“Headlines with more common words — simple words like ‘job’ instead of ‘occupation’ — shorter headlines, and those communicated in a narrative style, with more pronouns compared with prepositions, received more clicks.”
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Shulman, Hillary. "Readers prefer to click on a clear, simple headline — like this one." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 26 Aug. 2024. Web. 17 Jan. 2025.
APA
Shulman, H. (2024, Aug. 26). Readers prefer to click on a clear, simple headline — like this one. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved January 17, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/08/readers-prefer-to-click-on-a-clear-simple-headline-like-this-one/
Chicago
Shulman, Hillary. "Readers prefer to click on a clear, simple headline — like this one." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified August 26, 2024. Accessed January 17, 2025. https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/08/readers-prefer-to-click-on-a-clear-simple-headline-like-this-one/.
Wikipedia
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