. That title actually could lead someone to believe the author has an axe to grind with the other publication. I don’t read much ESPN, CNN. Fox, USA Today, etc for precisely this reason. Obscure publications is where the transparency tends to reside. Sadly, it isn't even The Editor that generates the headlines. It could either be a copy editor or a layout designer. Back in my hard copy days the layout designer would come up with something that fit the space. It the new digital world it is different, but there's still someone that posts the story and provides the title/headline.

06-29-2021, 12:37 PM	#5
Rugby Saint II Bounty Money $$$ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5800 Airline Dr. Metairie, LA. Posts: 24,153	Re: USA Today/SaintsWire \| David Onyemata overlooked on list of best NFL interior defensive linemen [QUOTE=TheOak;922386]If my name goes on it, I own it. Movies aren’t entirely factual but they do get close enough to home, Kind of like the movie The Perfect Storm, which was based on a true story.....THEY LEFT THE DOCK.

06-29-2021, 12:50 PM	#6
The Dude 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 9,060	Re: USA Today/SaintsWire \| David Onyemata overlooked on list of best NFL interior defensive linemen Originally Posted by AsylumGuido The writer of the article seldom, if ever, has a say in the title or headline of the article. Especially with a news service like USA Today. The title is intended to trigger clicks. What’s worse is the fact that media outlets know the vast majority of people never read beyond the headlines. A lot of media outlets make you subscribe in order to read beyond the first paragraph. Not such a big deal in sports media but it’s being done more and more in news media which is kind of scary. If people don’t bother to read beyond the headlines as it is they sure as hell aren’t going to take the time to enter an email address even when it’s free. AsylumGuido and jeanpierre like this.
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06-24-2021, 10:02 AM	#1
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,622	Re: USA Today/SaintsWire \| David Onyemata overlooked on list of best NFL interior defensive linemen Originally Posted by TheOak I’ve never understood the drivers for articles like this. If you want to write about how good a player is then do that, there is no need to frame it in controversy. Is the title intended to somehow trigger Onyemata? The assumption that someone’s inability to recognize skill that another person sees is an intentional snub is pretty far fetched. The writer of the article seldom, if ever, has a say in the title or headline of the article. Especially with a news service like USA Today. The title is intended to trigger clicks. jeanpierre likes this.

06-29-2021, 01:04 PM	#7
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,622	Re: USA Today/SaintsWire \| David Onyemata overlooked on list of best NFL interior defensive linemen Originally Posted by The Dude What’s worse is the fact that media outlets know the vast majority of people never read beyond the headlines. A lot of media outlets make you subscribe in order to read beyond the first paragraph. Not such a big deal in sports media but it’s being done more and more in news media which is kind of scary. If people don’t bother to read beyond the headlines as it is they sure as hell aren’t going to take the time to enter an email address even when it’s free. Yup. Then they head straight out to their local forum and start declaring it as absolute truth.

06-30-2021, 10:57 AM	#8
The Dude 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 9,060	Re: USA Today/SaintsWire \| David Onyemata overlooked on list of best NFL interior defensive linemen Originally Posted by AsylumGuido Yup. Then they head straight out to their local forum and start declaring it as absolute truth. Yep. I see more and more news media sites doing it. AsylumGuido likes this.
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