Anti-GMA allies what? After their leader (who?) walks out?

Inquirer banner: ANTI GMA ALLIES SPLIT AS LEADER WALKS OUT
Philippine Star banner: SEDITION RAPS POISED VS ABAT

The Philippine Star wins today. Their banner headline is so simple and direct to the point that it will take readers just a second to understand what happened (abat faces sedition charges after calling for revolutionary government). The headline is even supported by a group photo of Abat and other retired generals making a clear gesture of defiance.

On the other hand, it will take you a few moments to ponder what Inquirer's headline meant, especially if you haven't been following the news and don't even know who the "anti-GMA allies" are, much less who their leader is, why he would "walk out", causing the the anti-gma allies to "split".

The difficult to digest banner headline would have made sense if this were a running story that the Inquirer bannered yesterday. But yesterday's headline story was entirely about something else (haydee bares pressure) and this is Inquirer's first time to break the news of the junta.

I guess the lesson here is --- How to break the story? Try starting from the beginning....

Comments

[Tom Meneses]

EXACTLY! How could we tell a story without a beginning? In a very BAD way, that's how.

[Leonard]

I like your blog! Nice read after the papers.