I think that's what I was getting at. In less than one whole kilobyte
("seven tweets"), everything you need to know. Is concise a fad that has
passed?
2009/11/20 Adam Sampson <[email protected]>
> Brian Butterworth <[email protected]> writes:
>
> > BBC News headlines go from 33 characters (because of Ceefax) to 66
>
> I always wondered if there was someone working for Ceefax who took great
> pride in working out how to word all their news headlines to be exactly
> the same length. A screenshot I took on 29th July 2001 reads:
>
> PROBE URGED INTO "VIRUS SHEEP SCAM"
> ISRAEL Police storm mosque compound
> TRAIN Prosecutors handed crash file
> TERRORISM Four held by Irish police
> DEATHS Lake-plunge youngsters named
> SARAH "Derisory" payout for parents
> INDIA PM attacks Pakistan president
> CAT Woman dies after vein scratched
> BODY OF MAN FOUND BESIDE MAJOR ROAD
> ATTACK Mother-of-four badly injured
> FIRE Motorway brought to standstill
> CENTRE New development for disabled
> PAYNE Payouts to parents "derigory"
> HEAT Motorways jammed by sunseekers
> CHARITY Prince to attend polo match
> INJURY Woman dies after cat scratch
> IN BRIEF News from round the region
>
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