cnn pulls out the oversized headline

Posted: April 17, 2007

i am a cnn.com junkie. for some reason i have always liked the layout and it usually fills me in on the things i care about. i am starting to get into bbc as of late but cnn will always be my place for news. even though i think ted turner is a wacko.

now, just because i like cnn does not mean i like the media. most of the time they add so much drama to a story that it is nothing more than global gossip. one of my favorite things they do to add shock value to a story is they use a oversized headline that breaks up the traditional format to fit all of the letters. they only pull it out when tragedy hits and they usually use the most graphic words they can.

yesterday after the school shooting at Virginia Tech they pulled out some real gems. such as: BLOODBATH ON CAMPUS. i am sure the family’s of the victims loved that one. later in the day they got bored with that line so they move to the one pictured below.

whoa guys!

well i went into their website style sheet to see if they had a section dedicated for these events so they could quickly transform the headline into a terror banner. sure as shit i found something and wouldn’t’ you know - it is called the oversized headline.

i took a snap shot to show it off above but if you want to check out for yourself you can publicly access thier style sheet and search for oversized and you will find it for yourself.

CNN STYLE SHEET

i know this is dorky but this is what i like to do with my time. and from here on out i am going to post all oversize headlines from cnn and see what trend we can get and what events are oversize headline worthy.

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