It might be a New York Times thing, or at least one that has perhaps spread to other American journalists: [0][1][2]<p><i>&quot;The new-style headlines are a far cry from stereotypical Times headlines, which have been mocked for the prepositional phrases that often introduce them, like this one from last Monday’s paper, “After 8 Shots, a Quiet Officer Now Scorned.” Their frequency years ago once led to a Twitter meme in which book titles were rewritten in that style. (Among them: “Of Oz, the Wizard.”)&quot;</i><p>0. <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;04&#x2F;19&#x2F;public-editor&#x2F;hey-google-check-out-this-column-on-headlines.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;04&#x2F;19&#x2F;public-editor&#x2F;hey-google-c...</a><p>1. <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.poynter.org&#x2F;news&#x2F;mediawire&#x2F;193943&#x2F;on-twitter-book-titles-rewritten-as-new-york-times-headlines&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.poynter.org&#x2F;news&#x2F;mediawire&#x2F;193943&#x2F;on-twitter-book...</a><p>2. Yes, the irony is that this is also a New York Times article.