Sex and the police
December 8, 2007
Turkish Daily News, NAZLAN ERTAN
As young journalists eager to get our news onto the front page, we used to joke that certain words would guarantee headlines: Sex, guns, diplomatic/political/police scandal. Our formula was simple – the more “s”es in a headline, the higher its visibility on the front page: “A secret telegram” might be front page, but “Sex Scandal” was better. “Sex scandal in the police force” was certainly headline material.
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Turkish Daily News, NAZLAN ERTAN
As young journalists eager to get our news onto the front page, we used to joke that certain words would guarantee headlines: Sex, guns, diplomatic/political/police scandal. Our formula was simple – the more “s”es in a headline, the higher its visibility on the front page: “A secret telegram” might be front page, but “Sex Scandal” was better. “Sex scandal in the police force” was certainly headline material.
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