The headline is constant in all forms of news signal . The item's importance is reflected in the size and weight of type making up the headline. The position of the headline in the space reflects its place in the priority of news items. Headlines, both printed and electronic lead or guide the reader to the item.
Newspapers position the item in the same space as the headline.
The headline is the link between these elements, explicitly by the reader recognising them as hypertext - active elements in the space, which once selected present the reader with information associated with that link.