Digital journalism has led us to the condemnation of unnecessary news. The algorithm determines that now it's time to talk about Rosalía, and the media rush to produce as many news items as possible on the topic, in the hope that some will be chosen by the opaque recommendation engines. This fever means that, from time to time, news with striking headlines appears. Now that the promotion of La bola negra is starting, it's appropriate to recall that magnificent headline from 20 minutos from some time ago: “What is the origin of the nickname Los Javis?: Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo explain it”. I hope they soon investigate the origins of the cryptic name by which the great musical duo Andy & Lucas are known.
I have compiled some real headlines from this Olympus of Obviousness. Like when Clarín published: “What does the Chinese proverb mean: ‘A group running without direction gets lost faster than another that advances slowly, with a clear course’”. The Express Time did not strangely win a Pulitzer when it revealed that “Homicide victims rarely speak to the police” and the Winchester Star did not win the award either, despite having enlightened us with this exclusive: “A study shows that having sex frequently increases the chances of pregnancy”. It competed with that other headline according to which “Teen pregnancies drop drastically from the age of 25”. And from 65 years old, I don't even tell you. “China might be using the sea to hide its submarines” was another well-received headline, years ago, as was “Most earthquake damage is caused by tremors”, “Hispanics excel in Spanish exams” in a United States newspaper, or “The link between breathing oxygen and staying alive is found”. Allow me, therefore, to take a good gulp of this oxygen: I think I will need it to continue sifting through summer headlines.
