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‘NYC tabloids’ archive

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May 24: For your consideration… (3)

Oh, for Chrissakes. It’s going to be a long election year in New York City. Both of those front pages are from the Newseum. Of course.

May 21: A look at today’s notable Oklahoma tornado front pages (2)

In the future, whenever you think of the horrifying tragedy Monday in Oklahoma, you’ll remember this image: That was shot in Moore, Okla., by Sue Ogrocki of the Associated Press. Sue’s first-person story is downright chilling: I expected chaos as I approached the piles of bricks and twisted metal where Plaza Towers Elementary once stood. Instead, it was calm and [...]

May 17: For your consideration…

Heh. That image is from the Newseum. Of course.

April 30: Maybe Martha should just call Tim

As much as I dislike the New York Post — and whatever it is that passes for journalistic ethics there — I have to grudgingly admire its headline writing today. Curious, I had to go read that Martha Stewart story. That’s not what she said at all. However, she did come out and tell the Today show yesterday that she [...]

April 30: Six months after Sandy, the N.Y. Daily News looks at a ‘ghost town’

This weekend was the six-month anniversary of Sandy. The New York Daily News — which, you might be aware, lost its headquarters in the superstorm — observed the landmark Monday with these aerial photos of the Breezy Point section of Queens, where more than 100 homes burned to the ground after the storm. The Daily News‘ Kevin Coughlin — who [...]

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 18: On top of everything else, the New York Post needs a copy editor

Thanks to Michael Lowe of Savannah, Ga., for passing along this screencap Thursday afternoon.

April 18: Wrong again, New York Post (1)

The cover of today’s New York Post is notable for only one reason. Officials, in fact, are fairly certain those two men did not have anything to do with the bombings in Boston Monday. New York tabloid journalism just gets worse and worse this week. Read more — with helpful links — at Salon. That front page is from the [...]

April 17: An update on that manipulated Daily News photo (1)

Joe Pompeo of watchdog site Capital New York picked up our story about the doctored photo on the front of yesterday’s New York Daily News. The manipulated bit is just under the man’s front leg, on the left side of that picture. Here’s the original, as shot by the Boston Globe‘s John Tlumacki… …and here’s a side-by-side comparison of the [...]

April 16: I hate to make an accusation here, but… (53)

A blog reader has pointed out a discrepancy between a jarring but important picture the Boston Globe‘s John Tlumacki shot in the aftermath of yesterday’s Boston Marathon bombings and the version of that photo as used today by the New York Daily News. Here’s the original photo, as posted last night by the Boston Globe‘s Big Picture blog… …and here [...]

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 3: For your consideration…

That’s tabloid journalism in New York. It’s all about the f–king headline. On the left: The New York Daily News, circulation 579,636. On the right: The New York Post, circulation 555,327. The pages are both from the Newseum. Of course.

March 31: A quick look at today’s March Madness pages (3)

It’s great to see Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall plastered on the front of the… — THE EAGLE Wichita, Kansas Circulation: 67,250 Marshall is from Greenwood, S.C., just up the road from my hometown. He also spent several years leading my alma mater, Winthrop College, to the NCAA men’s tournament. In eight or so appearances, Winthrop never made it out [...]

March 30: A look at Saturday’s March Madness pages (2)

Well, it’s all over for America’s favorite Cinderella team. Florida Gulf Coast University was stomped 62-50 by the University of Florida Friday. I think many of us enjoyed the on-court antics of the cool guys from FGCU. I’m not sure who I’ll pull for now… — NEWS-PRESS Fort Myers, Fla. Circulation: 54,761 After an amazing run of front pages and [...]

Feb. 12: A look at today’s most outstanding Pope Benedict XVI pages (1)

Huge news broke Monday morning: The Pope is resigning. Pope Benedict XVI will be the first pope in 598 years to resign, as opposed to dying in office. This move — along with the baggage the Catholic church is carrying around these days — made for huge play atop page one of today’s New York Times. That picture by L’Osservatore [...]

Feb. 9: Oh, no, New York Post. Really? You went there? (2)

The only paper I can find in the Newseum today playing up the somewhat arbitrary — and frowned upon by most reputable meteorologists — name for this week’s winter storm bestowed upon it by the Weather Channel was the New York Post. Nemo bites. But not as much as the name Nemo does in the first place. Boo, hiss, Post. [...]

Jan. 23: Oh, say can you see… any actual ‘outrage’?

“Star Spangled Scammer.” “Sham-elot.” “Faked it.” “Outrage.”   Forgive me if I’m just not understanding. But where is that actual outrage? Everyone I’ve seen talking about this story seems to be laughing about it, as opposed to being angry about it. Was that same “outrage” there four years ago when YoYo Ma and Itzhak Perlman chose to “finger-synch” their inaugural [...]

Jan. 10: More fun Baseball Hall of Fame sports fronts

You’ve seen the New York Times‘ brilliant sports front, with it’s literal — and ballsy — depiction of this year’s Baseball Hall of Fame induction class. Here are a few others from around the nation… — JOURNAL & COURIER Lafayette, Ind. Circulation: 25,531 Ian Lawson of Gannett’s design studio in Louisville came up with this page today for the Journal [...]

Jan. 4: Stop the presses! NY Daily News sinks to new depths with today’s front page

Submitted for your approval: The front cover of today’s New York Daily News. That’s New York Jets coach Rex Ryan, attempting to enjoy some downtime on a beach in the Bahamas Thursday. Attempting. Until he was interrupted by a reporter for the Daily News who spotted that tattoo on his arm and was struck by the fact that it appears [...]

Jan. 3: Newspapers react to Congress’ non-vote on Hurricane Sandy recovery (4)

While the outgoing Congress managed to squeak out a vote Tuesday night on a compromise deal averting the “Fiscal Cliff” — at least for a while — the Republican leadership elected not to vote on a bill for aid to victims of Hurricane Sandy. Bad move. Granted, the states hit hardest by Sandy weren’t exactly “red states” to begin with. [...]

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