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Headlines, cognitive processing, and problematic information
By Sherwin Arnott November 17, 2020October 4, 2022
Headlines matter. Publishers know it. Good headlines help with the understanding, reach, and impact of a story. Headlines frame articles, shaping the information in the article that follows, and alter reader comprehension.
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Journalism’s allergy to substantive regulation
By Sherwin Arnott July 27, 2019November 17, 2020
Misinformation is a big deal. Hate online is a big deal. And as the public catches up to their reach and impact, we’ll see more and more talk about regulation…
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Anadrome, semordnilap and levidrome: a whimsical example of problematic information
By Sherwin Arnott February 4, 2018May 30, 2019
How a heartwarming news story about an interesting linguistic phenomenon widely mislead people that there are no words to describe that spell different words when they’re reversed…
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Headlines, cognitive processing, and problematic information