The actual story that the headline links to is correct. The man died as a result of being hit by a vehicle. The headline in question makes it sound like the man was killed (by someone) after he was hit.
The winning headline:
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Ambiguous Headline of the Day
WANE TV wins the honor today with a headline that implies that a man was killed after he was struck by a vehicle in a parking lot.
The actual story that the headline links to is correct. The man died as a result of being hit by a vehicle. The headline in question makes it sound like the man was killed (by someone) after he was hit.
The winning headline:
The actual story that the headline links to is correct. The man died as a result of being hit by a vehicle. The headline in question makes it sound like the man was killed (by someone) after he was hit.
The winning headline:
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