Here are a few examples and discussion of front page news from a few towns in which I have lived in.
The Fort Myers News-Press
In Sunday's Fort Myers News-Press, the CVI of the page is from a recent news story in Estero, Fla. where a new president of Florida Gulf Coast University resides. A John Doe story at the top is the next important story along with a photo of Mr. Doe. Finally a story by the same writer as John Doe concerning the rise of vacant homes in Fort Myers. Overall the placement of the stories, color, and graphs are in correlation with each other.
The Atlanta Journal Constitution
The CVI from Sunday's newspaper is a special report about "Danger and Death in Georgia's Mental Hospitals." The headline is "He died waiting." What an impact with the skinny type font and blood red color as a correlation between how serious this issue must be along with the strip of photos at the top of the story of those who have died in the mental hospitals.
The Huntsville Times
Monday's issue of The Huntsville Times. Along with Florida's space coast, Huntsville Ala. also has a NASA space program. The story atop the page is "Space Conference also Reunion." Though what does that mean? You want a headline to grab the attention of the reader so they will then read the story. From a reader standpoint, I may read the first few paragraphs simply to understand what the headline is supposed to imply. Although overall, those four words just don't make sense.
"Digital childhood memories infinite" is a story for the paper's CVI. A story about parents capturing their child's memories digitally. While this may be a nice fluffy story, why is this the CVI? A photo of a young mother and her young child sitting on her lap playing with a digital camera. Why does this feel like altered journalism?
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