How headlines became clickbait
Update: 2025-11-12
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A new study analyzed 40 million news headlines across multiple countries and found a significant shift toward longer, more negative, and more sensational headlines resembling clickbait. Driven by algorithms and the pressures of the attention economy, this trend affects public mood, trust in journalism, and the effectiveness of misinformation detection, highlighting the need to rethink online design and prioritize depth and informed readership over simple click-through rates.
Read the full article at https://www.paperleap.com/blog/articles/headline-evolution-how-news-became-clickbait-0cccu4
Read the full article at https://www.paperleap.com/blog/articles/headline-evolution-how-news-became-clickbait-0cccu4
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