Headlines are supposed to inform the reader and help him or her decide if they should continue reading. Therefore, as one guide to writing headlines advises, the copy editor should "Be specific. The headline should tell the reader the important news."In other words, the above headline fails. And, I should note, if your headline can be placed in any newspaper anywhere in the U.S. on any Friday of the year, it's not a very good headline.
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