Source: Caitlin Johnstone, Rogue Journalist
by Caitlin Johnstone
“The New York Times has just published one of the most insane headlines I have ever seen it publish, which is really saying something. ‘Gaza’s Deadly Aid Deliveries,’ the title blares. If you were among the majority of people who only skim the headline without reading the rest of the article, you would have no idea that Israel has spent the last few days massacring starving civilians at aid sites and lying about it. You would also have no idea that it is Israel who’s been starving them in the first place. The headline is written in such a passive, amorphous way that it sounds like the aid deliveries themselves are deadly. Like the bags of flour are picking up assault rifles and firing on desperate Palestinians queuing for food or something.” (06/05/25)
https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2025/06/05/zen-and-the-art-of-new-york-times-headline-writing/