Science writer Ananyo Bhattacharya flips the common complaint leveled at journalists and tries to help scientists understand journalism:
Your headline is hyperbolic
The purpose of a headline is not to tell the story. That’s the purpose of the story. The purpose of the headline is to pique the interest of readers without lying. So the next time a multi-squillion pound experiment reports evidence of neutrinos going faster than the speed of light, don’t expect the headlines to say “Astonishing but esoteric particle physics finding likely to be flawed though no one can see how yet“.
I think these are useful for all non-journalists…
Nine ways scientists demonstrate they don’t understand journalism | Guardian.co.uk