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May 16: Three features treatments for the ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ movie (2)

Tonight, the new Star Trek Into Darkness movie opens around the country. In fact, it actually opened last night on some Imax screens. Most of the reviews I’ve seen are pretty decent. I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait for Saturday, which is the first chance I’ll have to see it. In the meantime, here are a few [...]

April 30: Inside the Boston Globe’s eight-page ’102 Hours in Pursuit’ project

I mentioned this past weekend that the Boston Globe ran a comprehensive recap of the events of two weeks ago. The project kicked off on page with with this fabulous picture of the second explosion going off by Globe staffer David L. Ryan. Assistant managing editor Dan Zedek sent us the inside pages for the 102 hours project. These pages [...]

April 28: Two fabulous Sunday front pages

Two papers today took notable looks back at momentous events in their communities. The Boston Globe today looked back on the five days following the recent bombing at the Boston Marathon. Today’s front page was anchored by a photo I hadn’t seen previously: This picture of the second bomb going off, taken by Globe staffer David L. Ryan. Average daily [...]

April 20: For your consideration…

The early edition of Saturday’s Boston Globe… …as tweeted tonight by political editor Cynthia Needham. Find the Globe‘s coverage online — free this week to web readers — here. Great job, Globe. Great job all week long.

April 19: A wild, wild night in Boston

In a city that’s had its share of hell this week, last night was, yes, a night from hell. By now, you’re probably aware of what happened. The FBI released surveillance photos of two “suspects” of the Boston Marathon bombing on Monday. The pictures were beamed around the world on TV and the internet and ended up on page one [...]

April 16: A look at today’s best and not-quite-the-best Boston bombing front pages (6)

As you’re already aware, the Boston Globe and its photography staff rose to the challenge of yesterday’s bombings during the Boston Marathon. Pictures by staffers John Tlumacki and David L. Ryan appeared in papers around the world, bringing the horror and the emotion home for readers everywhere. Here’s a quick review of some of the day’s notable front pages… — [...]

April 16: The front of Tuesday’s Boston Globe (1)

Or, at least, an early edition. As tweeted tonight by the Globe: Go here to find an interactive map showing how the bombings went down. Find the Globe‘s Big Picture Boston Marathon bombing photo gallery here. Find all the Globe‘s Boston Marathon bombing coverage here. — Time magazine’s Lightbox blog today posted a first-person account by Boston Globe photographer John [...]

April 15: Ryan Huddle’s take on the new Rob Zombie movie

My pal Ryan Huddle of the Boston Globe sends… …this week’s Sunday page we did on Rob Zombie and Sheri Moon Zombie. It is based on Zombies new film, The Lords of Salem. Click for a larger view: Ryan writes: I also made a movie poster for it when I  had down time. I really like doing these. Not bad. [...]

March 14: A look at today’s Pope front pages (3)

[Freshly updated with a few more credits that rolled in throughout the day Thursday...] As you know, we have a new Pope. He’s from Argentina and is the first Pope ever from the Americas. As you might imagine, papers in Argentina went crazy with the story today. But you can spot right away why I’m reluctant to spend a lot [...]

March 5: I’ll get you, my pretty… And your little features page, too! (2)

My good friend Ryan Huddle of the Boston Globe didn’t tell me much about his latest masterpiece, this fabulous page from Sunday’s paper featuring the new Oz movie hitting theaters this Friday. Click for a larger view: But, I suppose, he didn’t have to tell me much. Despite my blathering, Ryan’s work speaks for itself. Globe staffer Mark Feeney wrote [...]

Feb. 10: Today’s seven best winter storm front pages (2)

Tons of snow piled up in New England Friday and Saturday. And a lot of that snow ended up on front pages around that region today. Here’s a look at the seven best snowstorm front pages… — #7 BOSTON GLOBE Boston, Mass. Circulation: 225,482 Awesome is indeed the word to describe this family’s front yard in Scituate, Mass., yesterday. The [...]

Feb. 10: Reporting from our branch office in Boston…

If today’s Sunday, then it’s time for yet another Movies page from the Boston Globe. Our pal Ryan Huddle sends it along and explains that originally, this… …was smaller, but we moved a story from this Sunday to next Sunday and I had to increase the size of the image. Click for a much larger view. Ryan explains how he [...]

Feb. 3: Boston Globe’s Ryan Huddle takes on the new ‘Warm Bodies’ movie

Here’s how my pal Ryan Huddle addressed the new zombie movie Warm Bodies on the front of today’s movies section of the Boston Globe. Make sure you click on that a couple of times for an extra-large look. The illustration is made out of lots of little pieces of handout photos of the movie. At the center, though: A pieced-together [...]

Feb. 3: Super Bowl pages from around the country (2)

On Friday, I posted a selection of Baltimore Ravens pages from Gannett’s Asbury Park Design Studio. Look for those here. Today, let’s look at a few more Super Bowl advance pages from around the country… — SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE San Francisco, Calif. Circulation: 229,176 On page one today, the Chronicle focused on fans: Parties both in the Bay area and [...]

Jan. 21: I’ve seen only two inaugural front pages that impressed me

Sharp-eyed readers will note: You’ve not seen a roundup of inaugural pages here in the blog for a very good reason: I’ve not been impressed with many of them. Here are a couple of exceptions… — BOSTON GLOBE Boston, Mass. Circulation: 225,482 The Globe led Sunday’s front page with this striking portrayal of a battered and torn 2008 campaign poster. [...]

Jan. 20: And now, for something completely different… (3)

…namely, this Monty Python-themed features front designed by my good friend Ryan Huddle of the Boston Globe. Click for a much larger look. Ryan tells us: There are so many great Python moments. I wanted to put them all in but had to restrain myself. I recognize the not-quite-dead-yet parrot, of course. But I’m not enough of a Python fanatic [...]

Jan. 13: Ryan Huddle officially becomes an ‘evil genius’ of visual journalism

Our old pal Ryan Huddle of the Boston Globe writes this weekend to ask: What do you do when it’s cold outside? We make a page all about satanic movies. Click that for an even closer look at its evil goodness. The story ties into a local film series with what you might call a devil-may-care theme. The Globe‘s Mark [...]

Dec. 24, 2012: You have to doublecheck names in headlines. Especially on page one. (1)

While this might not be the most embarrassing error a newspaper can make, it’s still not good to misspell a name… In a headline. In red type. On page one. On Sunday. The actor’s name is John Krasinski. You know him best as Jim Halpert from the TV series the Office. Thanks to University of Texas iSchool grad student Michael [...]

Dec. 21, 2012: Boston Globe’s look at a crime-infested neighborhood ‘unlike anything we’ve done in print or online’

Thursday, thee Boston Globe completed a massive five-day series in which a team of reporters took an in-depth look at a section of Boston stricken with violence. Assistant managing editor Dan Zedek tells us the series was… …unlike anything we’ve done in print or online. There’s a neighborhood in Boston (actually pretty near the paper) known for violence including some [...]

Dec. 17, 2012: Everything you need to know about the end of the world on Friday

This appeared more than a week ago — Sunday, Dec. 9 — in the Boston Globe, but it’s something you’ll want to read: A complete guide to everything you need to know about the supposed End of the World on Friday. Click this for a much, much larger look. Or, y’know, just wait until Friday and see it all for [...]

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