Indeed.
News editors mistakenly believe that achieving "balance" throughout a program suffices, disregarding the reality that the language employed in the headline serves as an earworm for the public (voters), who typically engage with only the initial 10 seconds of any topic and overlook the counterargument.
Small boat crossings have increased.
Allocate £350 million annually to the NHS instead.
Many neglect to consider the balance. Currently, headlines are crafted by spin doctors and reproduced by journalists who lack the time to consider the repercussions, driven instead by the need to capitalise on the engagement generated by provocative openings.