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NRaleighLiberal

(60,015 posts) Thu Nov 19, 2015, 01:17 PM Nov 2015

How to deliver constant fear - use a huge font! CNN's front page SCREAMS at you!

And it has been screaming ever since the Paris incidents. I haven't noticed it on the BBC site, CBS site, our local news site here - hell, even Faux news is being reasonable with their font.

I guess their 24 hour breaking news on the teevee translated to huge capital letters 24/7.

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How to deliver constant fear - use a huge font! CNN's front page SCREAMS at you! (Original Post) NRaleighLiberal Nov 2015 OP

Fear mongering is captivating and pleases the sponsers. JEB Nov 2015 #1

I find it interesting that for breaking news, KatyMan Nov 2015 #2

BIG font on top of page, white on black. dixiegrrrrl Nov 2015 #3

JEB

(4,748 posts)

1. Fear mongering is captivating and pleases the sponsers.

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Thu Nov 19, 2015, 01:39 PM

Nov 2015

KatyMan

(4,198 posts)

2. I find it interesting that for breaking news,

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Thu Nov 19, 2015, 01:54 PM

Nov 2015

CNN US uses red letters (or white letters in a red banner) and their international sites use yellow instead. Same with the old BBC News web site. Curious.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

3. BIG font on top of page, white on black.

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Thu Nov 19, 2015, 05:13 PM

Nov 2015

teeny font, black on white, on rest of page, makes it unreadable for me.

Luckily, Firefox now has that reader view option and my tired old eyes can read a lot more than before.

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