Headline

A headline is the large type summary of a newspaper article.

Headlinese
Many, if not most, headlines are written in a cryptic style which many students, even at advanced level, find hard to decipher. They may also incorporate slang and puns which further hamper students in getting the gist of the news - until they've actually read the article, that is.

The situation is further complicated by the fact that a large amount of cultural information is frequently necessary to understand the "meaning" of the headline.