BreakingNews.ie Stories - Why do they do this?

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I'm sure there's a word for it. Anyone who studied media can probably tell me.

http://breakingnews.ie/showbiz/former-eastenders-star-found-dead-600917.html

The 53-year-old actor

http://breakingnews.ie/showbiz/charlie-sheen-becomes-a-granddad-600909.html

The 47-year-old actor confirmed the news

http://breakingnews.ie/showbiz/emma-roberts-arrested-after-domestic-violence-incident-600908.html

The 22-year-old actress was arrested

http://breakingnews.ie/showbiz/snooki-defends-weight-loss-600907.html

The former 'Jersey Shore' star

There was a story about Britney Spears a while ago and it said something like "The Hit me Baby One More Time Singer"...

I have only taken notice of this in celebrity stories which is why I have singled them out here; I've always wondered what it's called. What is this style of writing called and why do they do it?

It's a load of arse biscuits! :mad:

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Here's another:

http://breakingnews.ie/showbiz/bieber-unveils-new-inking-600867.html

The 'Never Say Never' singer

Retarded!

Wossack

helps to flesh out an otherwise trivial 10 word sentence



will anyone spot it?

The Backwards Man

It's called

'Page Filling'

seamus

I'm sure there's a specific term for it, but it's a method of relaying biographical information through the content of the article, rather than as a footnote or whatever.

So you can write your article where every sentence starts with "Mr Pacino said", "Mr Pacino was seen..." and then finish with five lines about Al Pacino, or you can start all your sentences like, "The Oscar-winning heartthrob said", "The 60-year-old actor was seen...." and do away with the five lines at the end.

So by the end, not only do you know what the actual story was about, but you also have relevant biographical information.

In the battle for column space, anything which makes an article concise without being less descriptive is the goal.

Mason Storm

Everyone does it.

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seamus wrote: »

I'm sure there's a specific term for it, but it's a method of relaying biographical information through the content of the article, rather than as a footnote or whatever.

So you can write your article where every sentence starts with "Mr Pacino said", "Mr Pacino was seen..." and then finish with five lines about Al Pacino, or you can start all your sentences like, "The Oscar-winning heartthrob said", "The 60-year-old actor was seen...." and do away with the five lines at the end.

So by the end, not only do you know what the actual story was about, but you also have relevant biographical information.

In the battle for column space, anything which makes an article concise without being less descriptive is the goal.

Cheers seamus!

It's a horrible style of writing. Drives me bananas. Surely I'm not the only one! :pac:

GoodBridge

Mason Storm wrote: »

Everyone does it.

Confirmed the 46-time poster, Mason Storm.

The Backwards Man

seamus wrote: »

I'm sure there's a specific term for it, but it's a method of relaying biographical information through the content of the article, rather than as a footnote or whatever.

So you can write your article where every sentence starts with "Mr Pacino said", "Mr Pacino was seen..." and then finish with five lines about Al Pacino, or you can start all your sentences like, "The Oscar-winning heartthrob said", "The 60-year-old actor was seen...." and do away with the five lines at the end.

So by the end, not only do you know what the actual story was about, but you also have relevant biographical information.

In the battle for column space, anything which makes an article concise without being less descriptive is the goal.

Breakingnews.ie aren't exactly guilty of uploading wall of text style articles, in fairness. It's more of a case that they've remembered being taught in first year English not to use the same descriptive words in successive sentences, and apply it rigorously.