Winning Slowly

Show Notes In which we talk about headline-writing in general, click-bait headlines in particular, and why we don’t think that click-bait headlines are a “best practice”—or really a good thing at all. How these realities shape all sorts of discourse, not just headline-writing, including political stances. Note: Chris kept talking about Slate when he meant not Slate (and specifically “Pajiba.com”). His bad. Chapters Intro (1:26) Headline-Writing (1:26–6:58) Whether Ends Justify Means (6:58–12:30) Means Shape Ends (12:30–16:47) Truthy, or Truly? (16:47–21:07) Conclusion (21:07–22:10) Music “Nightingale Movement I”, from Birds… Fly South!, by The Duke of Norfolk – used by permission. “Winning Slowly Theme”, by Chris Krycho. Used because it was written just so you could hear it at the end of every show! Links “How Salon.com Rewrote My Headline and Turned Me Into an Internet Troll”