Headlines
The taz is noted for its tongue-in-cheek headlines, such as:
- Oh mein Gott! (Oh my god!) – On the election of Joseph Ratzinger as Pope Benedict XVI
- Es ist ein Mädchen (It's a girl) – On the election of Angela Merkel as the first female Chancellor of Germany
- Oops – they did it again! – On the re-election of George W. Bush as President of the United States
- The freedom of the press in Hungary comes to an end – A melodramatic headline on the passing of a censorship law in Hungary
On 5 June 2008, the paper published a picture headlined "Onkel Barack's Hütte" (Uncle Barack's Cabin) with a picture of the White House below the headline as part of an article about then-Senator Barack Obama. That headline, which made reference to the book "Uncle Tom's Cabin", was perceived as racist by some of its readership, in particular Americans living in Berlin.
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Famous quotes containing the word headlines:
“Everything known before it happens; and headlines twice the size of the events.”
—John Galsworthy (1867–1933)
“There’s a long story, my friend. I never did like the idea of sitting on newspapers. I did it once and all the headlines came off on my white pants. On the level, it actually happened. Nobody bought a paper that day. They just followed me around over town and read the news off the seat of my pants.”
—Robert Riskin (1897–1955)