parse json news feed array android

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I have an json feed from bbc in this format { "name": "ticker", "entries": [ { "headline": "text", "prompt": "LATEST", "isBreaking": "false", "mediaType": "Standard", "url": "" }, { "headline": "text", "prompt": "LATEST", "isBreaking": "false", "mediaType": "Standard", "url": "" }, etc...........

My code is as follows: ArrayList> mylist = new ArrayList>(); JSONObject json = JSONfunctions.getJSONfromURL("http:/......"); try{

    JSONArray  item = json.getJSONArray("entries");
    for (int i = 0; i<item.length(); i++) {
HashMap<String, String> map = new HashMap<String, String>();
    JSONObject e = item.getJSONObject(i);
    JSONObject title = e.JSONObject("headline");
    map.put("title", "Title:" + e.getString("headline");

} It gives me the error "java.lang.String cannot be converted to JSONObject"

I also tried leaving out JSONObject title = e.JSONObject("headline"); and it gives me a path error (note

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