It's not about being dull, or exciting, and it's not about click-bait or otherwise. It's about accuracy, reporting, and expectations. The heading was "How My Mom Got Hacked" so I expected to see something about how her mom got hacked.
But I didn't. It was a great story about what happened after her mom got hacked, and it was interesting, and mildly engaging, but it simply wasn't what it said.
Calling it something like "Paying the hackers" or something like that would have been accurate and just as intriguing.
Is it too much to ask reporters to title the article with something that actually refers to what is in it?
Sorry, but I really don't understand that comment. I read the article, and commented that the title doesn't match the content. In what sense do you then claim that I've just blandly parsed a headline?
But I didn't. It was a great story about what happened after her mom got hacked, and it was interesting, and mildly engaging, but it simply wasn't what it said.
Calling it something like "Paying the hackers" or something like that would have been accurate and just as intriguing.
Is it too much to ask reporters to title the article with something that actually refers to what is in it?