What a naive and self-serving statement!
Headlines are the finest honed means of lies-by-distortion. And it's not new.
Remember the old Joke headline?
Glorious soviet horse comes in second in World cup; Decadent western imperialist nag comes in next to last...
In a two horse race.
Naive? Nah, I just don't have much respect for the intellect and writing ability of most journalists. Awful headlines turn up all the time without any sinister conspiracy going on. And how it is self-serving? I don't write headlines.