
Browsing through the "Today's Front Pages" section of Newseum.org has often left me underwhelmed. Every once in a few pages something looks OK, but most look like standard newspapers with nothing separating them from each other.
Maybe it's because I follow sports and am familiar with this ongoing situation with the Atlanta Falcons, but I think the Atlanta Journal-Constitution got this centerpiece just right. You can see it larger here.
Falcons' owner Arthur Blank (seen in the center, circle picture of the package) has had a rough run lately. Over the summer, his franchise quarterback, Michael Vick (lower right) was convicted on dog fighting charges. Last week, his chosen head coach Bobby Petrino (lower left) set out for better pastures by accepting the head coaching job at Arkansas, leaving the Falcons without a coach mid-season. Just as things appeared as if they might get better by hiring legendary coach Bill Parcells (upper right) to run football operations in Atlanta, he decides to head further south to Miami.
I think this package sums the situation up quite well. The headline "Burned Again" is a perfect description of what Blank's life has been like lately. I especially like the way the photos are organized around Blank in the center. Even Blank's facial expression seems downtrodden which drives home the tone of the piece beautifully. I know most of you are probably not as familiar with this story as I am, but it does a great job. If you wish, you can read more about the story here. What do you guys think of the way the photo's are organized around Blank?
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