But only if the headline stays informative. For example, it is better to use the headline News list usability for the present article than News lists optimized for usability . Editorial resources are needed to make usable headlines happen on an ongoing basis. Story descriptions can add value to the user experience if space allows. But human factor studies show that descriptions are useless if they are written with small fonts.
Narrow tables make the same usability problem happen.
Also, descriptions need to be kept short - one or two sentences are usually enough. But the illusion come at a high cost. Most importantly, time stamps steal attention from other information . A single time stamp is often enough to tell users that news is updated daily or hourly. Further, most news sites also include time stamps on the page where the actual story is published.