headline writer
Article title creator
A headline writer crafts the titles that appear above news articles, advertisements, or other content.
The role demands compression—distilling complex stories into a few punchy words that grab attention and fit tight spaces.
In newspapers, headline writers are typically editors rather than the journalists who wrote the piece: The headline writer went for the pun; the reporter cringed.
- copywriterCreator of promotional text
- editorOne who revises text
- news deskJournalism coordination center
- journalistNews profession practitioner
- tabloidSensationalist newspaper format
scoop · deadline · newsroom · stop the presses · punchy · attention grabbing · clickbait · frontpage · byline · sensational · breaking · exclusive · caption · column · newsstand · hot off the press · slug · word count
- copywritersscriptwriters
- Wordsmithswordsmith, author, poet, lyricist, copywriter
- news jobsjournalist, reporter, correspondent, news anchor, news editor
headline writerreporter
One who gathers news
investigative journalist · beat reporter · war correspondent · foreign correspondent · staff writer
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