Summary
Last week, I got a call from a reader complaining that there was not enough national and international news on the front page of our newspaper. A reader of many years, she noted that decades ago, the newspaper featured many more front-page stories from across the U.S. and abroad.
But now, she lamented, it was mostly local news.See the full content of this document
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Front Page Adapts to Smaller World
Our newspaper is not alone in the decision to feature more local news on the front page.
Why are American newspapers taking this step? What's driving this transformation?To understand today's front page, you need to look at front pages from the 1950s and 1960s.In those eras, a newspaper or newsmagazine provided Americans with the most in-depth of reports ab...See the full content of this document
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