I screaming in Internet Time to Fire Headline Writer: Me

<--Crazy Man, or just crazy headline? Both, as it turns out.

Headlines are important. They allow the reader to easily scan the newspaper, or internets, to decide whether a story is worth reading, or whether you will spend the next 20 minutes finding out what Angelina Jolie said.

Now I am not one to normally pick on the blogosphere, but HuffingtonPost is becoming a respected source of political information. So imagine my reaction when, skimming their headlines, I should run across this gem:

George Tenet Screamed About Jews In Saudi Prince's Pool: Book

Qua? What the heck was Tenet doing in teh Saudi Prince's Pool. And what does "Book" have to do with anything?

The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg offers an interesting excerpt from "A World Of Trouble," a forthcoming book by Patrick Tyler on the White House and the Middle East. In this scene, CIA director George Tenet, drunk on scotch at Saudi Prince Bandar's pool, rants about Bush administration "Jews" who are "setting me up" to take the fall for the false WMD claims

Maybe they should hire some NYPost headline writers

The importance of good headline writers

Headline Writers are often overlooked, and for good reason. Most stories don't seem that hard to sum up in a few words. But every now and again, or every time you pick up the New York Post, the importance of good headline writing becomes clear. Take this morning's International Herald-Tribune, which boldly declared:

Palestinian says joint statement about peace is within reach

Aparently, we have reached the point where a single Palestinian's belief that peace is within reach constitutes news. Damn.

(The article is actually about the upcoming Anapolis summit, and the Palestinian in question happens to be Yasser Abed Rabbo, senior aide to Mahomoud Abbas. But you knew that.)