Strangely-Worded News Articles.

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I think this falls under the thread heading!

It's sometimes difficult to understand the creation of a story and why it seems that most of them are outlandish.
We tend to perceive the written word in the terms of being true -to some point, and have a thought-process behind
them that also lends to the credibility of the story.

The general public will tend to read an article and form a conclusion from the headline alone, that self-made deduction
may alter slightly as they continue through the piece and it's found that by the first paragraph, if the storyline differs wildly
from their initial belief, they move onto another piece of news.
Hence, the headline needs to be eye-catching.

Take this one below. A lady struggles with severe asthma and when particular aromas trigger certain allergies, her breathing
can be supposedly severely effected enough that hospital care may be needed.

But this isn't really an interesting story in the larger scheme of things and so it needs something to give it a connection with
the time of year, the way we conduct ourselves around the Christmas period, offering a sense of empathy to someone
dealing with a weakness and a peripheral connection to the latest disease that is effecting the world.

The lady has had a fruitful life and enjoyed athletic hobbies ranging from charity-running marathons, becoming a Scottish
diving champion -which involved overseas travel, and other pastimes that indicates a life that her asthma had little effect
on.

But to make the story unusual or attention-grabbing enough, it needs that certain twist that will make it worthy of being
in a newspaper or on a website dedicated to entertaining and acquiring customers. So the headline must draw the reader
straight in by using all the connections mentioned above.

Woman allergic to Christmas almost killed by trip to garden centre

'A woman who is so allergic to the smell of Christmas that she almost died after a festive trip to a garden centre sparked
a near-fatal asthma attack has revealed how lockdown has made it easier for her to avoid triggers.

Now 58, Anne Murray, who lives near Lanark, Scotland, has been allergic to traditional Yuletide spices like citrus and cinnamon
–and has had to avoid mince pies which contain orange peel since she was a child.
Even the briefest exposure to them could spark her asthma –a condition which claimed the life of her mum, Mary, as well as her
childhood best friend, who died at just 18.

This time of year, as the nation strings up decorations and feasts on mince pies and mulled wine, can be particularly dangerous
for Anne –one of the few people who welcomes the Tier 3 Covid restrictions her area is living under. Engineer Anne, who lives alone,
says that the measures not only lower the risk of her exposure to Covid-19, but also to the festive fragrances which could kill her...'

(More in the link..)

I found this article on the 'MyLondon' website that I go to in order to look at how many stabbings took place in the English capital.
The composition of the tale intrigued me, especially the information accompanying the photographs, (Collect/PA Real Life).


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Now... where is my reality? I left it around here somewhere...
(Wanders off away from the internet!)