In my Copy Editing class we are doing an exercise where we evaluate and compare the newsworthiness of the front pages of different newspapers.
With the help of the website Newseum, I was able to select major newspapers from different places in America. My selection consist of The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times.
The front page of the New York Times, features a prominent image of President Trump’s lead lawyer, addressing the Senate in Trump’s defense during the impeachment trial on Saturday. Other than that the front page features six stories.
The most prominent story is about President Trump and his defense team. They are titled "Recording Undercuts President's Claims" and "Turning Accusations Against Democrats". Above these two stories there is another title in bold titled, "Trump Team Says Charges Are Ploy To Steal Election".
Beneath the fold features a story titled "In China's Market, a thriving lab of viruses". It is about a place in China that sells live stalk that causes death and sickness to their people.
The front page is rounded off about a woman who wrote about the experience of Mexican migrants running from the cartel attempting to enter the U.S. Border. The book titled, "American Dirt" was thought to receive a lot of praise by the Author, Jeanine Cummins, and publisher but instead received backlash.
The front page of The Washington Post, features a prominent image of Sen. Amy Klobuchar speaking to the press at Trump's Impeachment trial.The front page also features five stories unlike The New York Times.
The story above the fold's headline is " Trumps Ukraine Actions Valid, His Lawyers Say". Three separate stories are featured beneath the prominent image and title which are, "For Klobuchar, trial means a Change in Campaigning Plans", "Biden, Sanders Handily Top Field in National Poll as Iowa Nears", and "Impeachment Defense Begins".
The one and only story beneath the fold unlike The New York Times, is " A Career Built on Distortion, Exaggeration". The story is about Bennet Omalu which is man who claimed he discovered CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy ), which was false.
The front page of The Los Angeles Times features a prominent image of Pat Cipollone tells the senate that the Democrat hasn't come close to proof to impeach Trump in trial. The story is called "Trump team blasts House Case".
Right above the fold features a story that headlines , "Bernie Sanders" with a subtitle "As mayor he shaped Burlington, Vt. as it shaped him-and it gave him a moonshot to the national stage."
The story is about Ashley Horton, a fan of Bernie Sanders, knelt before him to show her gratitude and admiration for him.
This newspaper features nine stories, which is way more than the other two. Unlike the other Newspapers it has six stories beneath the fold. It also features a few mini stories in between the two more prominent stories beneath the fold.
