• pipi1234@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    Sure, clickbait headlines don’t really work, that’s why they don’t use those at all…

    I would say its the other way around:

    They purposedly use extra mild language to report these news so they don’t catch people’s eyes that much, while still claiming to report the news.

    Next, they put news of Alleged Domestic Terrorists Rene Good and Alex Pretti in all caps.

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        5 days ago

        I meant clickbait as “The most impactfull headline to catch the most views”, not as unrealistic.

        Edit: I guess I had a wrong understanding of the word, I stand corrected!