Attention Grabbing Headlines Are Hurting Journalism

Re:Attention Grabbing Headlines Are Hurting Journalism by _cudgel on Friday February 27, 2015 @04:13PM (#9121398)

Here's a thought:

Journalism and Marketing are not the same thing -- though those lines are blurrier all the time, what with "native advertising". But on to my point... Marketing is really the science of fooling people. Whether it's to lure you into a website, or convince you to buy some plastic junk you don't need, ultimately it's fooling you.

Marketing is a Crime against Humanity.

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Re:Attention Grabbing Headlines Are Hurting Journalism by sharkweek on Friday February 27, 2015 @04:24PM (#9121451)

>Marketing is a Crime against Humanity.

Oh brother, get off your high horse. Do you know how hard it is to get people using a better mousetrap in an already crowded marketplace? Because many a great product have failed when the marketing strategy was trash. There's an art to great marketing, and it certainly doesn't have to be evil to succeed.

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Re:Attention Grabbing Headlines Are Hurting Journalism by narrowrail on Friday February 27, 2015 @05:38PM (#9121823)

While we're at it:

Advertising and marketing are not the same thing. You seem to be describing advertising.

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