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Asked by: Spencer Voltes
business and finance publishing industryHow many words are in a newspaper headline?
“A headline you can read in a single glanceobviously communicates its content more effectively than one youcannot. Usability research shows that people not only scan bodycopy, but headlines as well — and they tend to take in onlythe first and last 3 words. This suggests the perfect lengthfor a headline is 6 words.
Besides, how many words is a typical newspaper article?
It depends. Many (not all) papers have a500-word limit for staff-written stories, unless the subjectcalls for more. Understand, much longer than 500words, and people skim or skip the story. In traditional(paper) newspapers, space = paper = money.
Similarly, you may ask, what is a headline on a newspaper?
A headline is the title of a newspaperstory, printed in large letters at the top of the story, especiallyon the front page. If a newspaper or magazine article isheadlined a particular thing, that is the headline thatintroduces it.
Headlines should be clear and specific, telling the readerwhat the story is about, and be interesting enough to draw theminto reading the article.
- 5-10 words at the most.
- should be accurate and specific.
- Use present tense and active verbs, but don't start with averb.
- Use infinitive form of verb for future actions.