Monday, December 04, 2006

Headline Question

Since this class began, I've found myself reading news items, particularly how the articles are structured, more critically than in the past, I think, which is a good thing.

The main news section on AOL.com today had this main headline referring to the release of video showing terrorism suspect Jose Padilla:

"'Dirty Bomber' Seen on Video"

I suspect that they used the phrase "dirty bomber" because that's the context for which most people who know him. I also suspect that they used the quote marks to denote that it's what someone, at some point, called him. But is it a good idea to use this phrase in a headline, especially if he's never been tried for being a dirty bomber or, for that matter, is he any longer even being suspected as being a dirty bomber (at least officially)?

--Ken C.

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