JSR Skills Worksheet 8: HEADLINES
Writing headlines is an art. The best headlines should encapsulate a story and draw attention with only a few words.

For the most part, we've ended up rewriting your headlines to fit our guidelines. But it doesn't have to be that way! In fact, many students have impressed us with excellent headlines. After this worksheet, that number is sure to increase.

Different newspapers have different guidelines for headlines. That's part of what makes news organizations unique. So, if you write for other papers than the Korea Daily, you may want to provide differently styled headlines to them.

Here are the guidelines for the headlines on our page:

* Keep your headlines to 4 words. The maximum is 5. We want to highlight your writing by cutting as little of it out of your articles as we can. Thus, we don't have the space for long headlines. It's rare, if ever, that a headline takes up more than one line of space.

* Write a sentence. Headlines should include both a subject and a verb, which should typically go immediately after the subject. Your headline should tell the story.

* Be clever when you can. Although it's not always possible to write them like this, headlines are more memorable and eye-catching if they contain literary devices such as alliteration, rhyming or assonance. Puns can be fun as well.

* Use abbreviations when needed and easily recognizable.

Again, these are our guidelines and may not be the guidelines for other papers. You may find yourself with another editor who hates puns! Whenever you write for an established publication, take stock of its idiosyncrasies and remember them when writing.

DIRECTIONS

Convert the following headlines into short headline sentences. Be catchy when you can. To help you, we've included the opening few sentences of each story.

In some cases, you may need to simply delete some words. In other cases, you may want to re-think the whole thing.

EXAMPLE

Original Headline: Sensuality Is Becoming a Major Aspect of K-Pop
In March, RaNia caused controversy because of their ‘sensual’ costumes for their new song, "Just Go." In their music video and stages, they wore full-length, tight see-through clothes which only barely hid their breasts and hips.

New Headline: Sensuality Sells in K-pop




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HEADLINE: Psy's Gentleman: Not Gentle Enough for Broadcasting on KBS *
Psy, the South Korean singer of “Gangnam Style” fame, revealed on Youtube the music video of his new single “Gentleman” on April 13, 2013. Since then, the video has earned more than 170 million views. Although it broke the world record as the fastest video to break 100 million views, it was banned from air on KBS, a state-funded television network and also one of the biggest South Korean broadcasters.
HEADLINE: Alleged murder confession on popular website Reddit leads to police investigation *
On April 9, 2013, California police started investigating on alleged murder confession posted on social news and entertainment website Reddit.
HEADLINE: Increasing Electronic Smoking at Cypress High *
Electronic cigarettes, also known as “safe” cigarettes to get high, have become a growing problem at Cypress High and a major concern among student faculty and district. The administration at Cypress High School has given warnings to students. Ben Carpenter, the principal, announced that the police will be called if students are seen smoking electronic cigarettes at school.
HEADLINE: University High School celebrates its 17th annual Intercultural Week. *
Started 17 years ago, Intercultural Week is a week dedicated to celebrating the cultural diversity among students at University High School. From March 25-29, a variety of cultures were recognized.
HEADLINE: 21st Century Fashion Trend: Overalls *
Fashion in the 1990s seems to be slowly gaining popularity in the 21st century. Dr. Martens combat boots, flannel shirts, and floral attire are surprisingly returning back on the racks as well as on fashion shows. However, the biggest revival of fashion is the comeback of overalls!
HEADLINE: Research Finds that Sleep Deprivation Can Cause Gene Abnormality *
Recent study has found that not having enough sleep can cause genes to act abnormally. According to an experiment led by  Derk-Jan Dijk from University of Surrey in England, when people stay awake for more than 40 hours continuously, their genes start to act strangely.
HEADLINE: Google Glass Explorer Program is Now Sending Invitations to Winners *
The Google Glass Explorer Program is now underway; the first few invites to try out the Google Glass headset recently received invitations via Twitter and Google Plus.
HEADLINE: NBA All Star Game *
With the win at the 2013 All-Star game, the Western Conference All-Stars made it three straight wins over their Eastern Conference counterparts. They finished the 2013 NBA All-Star Game with a final score of 143-138 Sunday night in Houston on Feb. 17, 2013.
HEADLINE: Anti-Social Networking *
Most teenagers today use social networking websites such as Facebook, Myspace and Twitter to connect with their friends and family. It allows them to see what their friends are up to and to communicate with old friends . But as convenient as phones and computers can be, teenagers are starting to become anti-social as they sit behind screens and type behind keyboards all day.
HEADLINE: Whatever it Takes to Win *
The Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant has recently changed from his all-out offensive mode to the playmaker and getting assists for his other teammates.
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