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Re: [Phys-l] journalism

Another supposition:


The "headline" is written by another.**



bc's long ago friend's only job at the LA times was to write the headlines.

**Maybe he has the job of being a teaser?



On 2011, Jan 23, , at 13:37, Don McQuarrie wrote:

Why? I suppose it's the same reason our local weather forcaster never
actually gives the weather forcast until close to the end of the program.
Instead, he gives teasers all the way through. News is no longer news, it's
entertainment - I suppose that even extends to the print media now.