Misleading Titles

I want to discuss a topic brought up by a classmate in a comment to my previous post.

In my last post, I had a link featuring a video of the roof of Miami Arena coming down. While the short clip was rather interesting, the title of it was misleading, as it made the event seem like some sort of accident when it clearly wasn't.

I would think anyone who came across a video featuring the word implosion would probably think there had been a freakish disaster. And immediately follow the link. That's what I expected when I saw a short video titled "Miami Arena Implodes." However, there would be no tragic accident. All there was were demolition crews caving a roof in, which is not as exciting as the title suggests. However, later I saw the video was given a more appropriate name.

This brings me to my point, or rather the one raised by my classmate Corey Erb. Is it possible that the media gives stories misleading titles to attract more viewers? After thinking about it, I think it may be true.

There have been many times when I have read or seen news online and the content seems very different from what the title suggests. And I think, either the press either exercises poor judgment or deliberately spices up a title for more views. What do you think?