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‘The monster returned’: Front pages from Oklahoma

Andrew Beaujon — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:46:26 +0000

At least 24 people were killed Monday when a massive tornado struck Moore, Okla., and south Oklahoma City. Berry Tramel’s front page story in The Oklahoman compared the tragedy to a tornado that struck Moore on May 3, 1999: … Read more

World welcomes Pope Francis on front pages

Andrew Beaujon and Julie Moos — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 10:48:28 +0000

White smoke poured from the Sistine Chapel a little after 2 p.m. EDT Wednesday, giving newspapers on the other side of the Atlantic plenty of time to prepare front pages trumpeting the election of Jorge Mario Bergoglio as pope… Read more

Sad faces of the sequester

Andrew Beaujon — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:07:38 +0000

Absent a miracle, the “obscure process known as sequestration” will begin Friday, as automatic federal budget cuts to which Congress agreed in August 2011 will kick in. Many U.S. newspapers Friday looked at how the cuts will affect … Read more

Same photo appears on front pages of NYT, WSJ, WashPost, NY Post

Julie Moos — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 13:44:28 +0000

It’s not unusual for a single image to dominate a news event. But it is unusual for the same photo to be prominently featured on four major newspapers. Reuters photojournalist Brian Snyder captured the front page image (shown below) in … Read more

The 5 most inspiring Super Bowl moments and the best front pages

Julie Moos — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 12:42:46 +0000

The media Super Bowl may get as much attention as the play on the field, even with a game-stopping blackout and an upset win by the Baltimore Ravens over the San Francisco 49ers.

There were 24.1 million tweets about the … Read more

New York newspapers honor Hizzoner Ed Koch

Julie Moos — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 14:34:21 +0000

Former mayor Ed Koch, 88, will be buried Monday at a grave marked with journalist Daniel Pearl’s last words. Politico’s Mike Allen collects journalists’ memories of covering Koch, including this from Michael Oreskes, then at The New York … Read more

Inauguration front pages combine Obama’s second term, Martin Luther King Jr. legacy

Julie Moos — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 17:02:25 +0000

President Obama’s inauguration on Monday, January 21, 2013 coincides with the federal holiday celebrating the life of Martin Luther King Jr. Many inauguration front pages combined the two. (Front pages appear courtesy of the Newseum; some have been … Read more

School shooting front pages show the power of a single word, a name

Julie Moos — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 15:18:35 +0000

Saturday’s front pages capture the nation’s horror after 26 people were killed by a gunman at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn. Though many newspapers used quotes and partial phrases, some of the most powerful pages relied on the power … Read more

25 election front pages let pictures speak louder with words

Julie Moos — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:42:37 +0000

Photography dominated most of today’s front pages, with very few words announcing President Obama’s re-election. Several of the papers below illustrate the power of a single word. A few papers (shown at bottom) chose to combine images of Obama … Read more

Today’s 6 most creative election front pages

Julie Moos — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 19:49:25 +0000

Most newspapers featured early voting photos or shots of the candidates on the stump. These six papers made a different choice on Election Day. All front pages appear courtesy of the Newseum and several have been cropped.

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