I’ve heard that tabloid headline writers are the highest paid of all journalists. The Mirror had a corker a decade or three back when Prince Philip, on a state visit to China, spoke to some young Brits of “slanty-eyes”. They went to the media. Amid the ensuing furore, the Mirror ran the header:
An ‘oven ready’ headline given the context.
I’ve heard that tabloid headline writers are the highest paid of all journalists. The Mirror had a corker a decade or three back when Prince Philip, on a state visit to China, spoke to some young Brits of “slanty-eyes”. They went to the media. Amid the ensuing furore, the Mirror ran the header: