But go to all those sources you mentioned and tell me how many times some “slammed” someone else

Okay … Let’s google it … I’m open to be being bias checked; The Atlantic and NY Times.

Some “The Atlantic” examples:

• “Boston Fire Chief Slammed Over His Response to Marathon Bombing”
• “Northeast Slammed by Blizzard”
• “The Storm Heard Round the World: How Sandy Slammed Global Aviation”
• “This is What 400 Pounds of Sumo Wrestler Getting Body-Slammed Looks Like”
• “HuffPo’s Sex Strategy Slammed”
• “Republicans Slammed for Recruiting ‘Hicky’ Actors for West Virginia Ad”
• “Everyone’s Getting ‘Slammed’ This Week”

Some “NYTimes” examples:

• “A Window Into Chinese Government Has Now Slammed Shut”
• “Trump Slammed the W.H.O. Over Coronavirus. He’s Not Alone.”
• “Regional Banks Slammed by Fear of a Broader Financial Crisis”
• “How Mink, Like Humans, Were Slammed by the Coronavirus”

What’s your point exactly? These aren’t (IMO) atrocious headlines; I suppose a few could be more informative for sure but also these are like ~1 per year.