A Study of Tennessee Newspapers' Use of Traditional Headline “Rules”
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1995
Description
This study determined the extent to which the established norms for writing headlines on news stories were actually being observed by newspapers. Secondarily, the research findings determined that there was a statistically significant difference in the degree of adherence to these guidelines between dailies and nondailies. The researchers developed and tested among Tennessee newspapers a list of quantitative indicators of news headline quality, according to traditional headline-writing guidelines. All of the daily and nondaily newspapers that were members of the Tennessee Press Association were selected for evaluation.
Citation Information
Hines, Randall W.; and Hilliard, Jerry. 1995. A Study of Tennessee Newspapers' Use of Traditional Headline “Rules”. Journalism andamp; Mass Communication Quarterly. Vol.72(3). 698-705. https://doi.org/10.1177/107769909507200318 ISSN: 1077-6990