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A headline should be straightforward and easy to understand. Readers should instantly grasp the topic or offer being presented without any ambiguity. In this generation of headline readers, users often skim through content.

We use the present perfect when we give news. Something happened recently and for the person who is listening it is new and so there is the connection between the past and the present, which there must always be when we use the present perfect.

USA Today is known for news in compact, easy-to-read-and-comprehend stories. In the main edition circulated in the United States and Canada, each edition consists of four sections: News (the "front page" section), Money, Sports, and Life.

The News International phone hacking scandal was a controversy involving the now-defunct News of the World and other British newspapers owned by Rupert Murdoch. Employees of the newspaper engaged in phone hacking, police bribery, and exercising improper influence in the pursuit of stories.

In July 2011 it was announced that the newspaper would cease publication; the announcement followed intensifying allegations that members of its staff were responsible for the illegal hacking of telephones of celebrities, politicians, the British royal family, and private citizens. News of the World published its last ...

The New York Times remained the biggest newsbrand in the US by number of visits, followed by CNN, MSN, Fox News and Yahoo Finance (150.1 million visits) which knocked People out of fifth position.

The biggest media conglomerates in America are AT&T, Comcast, The Walt Disney Company, National Amusem*nts (which includes Viacom Inc. and CBS), News Corp and Fox Corporation (which are both owned in part by the Murdochs), Sony, and Hearst Communications.

A headline is the title of a newspaper story, printed in large letters at the top of the story, especially on the front page. The Daily Mail has the headline 'The Voice of Conscience'. The headlines are the main points of the news which are read on radio or television.

A headline's role is to generate audience engagement by catching their attention. To draw the attention of the audience, editors also use pictorial illustrations or a quote from the story. A lead is the first paragraph of the story. After the headline, it is the most informative and impactful part of the entire story.

A subheading is a mini-headline or text that is found under the main headline to give further insight or support for the headline.