0 a line of words printed in large letters as the title of a story in a newspaper, or the main points of the news that are broadcast on television or radio:
The news of his death was splashed in headlines across all the newspapers.
the eight o'clock headlines
2 a headline amount, number, or rate is the most important one or the one that people notice most:
3 words printed in large letters at the top of a newspaper story that serve as its title
4 to be the most famous or important performer or speaker to take part in an event:
Since last year, she has headlined at least 32 fundraising events.
6 a headline figure, number, or rate includes everything that affects it:
It seems that people can't resist titillating headlines, especially if they concern the Royal family.
The story was seized on by the tabloid press, who printed it under huge headlines.
'I bonked the prince, says sexy Sarah' declared the newspaper headline.
The newspaper headline was 'Vicar Caught In Sex Romp'.
As this paper will show, different topics may have different headline conventions.
It encapsulates a popular view that headlines are just eye-catching words crammed together to create the maximum shock-horror effect.
A few headlines and excerpts of reports from the print media will illustrate this.
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