Story | During the Covid-19 years, the Italian online newspapers used manipulated headlines generating panic among the readers. "Taranto. 82 years old dies after receiving the vaccine" is only an example of how clickbait, misinformation and social media echo chambers manipulated people's opinions.For 24 hours all articles on wired.it, and on the magazine's social media channels, were published without a title, but with a single headline: This article has no title. (Questo articolo non ha titolo in italian). A brave provocation that generated a strong reaction among journalists, influencers, opinion leaders and most of all, common people, who shared the need for a more ethical journalism, free from clickbait and sensationalistic headlines.We get over 5,500 reactions and shares and about 670,000 impressions, a reduction of 33% of bounce rate and really more full articles read, with a total estimated of more than 2,750,000 words read, in addition to the title. |