I have to admit that when one sees a powerful headline on the front page of a printed newspaper, somehow, at least for people of my generation, the story carries more weight and power.
Here is an example of that in The New York Times. I suspect that this story, and this page, particularly, may be one that future generations may see in their history books.
The style of The New York Times, with all caps and the indented lines of the headline, very special, quite unique and, in the case of this story, a little scary too!
Here are digital versions of the same story, not quite the same in terms of impact. However, I assume that there will be a new generation of non-print readers for whom this is just as effective. Simply, one does not get the same sense of “hierarchy” for stories when presented digitally than what we see in the traditional printed page. The Times places the story on the preferred right hand lead position, in all caps. Without reading a word we veterans know that this is a heavy story of great significance by just the presentation.
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As you can see, the web headline carries a little more detail: “F.B.I. Opened Inquiry Into Whether Trump Was Secretly Working on Behalf of Russia.”
What do you think?
TheMarioBlog post # 2979