Insensitive headline of the week (and maybe year)

Posted by Axegrinder on 21 December 2007 at 07:59
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The Murdoch-owned New York Post proved this week that when it comes to crassly insensitive headlines about tragedy, British tabloid hacks don’t have a monopoly.

The Post’s take on the death of music legend Ike Turner — “Ike ‘beats’ Tina to death” — rivals Kelvin MacKenzie’s famous Sun headline “Gotcha!” in journalism’s bad taste hall of fame.

Witness the way the headline writer subtly interlinks the twin themes of Ike pre-deceasing his ex-wife and his notorious penchant for domestic violence.

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