Writing Headlines!

As many as you have mentioned, I too found it very helpful to be able to spend another week on writing headlines. To me, this seemed to be an easy assignment, as I am an avid reader of many articles and it seems that creating a headline would be a "piece of cake." However, when you actually get down to it, it is more difficult than one would originally assume. I feel that the hardest part is to fit what you are trying to say within the format that it needs to be written in. I believe that I would be able to come up with many nice headlines if it were not for the formatting obstacle. On many of the story examples from our "Writing Headlines 2" assignment, I found myself sitting there for several minutes trying to find a clever way to draw the reader in while sticking within the formatting requirements. 

One thing that I was able to take away from the first assignment to the next is that punctuation should obviously not be used in headlines. For some odd reason, I thought it a good idea to include periods at the end of my headlines from the first assignment and upon receiving my feedback, I felt sort of dumb. I will admit that I have been borderline disappointed in myself for my struggles so far in this course. I know that it is my own fault, but simple mistakes such as these should be avoided at all times, in my opinion. However, I know that I am still learning and will continue to sharpen my skills as not only a writer/journalist, but also an editor. I will admit that I never fully underhood how intricate the world of editing could be, but it is fascinating to say the least. 

Here are two interesting headlines that I found today:

"How Michigan's living legend embraces the pedestal of superstardom, from the frat house and his music video to the NFL and beyond"

http://thelab.bleacherreport.com/jabrill-peppers-michigan-nfl-draft-profile/

"A NEW DAY FOR (AMERICAN) FOOTBALL IN MEXICO"

http://thelab.bleacherreport.com/after-the-massacre-1968-mexico-city-american-football/

It may be just me, but these two headlines would draw me in and I would be inclined to read both of them just by the headline.