Sir, – It seems that the battle to win attention is to sensationalise nearly every story or piece of news in an attempt to harvest “clicks-throughs” to sites and the much-needed traffic that content providers so desperately need to survive.
News and information are important, but have we reached the stage that in order to be attracted to a story there must be a catastrophe on offer in the text? We should choose our words carefully in headlines or we are headed for a pandemic of anxiety. –Yours, etc,
EAMON MALONE,
Ratoath,
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Co Meath.