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‘NYC tabloids’ archive

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Feb. 7: Spoiled NFL wife makes for great tabloid fodder today (6)

Supermodel Gisele Bundchen — better known to some as the wife of New England Patriots’ quarterback Tom Brady — made big sports news after the Super Bowl, it seems. The New York Daily News reports: When fans heckled the supermodel, crying out “Eli rules!” and “Eli owns your husband,” Bundchen kept a tight smile on her face and kept walking. [...]

Feb. 6: A look at today’s notable Super Bowl pages (4)

There was way too much similarity in choices of front-page Super Bowl art around the country. The best photo choices were made today by some of the nation’s largest papers. Here’s a look at some of the more notable pages of the day… ________________________________ REPRESENTING THE NEW YORK GIANTS — NEWSDAY Melville, N.Y. Circulation: 404,542 Newsday today wrapped its usual [...]

Feb. 5: A look at today’s notable Super Bowl preview pages (3)

Just about everybody had something out front today for America’s biggest unofficial holiday, Super Bowl Sunday. Here’s a look at the most notable pages I’ve seen… ____________________________________ REPRESENTING THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — BOSTON GLOBE Boston, Mass. Circulation: 205,939 My favorite picture of the day is this one, on the front of today’s Boston Globe. You’re seeing the Patriots lining [...]

Feb. 2: That premature Donald Trump + Newt Gingrich story? The NY Post has been there and done that. (2)

By now, you’ve probably seen this: A number of outlets today posted a story about inside sources telling them that Donald Trump planned to endorse Newt Gingrich as the Republican candidate for president. A little later, however, the story took a 180-degree turn. It’s Mitt Romney Trump intends to endorse, the story said. As of this afternoon, the Fox News [...]

Jan. 23: A look at Monday’s NFL conference championship pages

Both conference championship games Sunday were very close. Let’s hope the Super Bowl is at least as interesting. In the meantime, here’s a look at a few of the day’s most notable NFL front pages, as seen at the Newseum… __________________________________________ NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 23, BALTIMORE RAVENS 20 New England quarterback Tom Brady wasn’t clicking quite as well as usual [...]

Jan. 21: A look at a few early NFC championship game pages

Julio Lara, the artist-turned-sportswriter of the Daily Journal of San Mateo, Calif., writes: Just wanted to pass along our 49ers NFC Title Game pages. It’s a pretty exciting time for us (read: me) at the Daily Journal. The last time the Niners were in the playoffs, I was a freshman in college … and  couple of months from dropping out, [...]

Jan. 18: Best headline of the day

Some days, I can’t stand what I see on the front of the New York Post. (Please see exhibits one and two.) Other days, I wonder if there’s a Pulitzer Prize for snarky headline writing. Today is one of the latter. Average daily circulation for the Post is 512,067. The page is from the Newseum. Of course.

Jan. 16: A look at Monday’s NFL playoff pages (4)

As a Packers fan, I’m awfully bummed over Sunday’s games. Congrats to the only Giants fan I know who’ll go out of his way to rub it in — my former Virginian-Pilot colleague Bob Voros. Congratulations, Bob. Get bent. ____________________________________ BALTIMORE RAVENS 20, HOUSTON TEXANS 13 I was pulling for the underdogs in yesterday’s early game. What we’ve learned: If [...]

Jan. 15: A look at Sunday’s NFL playoff pages

The first game yesterday was, without a doubt, one of the most exciting playoff games I’ve seen in years. The second: Not so much. _________________________________________ SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 36, NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 32 Three scores in the last two minutes and 18 seconds. What a finish. — SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE San Francisco, Calif. Circulation: 220,515 The Chronicle — which I [...]

Jan. 14: The ultimate Tim Tebow cover illustration (1)

Here’s another page I missed yesterday. I definitely would have blogged it had I seen it. That was designed by Metro‘s national art director Stephanie Hinderer. She writes today via Facebook: The sports editors collaborated on the headline. I was told [Tom] Brady and [Bill] Belichick were being painted as the evil duo. I just took it from there… That [...]

Jan. 9: Las Vegas Sun’s Kyle Ellis moving to CNN.com

Kyle Ellis of the Las Vegas Sun announced today via Twitter: I have accepted a new position as a designer for CNN.com in Atlanta. My first day will be Jan. 30. He tells us: I am thrilled to be joining the team at CNN.com. I will have a wide variety of opportunities to take my skill set and build on [...]

Jan. 9: A look at Monday’s NFL playoff pages

A look at the day’s football front pages… __________________________________________ DENVER BRONCOS 25, PITTSBURGH STEELERS 23 (OT) Tim Tebow made believers out of all NFL fans last night when he threw an 80-yard touchdown pass on the very first play of overtime — other than the kickoff, that is — to shock the defending AFC champion Pittsburgh Steelers. There was an [...]

Dec. 31, 2011: Stay classy, New York Post (1)

The St. Petersburg Times might be changing its name. But it’s nice to see some things in the world of journalism remain constant. The front page image is from the Newseum. Of course.

Dec. 6, 2011: Cheap Christmas gift alert No. 3 (1)

Looking for a cheap but fun Christmas gift? Why not buy from a visual journalism colleague? — Admit it. You’ve not yet bought your Christmas cards for this year. That’s OK. Stephanie Hinderer, New York-based national art director for the Metro tabs has you covered. In addition to her work with Metro, Stephanie creates and sells gorgeous greeting cards via [...]

Nov. 11, 2011: Only because Ernie Smith asked so nicely… (2)

Ernie Smith of ShortFormBlog asked tonight via Twitter: In case you didn’t see it, here was today’s New York Post, as seen at the Newseum. My reply: Not impressed with the design. Not impressed with the story. Not impressed with Ashton Kutcher. In case you didn’t hear about what happened — and in case you give a crap — check [...]

Oct. 21, 2011: The ultimate local angle on Gadhafi

Leave it to the New York Post to come up with something like this: “More hits than A-Rod.” You gotta love it, gruesome as it is. Average daily circulation for the New York Post is 522,874. The page image is from Press Display. Poynter’s Julie Moos observes today that actual photos of a dead Gadhafy were pretty rare here in [...]

Oct. 16, 2011: Separated at birth? (1)

It’s amazing how often these two competing papers end up with similar art and similar headlines on page one.   On the left is the New York Post, circulation 522,874. On the right is the Daily News, circulation 530,924. Both images are from the Newseum. Of course.

Oct. 7, 2011: Friday’s baseball playoff pages

There was only one game last night. The Detroit Tigers beat the Yankees 3-2 to move on to face the Texas Rangers in the American League Championship series. A look at the day’s pages… — DETROIT NEWS Detroit, Mich. Circulation: 141,668 The News wrapped a poster front around its normal front page today, as you can see from the red-colored [...]

Oct. 6, 2011: How newspapers presented the death of Steve Jobs (7)

A Facebook friend wrote this morning: I will be very interested to see your feedback on the Jobs A1s. Some papers have a very good reason to give the obit huge treatment, but I am concerned that designers and news types tend to be such fans that they will lose sight of what their audiences want/need. I hear you. There [...]

Oct. 5, 2011: Wednesday’s baseball playoff pages

Let’s go around the horn to see today’s baseball playoff pages. Most of these are from the Newseum. __________________________________ NEW YORK YANKEES 10, DETROIT TIGERS 1 Series tied, 2-2 Next game: Thursday, 8 p.m. EDT, at New York — DAILY NEWS New York, N.Y. Circulation: 530,924 Because of the helicopter crash Tuesday, the Daily News was the only New York-area [...]

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